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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

3,336 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 167

Aquatics. the Intercolonial Races. Reception by the Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 6

The Mayor of Sydney formally welcomed to Sydney the visiting oarsmen who are to take part in the eights, fours, and sculls on the 16th and 23rd inst., at the Town-hall at noon yestorday. Those present…

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The Mayor on the Sanitary State of Parramatta

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 4

Speaking on Thursday evening at the meeting in the Congregational School Hall, over which he presided, the Mayor (Mr. Ferris) said he desired to make a few remarks on a…

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Penrith Municipal Council. Special Meeting. Mulgoa Irrigation Works and Electric Light

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

On Monday night last a special meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, with reference to appointing a deputation to wait on the Government in…

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Charge Against a Council Overseer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 10

A special meeting was held at Kogarah council- chambers on Wednesday evening for the purpose of investigating certain charges made against the overseer by one of tho aldermen. Alderman Sale moved,…

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Australasian Labor Federation. Sydney District Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 11

The members of the council met at the Trades- hall last evening. Mr. Samuel Smith, the president, after his enforced absence, was warmly welcomed on resuming the chair. In reply, he…

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Ermington and Rydalmere Council. Bridging the Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 11

THE regular meeting, held on Wednesday, was attended by Aldermen T. Smith (Mayor), Jenkins, Humphreys, Spurway, and Kirby…

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Rookwood Borough Council Mr. Smailes' Negligence. Some Rough Remarks. Slaughtered Provisos

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

THE regular meeting was hold on Wednesday, the Mayor (Alderman R. Slee) presiding over Aldermen Andrews, Godson, Gilliver, Dundon, Abrahams…

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Parramatta Borough Council The River Nuisance. The Napean Water—36 Par Cent Solids

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 6

THE regular meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening. Present : Aldermen W. J. Frris (Mayor),Taylor, Moxham, Campbell, Dixon, Smandere, Noller and John…

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The North Shore Bridge. Conference of Municipalities

Evening News · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 6

A conference of the representatives of the North. Sydney municipalities was held yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall for the purpose of considering the question of improving the means of communication…

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City Railway Extension. a Municipal Alliance Formed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 7

A meeting of municipal representatives interested in the extension of the railway into the city, convened by Mr. John Upward, Mayor of Ashfield, was hell in the vestibule of the Town Hall last night…

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Municipal Councils. Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 10

The Mayor (Alderman A. M. Milne) presided at the Babmain Council meeting on Tueday evening, when there were present—Aldermen George Clubb, J.P., Murdoch, R. Campbell, W. Cullen Ward,…

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DUNDAS. Municipal Diplomacy

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

A great diplomat is Alderman H. Johnston, of Dundas. The wise men of "the picturesque borough" say that he could have been Mayor this year had he cared to be. Certainly, when…

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North Sydney and the City. Municipal Conference

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

A conference of municipal delegates was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon to consider the expediency of agitating for improved means of communication…

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Communication with North Sydney. Improved Means Demanded, Beginning of an Agitation. a Conference of Municipal Delegates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 11

A meeting of the Mayors and aldermen of all the municipalities on the northern side of the harbor was held yesterday afternoon in tho Town-hall. The Mayor of Sydney (Mr. Ives) presided. There…

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City Railway Extension. Meeting of Municipal Representatives. an Alliance Formed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 11

A meeting of aldermen of suburban municipalities was held in the vestibule of the Town-hall last night, for the purpose of considering tho proposed extension of the railway through the city…

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THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times and Weekly Advance. Parramatta, May 9, 1896. the Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 4

THERE are several matters pressing for settlement at the hands of the Borough Council. One is the, unfortunately, everlasting River Nuisance. The trouble about this won't…

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The Council and the Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—There was a large gathering at the Mayor of Melbourne's quarterly luncheon yesterday. In replying to the toast of "Parliament," both Sir William Zeal, President…

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The Vice-president of the Executive Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 4

The Premier stated to a "Daily Telegraph" reporter on Saturday that since the 1st of January Dr. Garran, Vice-president of the Executive Council. had been paid a salary out of the public funds…

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Retrenchment in the City Council. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 2

Sir,—I am sure every citizen sympathises with his Worship the Mayor in his efforts to curtail expenditure at the Town-hall. It is a most distasteful and distressing duty to perform, but the…

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Payment of Members. the Privy Council Appeal. Dismissed with Costs

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 6

LONDON, May 9.-The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council gave its reserved judgment today in the case of the Attorney-General of New South Wales versus Rennie…

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