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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The Mayor, Alderman G. C. Murdo[?]h, presided at the first meeting of the Balmain Council this municipal year, when there were also present aldermen Henry Mil[?] J.P., C. Tayler, W. Wright-Williams, Harry Cox, C. H…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →His Excellency the Governor presided over the usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council to-day. A number of outstanding formal matters were dealt with, and a commission was issued empowering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some consideration was last night given by the Burwood Council to the question of their employees performing work of a certain character in their own time. The subject was introduced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The quarterly meeting of the City Council was held to-day at the Town Hall. The Mayor (Alderman L. E. Ives) presided, and the following members were present: Aldermen Buckle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Monday.--It is reported that before the Premier leaves for England Messrs. William Allan and John Archibald, of Warwick, will he appointed members of the Legislative Council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor (Alderman T. Hodson) presided at the last meeting, when there were also present; Aldermen Hitchell, Addis, Weil, Light, Lipscombe, and Pilcher. The Railway Department intimated that a further…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The regular meeting was held on Friday. The Mayor (Alderman Schleicher) presided. Also present: Aldermen Thomson, Joubert, Adams, M'Neil…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mayor gave his quarterly luncheon at the vestibule of the Town Hall yesterday. Altogether there were about 150 guests, including the aldermen and officers of the City Council, several stipendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Waterloo Council was held on 5th March and was presided over by the Mayor (Alderman La[?]ond). The treasurer presented a statement of accounts, which showed that the council had a credit balance at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The quarterly meeting of the City Council was held at noon yesterday, but in view of the fact that the Mayor had issued a large number of Invitations to gentlemen to dine with him at noon, nearly the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, at which a quantity of outstanding business was dealt with. The commi[?]sion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The election to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Council caused by the resignation of Mr. J. J. Duncan, who represented the north-eastern district, has resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Negotiations which are now proceeding between the City Council and the Railway Commissioners promise to result beneficially to the city electric lighting scheme by expediting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Transit Commission was held at the board's office, 153 Philip-street, this morning. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Alderman I. E. Ives) in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor of Sydney has received the following letter from Capetown from the brother of the late Captain Lee Weller. The letter reads: --…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nearly the whole of yesterday's sitting of the Wesleyan Conference was given over to representative sessions. They started at 10 (the President in the chair), and lasted until evening…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In issuing invitations for the first quarterly luncheon of 1897 the Mayor made a somewhat unique departure by confining the invitation to heads of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 160th quarterly meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall to-day. Present: The Right Worshipful the Mayor (Alderman I. E. Ives),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KIAMA, Wednesday.—A case of much interest was decided at the local small debts court yesterday, when Henry Weaver, fetler in the Railway Commissioners' employ, was sued by the local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the last meeting of the above council there present the Mayor (Alderman Sproule), with Aldermen Bull, M.L.A., Austin, Griffin, F. G. Thompson, Louden, John Thompson, Peake…
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