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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The interest in the aldermanic elections which take place to-day, has, during the week since nomination day, been greater than that of many previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Returning-officer (Ald. Jordan) read the advertisement calling the meeting for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill the vacancies in the Council, and thea instructed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A local tipster sends the following:—Hunter’s Hill—Central Ward: Thos. Turner, by a majority of two to one. West Ward: James Joyner, by 30 votes. Ryde—Central Ward;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Parramatta Town Hall, on Sunday evening, the need of municipal reform was the theme of a spirited address by Rev. H. Gainford, of the Congregational Church. Special…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The nominations at Gram[?] took place on Tuesday is the Town Hall, about 15 persons being present. Punctually at noon the Returning officer (Ald. John Finnigan) commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GRANVILLE.—My anticipations as regards the preliminary events of Tuesday last have proved correct. The Southern Stakes have been annexed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The meeting of the Borough Council of Parramatta on Monday had an unlooked-for denouement. After the aldermen left the building, several of them remained in a group…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs Alderman Nolle[?], J[?]mie[?]son and Gleadall addressed a very large meeting of [?] on Saturday evening at the corner of [?] and Park-road, Alderman Hollier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following are the returns of the successl candidates in the municipal contests at the place named:— ARMIDALE.—East Ward: E. Keightley…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NORTH SYDNEY.—Mr. J. M. Purves addressed a meeting of the ratepayers of Victoria Ward at Cranuev's Hotel, Blue's Point, last evening. Mr. Fred. Smith presided. Mr. Purves said he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The temperance committee of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales met yesterday afternoon in the committee-room, York-street (Rev. A. Miller, convener, in the chair), and passed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THERE is something almost touching about the disinterestedness of some of the Parramatta candidates for municipal honors. They have no personal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE nomination for the municipal elections took place at the Parramatta Town Hall on Tuesday at noon. There were about 100 persons present. The Re[?]rning Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day will be a busy day in all the local municipalities. It is evident that new blood will be introduced into various Conne[?]ls this year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THERE are two well-known proverbs, the one anthitetical of the other, which (somewhat paradoxically, perhaps,) both find a practical! application to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THERE seems to be a growing tendency lately on the part of many of tho Municipal Councils to step out of their proper place and take part in discussing State politics…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE. Sunday.--Speaking at the Mayor's quarterly luncheon yesterday, Alderman Stewart, Acting-Mayor, expressed complete confidence in the Government, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The matter of the municipal districts of Liverpool, Cabramatta, and Canley Vale, ex-parte Major Lackey, was mentioned to the Full Court to-day by Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,-The Mayor, who is seeking reelection for the above ward, on nomination day stated that, when he took office in February, 1892, there was an overdraft of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PADDINGTON.—Alderman James Dillon, the retiring representative of the Middle Ward, who is seeking re-election, addressed a numerous gathering of the ratepayers from the balcony of A. Herman's Grand…
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