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Council & local affairs, 1894

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Penrith municipal Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 3

A special meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday evening. Present:— The Mayor (Ald. A. Judges), Ald. Clissold, Fulton, Neale, and Easterbrook…

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Sydney Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 12

A meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council in committee of finance was held in the council-chambers in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. The Mayor (Alderman Sir W. P. Mauning, M.L.A.)…

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Rookwood. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 7

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Ald. A. Jones) and Aldermen Slee, Groves, Jay, Garthwaite, and Gormley…

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Alderman J. J. Macfadyen at Waterloo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 10

Alderman J. J. Macfadyen, J.P., addressed a meeting of the electors of Botany last evening from a shop at the corner of Lachlan and Amelia streets, South Waterloo…

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Auburn. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 7

The regular meeting was held on Tuesday. Present—The Mayor (Aid. J. D. Bitchie) and Aldermen Ewart, Blacket, Taylor, Myers, Heilbut, Hoper, and Lightfoot…

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Municipal Matters. Mosman. The Mayor and His Public Utterances

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 9

The Mayor (Alderman Cowles) presided at Tuesday night's meeting of the Mosman Council, at which there were also present: -- Aldermen Rose, Bladen, Moran, Sorenson,…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 3

The finance committee of the City Council met yesterday. THE CITY FUND. Alderman M. CHAPMAN asked why it was…

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Deputations. Plattsburg Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

SIR GEORGE DIBBS TALKS MUNICIPAL POLITICS. Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Aldermen Cook and Steel of the Plattsburg Council, introduced by Mr. Walker, M.L.A., waited upon the Premier…

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Parramatta Borough Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 7

The usual meeting was held on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor (Aid. Withers), and Aldermen .Taylor, Moxham, Saunders, Miller, Thorpe, Byrnes, Bladon, Dixon [?]and…

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Deputations. Plattsburg Council Finances

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 9

A deputation from the Plattsburg Municipal Council, consisting of Aldermen Cook and Steel, was introduced to the Premier yesterday by Mr. Walker, M.P., and asked…

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Parramatta Borough Council The Special Audit Again. Council Official's Salaries

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 9

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Withers), and Aldermen Taylor…

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Annandale Council. Johnstone-street Jetty

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

A deputation, comprising six aldermen of the Annandale Council, waited upon the Premier yesterday and asked that the jetty in Rozelle Bay, at the foot of…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 21. MISCELLANEOUS

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 642

The President reported that the Government, through the Premier, had offered a marble bust of the late William Charlss Wentworth to be placed in the Council Chamber; it was accepted, and the…

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City Council. Meeting of the Finance Committee. Striking the City Rate

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 3

The finance committee of the City Council held its fortnightly meeting yesterday afternoon, at which there were present his Worship the Mayor (Sir W. P…

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Municipal Rate for the Year

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

A discussion as to the city rate for the year took place yesterday at the finance committee meeting of the City Council. Alderman M. Chapman .started out by proposing…

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Municipal Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 25

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association was held at the Town Hall on March 21, when there were present Alder men W. A. Hutchinson (in the chair), W. H…

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Suckling Syndicates. Showing How Government Departments Like Napolcon's Previdence, Favor the Biggest Battaliens. The Hayes-street Wharf at Neutral Bay Leased to a Syndicate. The north Shore Municipal Council Offer Five Times as Much Rent for the "Wharf; but the Syndicate Secures. the Lease. The Council's Tender Conveniently Mislaid. The Lease Afterwards renewed Under Pressure of Moral Obligation, Precipitately Arising

Truth · Sunday 1 April 1894 · page 5

THE circumstances connected with the leasing and re-leasing of Hayes-street wharf, Neutral Bay, to the North Shore Steam Ferry Company afford instructive reading to…

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The General Election. Alderman Gross at Marrickville

The Australian Star · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 3

Alderman Augustus Gross, who, in response to a largely-signed requisition, has announced himself as a candidate for Parliamentary honors, addressed…

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The Mayor and the Town Clerk. Alleged Contempt of Court. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

At the City Council meeting last night it was stated that an application had been made to the Supreme Court to commit the Mayor and the town clerk for contempt of court, for ejecting a builiff…

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Miners' Demonstration at Lithgow. the Relations Between Capital and Labor. Condemnation of the Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

LITHGOW, Saturday.--Last night the miners held their annual demonstration by a tea and public meeting and a dance. At the public meeting At the Penno, president of the Miners'…

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