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Council & local affairs, 1894

3,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 197

Parliament. Wednesday, February 14. Legislative Council. Mining on Private Lands. Coal and Platinum Struck Out. Nothing But Gold and Silver

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

The President took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. The principal business in the Legislative Council last night was the consideration of the Mining on Private Lands Bill in committee. There was…

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Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

BOTANY (NORTH.) --Aldermen: South Ward, Aaron Laycock (unopposed). Central Ward, James Coward, 75 (re- elected); James Stiff, 54. North Ward, David…

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A Municipal Deadlock. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 6

North Brisbane Municipal Council met again to -day for the election of Mayor, and the deadlock continues. The council adjourned till Tuesday next…

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Municipal Matters. Canterbury

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

A meeting was held on Wednesday evening for the purpose of election of Mayor for the current year. Alderman STONE moved that the Mayor…

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Municipal. North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

Meeting held February 13. Present: Aldermen A. M'Knight (Mayor), W.A. Black stone, E.M. Clark, Garvan, G. Anderson, N. M'Burney, Thomson, Woolcott-Waley,…

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A Municipal Deadlock

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The North Brisbane Municipal Council met again to-day for the election of a Mayor. The deadlock, however, still prevailed, and the counci…

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Balmain. a Novel Municipal Point Raised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 6

The Mayer (Alderman H. B. Swan) presided over the meeting of the Balmain Council on Tuesday night, and there were also present Aldermen G. Clubb, J.P., M'Douald, Brodie, Easton, W. Burt,…

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Municipal Councils. Redfern. Proposed New Post-office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 6

A meeting of the above council was held in the Town Hall on 8th February. Present—The Mayor (Alderman C. Gorton), and Aldermen Poole, Richardson, Berry, Parkes, Vernon, Davis,…

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Mining on Private Lands. Amendments in the Council. Only Gold and Silver. Other Minerals Struck Out-- The Upper House Amending the Measure

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

The consideration of the Mining on Private Lands Bill in committee occupied some hours in the Legislative Council last night, and the debate resulted in the indication…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 14. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Crown Lands Purchases and Leases Validation Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 6

Mr. HEYDON moved the second reading of the Crown Lands Purchases and Leases Validation Bill, and said the measure was one of a series that it had been found…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the British Empire Leoture at the Colonial Institute. Proposed Council of the Empire. Speech by Mr. Robert Reid. the Australian Auxiliary Squadron. London, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 5

Licutenant-General Sir G. T. Chesney, K.C.B., M.P. for Oxford, delivered a lecture before the Colonial Institute last night on " The British Empire."…

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Municipal Councils. Ashfield. Election of Mayor and Mayor's Minute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 6

A meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday night. Alderman Stanton (Mayor) presided. The Mayor's minute re the collection of municipal rates for 1893-4 was road. The report stated that on…

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Municipal Matters. Darlington. Election of Mayor

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 8

At a special meeting of the Darlington Council, held last evening for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current year, Alderman Hawken proposed, and…

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Mayor of Kogarah

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 6

Mr. Myles M'Ras was last night unanimously elected Mayor of Kogarah for the ensuing 12 months. Mr. Hunter M'Pherson was erroneously reported as having been…

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The Burwood Tragedy. Inquest on Mr. Paisley's Remains. What Alderman Archer Says. What the Deceased Said. Redfearn Had Threatened the Mayor

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 6

The inquest on the body of the late Mayor of Burwood, Mr. William Paisley, was resumed this morning in the Council Chambers, Burwood, before the city coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P.,…

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Rechabite Annual Council

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 3

The 10th annual council of the N.S.W. District Independent Order of Rechabites' Benefit Society was opened at Parramatta this morning, there being between 40 and 50 representatives from…

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Burwood Tragedy. Inquest on the Mayor. Paisley's Desperate Fight with Redfearn. Redfearn Kicked the Mayor -- The Council Clerk's Threats--Paisley Always Very Kind to Redfearn and Never Exasperated Him

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of William Paisley, late Mayor of Burwood, was resumed at the Municipal Council-chambers, Burwood, at 10 o'clock this morning before…

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Parliament. Legislative, Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 6

Thursday, FEBRUARY 15. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ROYAL ASSENT. A message was received from the…

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The Burwood Tragedy Funeral of the Mayor. Scene at the Town Hall. Procession to the Railway Station-- Municipal Bodies Represented --School children Take Part

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 6

The funeral of the late Mr. Paisley, Mayor of Burwood, took place this morning, the remains being inferred at the Rookwood Cemetery. Tile attendance of…

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