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Council & local affairs, 1897

3,112 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 156

Wood Paving. an Order by the Newcastle Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Town Council of Newcastle-on-Tyne has decided to purchase 10,000 blocks of mahogany and 10,000 blocks or blackbutt for…

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Municipal. Rand Wick

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Randwick Council a letter was read from Mr. F. Benham, drawing attention to the unsatisfactory condition for carrying off the natural surface drainage whihc…

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Municipal Assessment

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 6

The assessment just completed of ratable property within the municipality of Newcastle shows the annual value of such property to be £130,370, compared with £144,285 for last year, a decrease…

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Municipal Councils. Alexandria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 10

At the last meeting of this council the Mayor (Alderman Harden) occupied the chair, and there were also present— Alderman Swain, Furness, O'[?]iordan, Miller, Ralph, Hannan, Banner, Loveridge, Allan, and Horno. A letter…

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Newcastle News. The Council Meeting. Report of the Valuers. Depreciation of Land Values. The League of Wheelmen's Carnival -- School of Arts -- Resignations. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the City Council it was decided to spend £15 in the preparation and presentation of an address of welcome to the Governor on…

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Executive Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 2

A special meeting of the Executive Council was held at Government House yesterday for the purpose of dealing with one or two routine matters which…

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The Marseilles Municipal Council. London, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 5

The Marseilles Municipal Council has become bankrupt. This is attributed to lavishness on the part of the Socialist members of the council…

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Marseilles Municipal Council. Bankrupt Through Socialist Extravagance

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 6

LONDON, April 14.—The Marseilles Municipal Council is in a state of bankruptcy, attributed to the lavish expenditure of the Socialist members…

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A Council Bankrupt. London, April 14

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 5

The municipal council of Marseilles, in Francie, has become bankrupt. The bankruptey has been caused by the lavishness of expenditure on the…

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Municipal Councils. Auburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 8

At the last meeting there were present—Aldermen Roper (in the chair), Taylor, Baker, Small, Sydney, John Ritchie, and Lewis. It was reported that an officer of the Lands Department had visited the borough to inspect a proposed…

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A Bankrupt French Municipality. Due to Socialist Extravagance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Marseilles Municipal Council is in a state of bankruptcy. attributed to the lavish expenditure of the Socialist members…

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The Marseilles Municipal Council. London, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 5

The Marseilles Municipal Council has become bankrupt. This is attributed to lavishness on the part of the Socialist members of the council…

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Lane Cove Council

The Australian Star · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 3

The usual bi-monthly meeting of this council was held on Monday evening. Present: the Mayor (Alderman Robb, presiding. Aldermen Ludowici. Catt…

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Municipal Appeals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 3

At the Redfern Police Court yesterday before Mr. Edwards, S.M., appeals were heard against the recent assessments mude in connection with the Boroughs of Botany and North Botany. In the case…

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Municipal Matters Woollahra

The Australian Star · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above council was held on Monday night in the Woollahra Council-chambers. Present: Mayor Magney (in the…

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A Bankrupt French Municipality. Due to Socialist Extravagance

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday,--The Marseilles Municipal Council is in a state of bankruptcy, attributed to the lavish expenditure of the Socialist members…

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Our Libel Laws. Tie Statutes We Work Under. Absurd and Antiquated. Where Amendment is Needed-- An Order - in - Council -- A Relic of the Bad Old Times

The Australian Star · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 5

In referring to the absurd and antiquated libel laws which are in force at the present moment In New South Wales the "National Advocate"…

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Parramatta Borough; Critics, and Alderman Hill

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 10

Alderman Hill—who writes in another [?]lumn, evidently with the intention of making the Parramatta people believe that they was fairly, well governed, in a municipal way—…

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Bankstown. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 5

The Council met on 8th inst., when Ald. Kelly occupied the chair, and Aldermen Mitchell, Goyen, and Eldridge were also present. The Finance Committee recommended…

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Bankstown Municipal Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 10

The regular meeting took place on April 8. Present:—Alderman Kally (in the chair), Mitchell, Eldrige, Fripp and Goyen. Accounts amounting to £26 16s 1d were passed…

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