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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The Mayor (Alderman G. C. Murdoch) presided at the meting of the Balmain Council on 4th May, when there were present Aldermen A. M. Milne, J.P., C. Tayler, Henry Mills, J.P., William Wright-Williams, H Cox, O…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At Tuesday night's special meeting, the Mayor (Ald. Moreehead) presided, and there were also present Aldermen C. A. Scrivener, Cole, Chapman, Pollard Smith, Christiansen,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Vice-Regal party, after spending two enjoyable days in Newcastle, returned to Sydney by the mail train this morning. Previous to leaving Lord and Lady…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At The last meeting of the Parramatta Council Mayor Moxham presided. Alderman Allen expressed the hope that the council would be able to obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Friday Night.--The Lord Mayor of London (the Right Hon. G. F. Faudel-Phillips) and the Sheriffs (Alderman J. T. Ritchle and Mr. R. H. Rogers) will attend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Council was held to-night in the Town Hall. The Mayor (Alderman David Miller) presided, and there were also present Aldermen Moroney, Sharp, Alcock,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the Borough Council last night, a letter from Mr. J. B. Callaghan was read, asking the council to accept on behalf of the citizens the statue to the late James Fletcher…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor (Alderman A. C. Hewlett) presided over the last meeting of the Waverley Council, at which there were also present Aldermen T. H. Dickson, J. Terry, jun., R. J. King, W. Carter, Watkin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the motion of Major-General French the council of the Rifle Association last night decided to thank the Government for the special grant of £1700, and point out that it would not be possible under existing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of this council was held on the 6th instant. The Major (Alderman I. P. Miller) and all the alderme[?] were present. The Mayor desired to render a tribute to the memory of the late Mr. G. R. Johnston, J.P., of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As appeal court in connection with the recent assessment of the borough of Marrickville was held yesterday before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Newtown Police Court. In the first instance their were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mayor (Alderman Magney) presided at last night's meeting of the Woollahra council, at which there were also present Aldermen Davis,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Monday.--Mr. R. W. Richards, the City Surveyor of Sydney, who has visited a number of cities on the Continent and inspected their municipal works, states that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the case of the Perpetual Trustee Co. v. the Municipal Council of Sydney an application was, this morning made by the plaintiff company for an order…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—It seems to me a pity that when the Government was nominating Mr. Barton to the Legislative Council it did not also nominate Mr. Walker end Mr. Wise, and this for reasons that one would think…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Full Court had before it this morning an application on behalf of the plaintiffs in the case of the Perpetual Trustee Company against the Municipal Council of Sydney to make absolute a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the last meeting of the Annandale Council the Public Work Department wrote in answer to the council for a request that a foot bridge might be constructed over Johnstone's Creek at a point connecting Annandale with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the ordinary meeting of the Marrickville council held at the local council chambers on Monday night, the Mayor (Alderman Gould) presided, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mosman council at its mooting on Tuesday night, had to seriously consider whether, for a time at least, it should commit itself to any further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were present at the last meeting:—Aldermen Chapman, Baker, Correy, Zoeller, Gale, and Thompson. The Water Board intimated that the works asked for in Bent-street would be carried out. The valuers reported…
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