Glebe Municipal Election
Polling took place yesterday at the Glebe to fill the vacancy in the Outer Ward, caused by the resignation of Alderman M. J. Conlon. The candidates were Dr. W. A. West,…
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Council & local affairs, 1896
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Municipal Notes. Woollahra Finances
The monthly financial statement submitted by the Woollahara Council at its last meeting showed the bank overdraft to be £5000, against which there was a credit of £3273 3s 10d. deposit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Premier's Visit to Broken Hill Trouble Among the Aldermen
BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—A special council meeting to consider what preparations should be made for the Premier's visit was held last night. Alderman Strachan…
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The usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, at which a large amount of outstanding business was dealt with prior to his Excellency's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ross-shire, From San Francisco
One of the finest ships in Thomas Law and Co.'s Shire line, the Ross-shire, and kept in the very pink of order, anchored yesterday from San Francisco in command of Captain A. Daxter. The trip was prolonged by want of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ross-shire in a Squall
The four-masted barque Ross-shire .arrived yesterday, after a passage of 61 days from San Francisco, with a cargo of wheat consigned to Messrs. J. I. Folk and Company. The Ross-shire met with a hurricane agnail during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Discussion in the Strathfield Council
Some discussion occurred at last night's meeting of the Strathfield Council on Alderman Green moving--"That this council, believing that the construction of the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Council. the George-street Electric Tramway
A special meeting of the City Council in committee of finance was held at the Town Hall yesterday morning for the purpose of considering the proposed construction of an electric line of tramway along…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Discussion in the City Council. the Proposals Approved Of
A special meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held yesterday for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal to run a line of electric tramways along…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Hours Day. Celebration in Melbourne. The Factories Bill Agitation. Protest Against the Council--The Procession and Sports. MELBOURNE
The fortieth anniversary of the inauguration of the Eight Hours movement is being celebrated to-day. The weather is dull, and during the morning several light…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →St. Peters Municipality
The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on the 13th April. The Mayor (Alderman Stuart) was in the chair. There were also present Aldermen Farr. Pnrkyn. Campbell, Geering, Judd, Hayes,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Railway Extension. Proposed Suburban Municipal Conference
The proposition for the construction of a cable tramway along George-street has aroused some amount of feeling in the western suburbs, the idea being that the tramway, if constructed, would result in shelving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Matters. Ashfield. The City Railway. The Nighhtsoll Question
The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was hold last night, the Mayor (Alderman Upward) presiding. There were also present:--Aldermen Mills,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Notes. the North Shore Ferry
A motion, moved by Alderman E. M. Clark, M. P., at the meeting of the North Sydney Council last night, to the effect that the North Shore Ferry Company be requested to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Tramway In George and Harris Streets. Decision by the City Council. Benefits of the Scheme--The Overhead Electrical Scheme--Aldermanie Opinion
The finance committee of the City Council met at the Town Hall to-day for the purpose of considering the proposed tramway along George-street. His Worship…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman Hutchinson
Alderman W. A. Hutchinson, of the Glebe, whose health has not been good of late, has decided to take a trip to England. His resolution in this matter has been come to on the advice of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manning V. Chad Wick. Privy Council Appeal. Judgment of the Judicial Committee
The following is the judgment of the Lords Of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the appeal of Robert Chadwick v. Sir William Montagu Manning (and by order of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal. St. Peters
At the last meeting of the St. Peters Council Alderman Hayes drew the attention of the Mayor to the great nuisance caused by bonecarts passing through the borough. He said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Matters. Hunter's Hill
The regular meeting of the Hunter's Hill council was held on Friday last. Present: -- The Mayor (Alderman Schliucher), Aldermen Turner, Joyner, Thomson, Edgington…
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