Municipal Notes. Proposed Subdivision of Waterloo Borough
Some time since a number of residents of the southern portion of the borough of Waterloo petitioned the council to be separated from the rest of the borough and…
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Council & local affairs, 1895
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The Darlington Municipal Election
The Mayor of Darlington (Alderman Spring) retiring by effluxion of time, it has been necessary to appoint another alderman to act as returning officer at the approaching…
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Tuesday, February 5, has been fixed as nomination day in connection with the approaching municipal elections, and nomination papers of intending candidates must…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tee Approaching Municipal Elections
ALDERMAN SPARKS has signified his intention of retiring from the Borough Council of Parramatta at the end of his three years’ term, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Beaney Bequest. Privy Council Appeal. Ten Thousand Pounds for Canterbury. A Nice Legal Question--The Competency of the English Legislature
The Canterbury Corporation (England), under the will of the late Mr. James G. Beaney, of Melbourne, became entitled to a bequest of £10,000 to establish an institute…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Finances. The Land Tax Bill. Attitude of the Council. Intentions of the Cabinet--The Bill to be Forced. MELBOURNE
The attitude of the Legislative Council with regard to the Land Tax Bill was much discussed to-day in political circles. Ministers state that in the event of the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Metropolitan County Council
It seems now evident that the proposal first mooted in the columns of the SUNDAY TIMES for the establishment of a County Council for the better…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Auditors' Fees. a Strange Defect iu the Municipal Act
Another flagrant defect in the existing Municipal Act has been ravealed by the result of a case heard in the Parramatta Small Debts Court a few days since, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Who Was the First Mayor of Sydney? to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In support of Mr. Edwin James Wilshire's view that John Hosking was the first Mayor of Sydney, I would point out that those very chaste iron pillars which mark the boudaries of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Matters. Darlington
The Darlington council held its ordinary monthly meeting at the local chambers last Thursday evening. Alderman J. Spring, J. P. (Mayor), and Aldermen W. Elvey, W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Elections. Balmain
The interest in the approaching municipal elections in Balmaln is as yet only of a quiet character, though already there are evidences of a probable contest in each of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Elections. Retiring Aldermen
Aspirants for municipal honors are already active in the various suburban and country municipalities. In many places retiring aldermen have notified their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paddington Pleasantries. a Council Scene. Aldermen's Stray Horses. A Wrangle in the Council-- Aldermen and Summonses
The first meeting in the new year of the Paddington council, held last night, was marked by a scene of unusual excitement, during which personal references of an…
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ADELAIDE, January 8.-The approaching departure for England of the Governor, Lord Kintore, has been the cause of a friction between the newly elected Mayor and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney's First Mayor. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Re the discussion who was the first Mayor of Sydney. In the years 1877-80 I was a resident of Penrith, and had the honour of thr intimate friendship of the late Mr. John Hosking, who then had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Division of Waterloo. The Council's Decision
Intense interest is being manifested at Waterloo over a petition which has been presented to the Governor-in-Council praying that the borough be divided into four…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mayor and Labor. a Deputation of Ms.L.A. the Town Hall Question
Messrs. M'Lean, Hughes, and Griffiths, Ms.L.A., waited on his Worship the Mayor at the Town Hall this morning, and asked him to reconsider his decision refusing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Bowling Trophy. And the Glebe Council. A Lively Discussion
At the meeting of the Glebe council last evening a lively discussion hinged on a bowling trophy. A letter was read from the secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Matters. Paddington
The ordinary meeting of the Paddington council was held last night, there being present Aldermen George (Mayor), Jones, Clampett, Dillon, D. Brown. W. Brown…
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The Mayor of the Glebe reported to the council last night that he had interviewed the Government, and found that only half of the 5s in the £ endowment to…
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