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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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A special meeting of Rookwood Council was held on Friday evening, in response to a petition forwarded to the Mayor by several aldermen, to take steps to defend the action of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council was held on Monday evening (24th ult.) Present: The Mayor (Ald. G. M’Credie) and Aldermen [?]. T. Jones,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Samuel E. Lees, the present Mayor of Sydney, was born in Sydney in 1843. He received his early education in the William-street Natural (now Public) School. At a very early age he left school…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →[?]eting of this Council was The Mayor (Alderman) Aldermen Dyer, Ewart, and Taylor were present, of Alderman Myers was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council, set down for Monday evening last, lapsed, in the absence of a quorum. There were present : Aldermen Byrnes,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The regular meeting was held en New Year’s Eve, when the Mayor (Ald. J. D. Ritchie) presided; and there were also present : Aldermen Dyer, Ewart, Taylor, Lightfoot,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Strathfield Council, at its last meeting, adopted the following report from the finance committee, which had been prepared in pursuance of a motion asking…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A meeting of the Executive Council was held on the 31st ultimo under the presidency of the Governor. One of the chief matters dealt with was the reappointment of Mr. J. B…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Alderman S. E. Lees, Member for this District, and newly elected Mayor of Sydney, was banqueted in the vestibule of the Town Hall, Sydney, on Thursday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I venture to think the Mayor was wrong in his remarks about the first Mayor of Sydney. It has been recorded to me that John Hosking was the first Mayor of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Thursday night. Notwithstanding the wet weather there was a fair attendance of delegates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday evening there was held a special meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council, convened at the instance of Ald. Taylor, to consider a proposal by him that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, December 29.—The TIMES publishes a lengthy letter on Australian federation to-day from Sir Henry Thomas Wrensfordsley, late…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A number of residents of Waterloo having failed to connect their houses with the sewer, the Water and Sewerage Board recent decided to put into operation the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--The attitude of the Legislative Council being so hostile to the Land and Income Tax Bill, it is now considered certain that the bill will either…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Parramatta Small Debts Court on Wednesday (before Messrs.. F. W. Edwards, P.M., and R. Harper, S. Goold and N. Stewart, J’sP.), Andrew Menzies, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some surprise has been expressed that the name of Mr. W. A. Zeal, President of the Legislative Council, was not included in the list of recipients of New Year's Day honours. It has transpired…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The municipal conference called by the Redfern Council to discuss the new Local Government Bill was continued At the Redfern Town Hall last night, the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A very strong and influential requisition has been presented to Mr. E. C. V. Broughton to contest the North Ward in February next. Mr. Broughton complies with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WAGGA, Friday.--A special meeting of the Wagga Council was held to-night to consider a letter from the Department of works debiting the council with £38…
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