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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

3,932 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 197

Municipal. North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 11

Meeting held April 10. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. J. Barry), Aldermen Punch, Blackstone, Woolcott-Waley, Bell, Thomson, Clark, Board, W. Anderson, G…

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The Country. the Municipal Difficulty at Broken-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The municipal council has resolved to permit the special audit by Messrs. Smith and Mackenzie, who have signed an agreement that the work…

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Municipal Deadlocks

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 4

ON the principle that good arises out of evil, Alderman TAYLOR’S ill-timed attempt to make political capital in Parramatta electorate by the carriage…

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Complimentary Excursion. to Alderman P. F. TAYLOR Improvements in Mosman Borough

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 3

Alderman P. F. Taylor, J.P., of the Mosman Municipal Council, who intends leaving Sydney with his wife and eldest son on Friday in the steamer Thermopyl[?]…

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Amalgamated Shearers' Union. Meeting of the Executive Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 3

A sitting of the executive council of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union was held in Melbourne on Wednesday, at which the action of the Pastoralists' Union in adopting…

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Pastoralists' Federal Council. Shearing Agreement. Reduction in Rates for Machine Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 5

The Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia has been sitting during the past week at the offices of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales, 6 Spring-street. The following federated associations were…

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E.A.C.B. Society. Annual Breakfast. Ladies' Branch Established. Addresses by Bishop Higgins, Mayor Manning, and Others--The Question of Federation

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 3

The annual breakfast, of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society was held on Sunday morning in the Federation Hall, Church Hill. Earlier in the day…

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Municipal. Botany

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 3

Meeting held April 12. Present: The Mayor (Alderman F. Luland) and Aldermen Excell, Luff, Mucfadyen, Wiggins, Court, and Smith. The assessor's report for the…

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Death of Ex-alderman Larkin

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 8

Mr. James Larkin, who was for many years a prominent figure in the municipal affairs of Camperdown, died on Friday last at the age of 80 years. For nearly 50 years…

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The Pastoralists' Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 5

The Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia, which has been sitting for some days past at the offices of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales, 6 Spring-street,…

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Sir George Grey. Interviewed by the Press. a Proposed Migratory Council of Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Daily Chronicle publishes an interview this morning with Sir George Grey, the veteran New Zealand statesman…

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News Bt Gable. Sir George Grey's Ideas. the Anglo Saxon's Destiny. a Federal Migratory Council

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, April 16. A representative of the DALLY CHRONICLE has had an interview with Sir George Grey, the veteran New Zealand statesman…

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Municipal Amenities

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 3

Alderman Leslie, at the meeting of the Marrickville Council, asked the Mayor by whose authority lie had interviewed the Railway Commissioners previous to the deputation appointed…

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Municipal Councils. St. Peters. Municipal Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 6

At the last meeting of the above council, Alderman Lambeth asked,-" What is the amount of outstanding rates at the present time for cesspit cleansing? " The Mayor replied,£64 10s. Alderman…

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A Municipal Vehicle. a Sociable Discussion

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 3

An almost unanimous attack was made upon Alderman J. J. Farr, the Mayor of Marrickville, by his brother -aldermen last night, regarding several little matters in…

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Municipal Matters. Glebe, The Appointment, of an Officer. Extraordinary Complication

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 8

The Glebe Borough Council met on Thursday night, the Mayor (Alderman Hutchinson) presiding. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Municipal. Cabramatta and Canley Vale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 3

Meeting held April 16. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Stimson), Aldermen Simpson, Donald, Linley, Westacott, and Asimus. Mr. Lewis, local government…

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Municipal Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 6

IMPROVED 'BUS ACCOMMODATION AT PADDINGTON.--The Paddington Council received last night from the Sydney Tramway and Omnibus Company several copies of…

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Alderman Ewart at Granville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 9

A public meeting was held in the Albert Hall. Granville, on Mondaym to hear an address on political matters by Alderman Wm. Ewart, of Auburn. Alderman Ewart announced his intention of…

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A Council Clerk in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 6

PARKES, Tuesday.--The municipal council has decided that an information be laid against Robert T. Fletcher, late council clerk, in regard to an alleged deficiency…

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