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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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This council met on 14th April, when the Mayor (Alderman Harden) occupied the chair, and there were also present: Aldermen Horne, Allen, Loveridge, Banner, Harman, Ralph, Miller, O'R[?]dun, and Swain. The Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-morrow afternoon a special meeting of the City Council will be held to consider the question of presenting an address to the Queen in connection with the record reig[?] celebrations. For Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further particulars from the frontier state that 50,000 Greek and Turkish troops took part in the conflict on Saturday and Sunday. The troops on both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the special meeting of the e above council, to consider tenders for a valustor, the Mayor (Alderman Bar[?]) presiding seven tenders were received, at prices ranging from £6 to £2. In proposing tha the tender fo Mr. Wharris…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE convention at Adelaide did a remarkable piece of work yesterday in voting in favor of the abolition of the general right of appeal to the Privy Council. The opponents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It was generally anticipated that when the Convention met this morning the Treasurers would submit their scheme for avoiding the necessity of bookkeeping to adjust the federal and State finances…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For some time past considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by the aldermen of the Waverley Council with the manner in which the financial and general affairs of the borough have been conducted. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the meeting of the Balmain Council on Tuesday, held under the presidency of Alderman G. C. Murdoch (Mayor), a letter was received from the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held at the Town-hall yesterday, Alderman J. F. Smith (Newtown) presiding. A letter was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Waverley Council recently appointed a collector on commission to collect all rates in arrear. The opinion of the council's solicitor, however, was adverse to such an appointment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concerning the city's water supply and the effect which the present drought has had upon it certain statements have appeared in the press, more or less of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor (Alderman Purves) presided, at the meeting of the North Sydney Council on Tuesday night, the following members being present:—Aldermen Punch. Barry, Ennever, H. Green…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association was held at the "Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Alderman J. F. Smith presiding. There were also present Aldermen W. H. Simpson, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual bi-monthly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening, presided over by the Mayor (Alderman J. M. Purves). There were also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In another portion of this issue we publish with very great pleasure a more detailed elaboration of the reasons which prompt Alderman Hill to take an optimist's view of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I have read the report of the unseemly row at Rookwood Council's last meeting in your last issue and I think you might have mentioned that Mr. Abrahams, when speaking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This council met on 12th April, when there were present —The Mayor (Alderman P. Herrmann), and Aldermen M[?] Pherson, Crane, Russell, Sale, O'Brien, and Chappelow. The Railway Commissioners wrote pointing out that they…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →On Tuesday night last a special meeting of the above Council was held in the Castlereagh. Council Chambers, when there were present—Ald A. L. Hough (Mayor). Mills,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the meeting of the Waverley Municipal Council on Tuesday evening a resolution was passed, on the motion of the Mayor Alderman A. C. Hewlett, J. P.), that Mr. Edward Searson be appointed acting council clerk during…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A meeting of the Willoughby Borough Council was held on Monday evening, the Mayor, Alderman C. H. Gordon, in the chair, and present also Aldermen…
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