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Council & local affairs, 1895

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The Municipal Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The elections for all the municipalities within the colony, with the exception of the City of Sydney, will take place daring the first weak in February,…

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Municipal Councils. Redfern. Extension of the Lighting Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 7

A meeting of the abovenamed council was held in the council-chambers on Thursday, 10th January, when the chair was occupied by the Mayor (Alderman Davis), and there were also present-Aldermen…

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Conference of Municipal Delegates at Redfern. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 7

Sir,—Upon the motion of Alderman Poole, the conference agreed (instead of rating properties, houses, shops, terraces, and t[?]monts on their rontal value) to exempt all improvements from taxation,…

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Municipal Notes. Outstanding Rates at Woollahra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 3

The attention of the Mayor (Alderman T. Magney) was directed by Alderman Trickett, at the last meeting of the Woollahra Council, to the necessity of the council obtaining as…

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Pedestrianism. Amateur Athletics. Special Meeting of the Council, And the Latest News and Notes. FIXTURES. 1895.FEBRUARY.22,23-N.Z.A.A.A.'s Champion Meeting at Napier

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 3

In last week's AUSTRALASIAN "Harrier" write:-"I last week had a visit from Mr.C.Campbell,the secretary of the Toowong Harriers.Brisbane and was pleased to learn…

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Municipal Notes. Council's Opposition to a License

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 6

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Waverley Council Alderman Macpherson moved "That this council, as trustees of the Waverley Cemetery, consider that the…

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London County CounciL Lord Rosebery Retires

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 16.-The Premier, the Earl of Rosebery, has decided to retire from the London County Council, of which, he was recently…

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London County Council. Retirement of Lord Rosebery. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 5

The Premier, the Earl of Rosebery, has decided to retire from the London County Council…

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Municipal. Association Meeting

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committee of the New Sooth Wales Municipal Association was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. W. A…

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Municipal Elections. the Glebe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. Henry Nacnainara, jun., of Oswestry, Gleberoad, announces his candidature for the representation of the Forest Lodge Ward in the Glebe Council. Mr. Macnamara claims that, as a resident of Forest…

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Municipal Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star, The Daily Telegraph

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held in the Mayor's room, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon. There were present—Messrs. W. A…

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Municipal Baths for North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 6

At the last meeting of the North Sydney Council it was decided, on the motion of Alderman Garvan "That it be referred to the general purposes committee to report…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 3

The retiring aldermen in Botany are the Mayor (Alderman F. J. Luiand), in Boorallee Ward; Alderman Luff, In Cook Ward; and Alderman Wiggins, in Banks Ward…

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Victorian Parliament. the Standard and Municipal Subsidy Bills. the End of the Session

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council the Government Stocks Bill was read the first time. The second reading of the Standard Time Bill was…

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Civil Service Aldermen. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

Sir,--Probably no other council in the vicinity of Sydney is situated precisely as the Ashfield Council is, Insomuch as that no less than three of its present…

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Auburn[?] Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 6

A meeting was held on Monday. Alderman Taylor draw attention to the state of an underground tank in the borough, the water in which was unfit for human use, and it was decided that the inspector of…

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Civil Service Aldermen. To the Editor of the Evening News

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 6

Sir,-Probably no other council in the vicinity of Sydney is situated precisely as the Ashfield Council is, in so much as that no leas than three of its present…

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