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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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At the Redfern Court yesterday, Walter Benson (38) was charged with unlawfully assaulting Michael Gearin. It appear that Michael Gearin, who is an alderman of the Waterloo Municipality, was in conversation with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday was the day fixed upon by the Mayor of Sydney for an inspection of some of the slums and dilapidated buildings of the city. Torrents of rain which fell continuously during the morning did not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A special meeting was held on April 29 to take into consideration the Council Clerk's application for an increase in salary. There were present—the Mayor, (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The last two or three meetings of the Glebe Council have not been conducted by the aldermen in their usual amiable manner. This has been chiefly owing to the diverse opinions which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning four cabs left the Town-hall, and were driven through the misty rain into Sussex-street. They drew up opposite some dilapidated houses in St. John's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Tuesday.--News has been received from Pekin of the death of Prince Kung, who recently retired from his position at the head of the Tsung-Yamen, or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At last night's meeting of the Camperdown Council Alderman Probert moved— "That it be referred to the finance committee to report on the advisableness of recommending to this council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A leader published by tho "Herald" on Monday in relation to the lighting of the city with the electric light has led to a considerable amount of attention being devoted to the subject, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the meeting of the Rockdale council on Thursday night, the Hon. J. H. Carruthers forwarded a copy of a letter received by him from the secretary of the Water and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The auditors for the Borough of Leichhardt, in presenting their report for the last half-year, which was submitted at Monday night's meeting of the council, took occasion to remark that the books of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An application was made to the Full Court this morning for a rule calling upon John Joseph Donnelly, an alderman of Temora, Municipal Council, to show cause why he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ordinary meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening. Accounts amounting to £2119 13s 5d were passed for payment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, April 1.—The London County Council, with its progressive majority, has set to work in earnest, and although the moderates, who are really Lord Salisbury's "wreckers" in disguise,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This council met on April 22. The Mayor (Alderman Hambly) occupied the chair. There were also present— Aldermen Woodlands, Page. Wiggins, and Nilson. A letter from the Water and Sewerage Board was read,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ratepayers sometimes rush in where Ministers of the Crown fear to tread. Certain ratepayers at the western end of Balmain, at any rate, contemplate giving an object lesson in patriotism…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three applications were made to the Full Court for rules nisi for writs to oust aldermen from their positions. EXPARTE LONG, RE DONNELLY…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the City Council meeting yesterday afternoon Alderman J. Harris complained of the kind of flags which are being laid down on the pavement at the Queen Victoria Markets. He contended that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a meeting of the finance committee of the City Council yesterday. Aldermen John Harris made some strong remarks upon a paragraph he had seen in the press concerning the long-talked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the business of the Balmain Council had been disposed of on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman G. C. Murdoch), in the name of the aldermen, presented Mr. William Cullen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The annual elections in connection with the Maitland district council were held at East Maitland on Tuesday. Warden Fitzpatrick officiated as returning officer, and announced…
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