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Sydney · Council & local affairs
3,336 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 167
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 ratepayers as a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—At a meeting of the finance committee of the City Council a motion was carried approving of the proposal of the Railway Commissioners to run a line of electric tramway along George and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council gave its reserved judgment to-day in the case of the Attorney-General of New South "Wales versus Rennie—the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council gave its reserved decision to-day in the New South Wales appeal case of Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Waterloo Council was held on Thursday night. The Mayor (Alderman Williams) presided, and the following' members were present: Aldermen Adams, Walsh, Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mayor (Alderman Williams) presided at Thursday night's meeting of the Waterloo council, at which there were also present: Aldermen Adams, Walsh, Stewart,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the last mooting of the Cabramatta and Canley Vale Council. the clerk of petty sessions, Liverpool, wrote, stating that the police magistrate had set apart Thursday. 4th June, for the hearing of appeals…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Most suburban councils boast of an alderman who fills the notice paper with motions which evoke more or less interesting debatable matter. Marrickville has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a special meeting of the Rookwood Council last night, the council clerk reported the receipt of resignations from the Mayor and Alderman Gormley. Alderman Garthwaite moved-"That Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Rockdale Council meeting held on Thursday, 30th April last, the Mayor (Alderman John H. Clayton) read to the aldermen a long financial statement, which was received upon the motion of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is to be regretted, for their own sakes and for the sake of Dr. Garran, that the Ministry have placed themselves in an invidious position by electing to create a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the West Maitland Brough Council meeting on Friday night the treasurer read a statement which showed that during the current year the sum of £3307 5d had been expended, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A report published in "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday showed that a salary of £700 had been paid to the Vice President of the Executive Council in advance of the authority of Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--It is some satisfaction to find that one journal has protested against the unauthorised payment of a salary out of the public funds to the holder of what has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Precisely at noon to-day, or as nearly as the Governor could calculate the time of the drive from Government House, his Excellency drove through the gates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Appeal Court in connection with the municipal assessment of the borough of Concord was hold yesterday, at the Newtown Police Court, before Mr. Delohery, S.M. There were altogether 43 appeals,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special meeting of the Kogarah Council was held on Wednesday, the 6th May, convened for the purpose of investigating certain charges laid against the overseer by Alderman Chapellow, who in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Paddington council was held last night. Present:--Aldermen A. Walker (Mayor), W. Brown, West, Usher, White, Dillon,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The death is announced of Mr. Close, Mayor of Laura…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half past 4 yesterday afternoon. DR. TARRANT'S ABSENCE. The PRESIDENT announced that the…
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