Municipal Electric Lighting
The gas bill of the city formed a subject for discussion at the finance committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon. Alderman Norton thought that the meter-readings should be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1898
3,529 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 177
Municipal Advertising
Alderman Norton drew attention to the accounts for advertising at the finance committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon. He deprecated pouring the money of the ratepayers into the coffers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rockwood Council The Calls of Charity—A Breezy Time— Alderman Lidbury is Indignant
The Council met on Tuesday. Present— the Mayor (Alderman J. T. Jay) and Aldermen Baty, Douglas, Hartwell, Javes, Garthwaite and Lidbury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mulgoa Municipal Council
The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers, Mulgoa, on Monday night last. Present: The Mayor (Ald Outridge), and Ald Harrison, Lennox, Hudson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Barton at Albury. Welcomed by the Mayor and Aldermen. an Enthusiastic Meeting. (From Our Special Reporter.) Albury
Mr. Edmund Barton arrived at Albury by the midday train to-day and was met at the station by the Mayor (Alderman C. Tea Brink) and the local members of the Federal Association. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mayor of Melbourne Joins the Champions
The Mayor of Melbourne, influenced by patriotic motives, has come to the conclusion that the duty devolves upon him to take some action with a view to bringing about the federation of the colonies…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ingleburn Council
The Council met last Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Whitehouse), and Aldermen Percival, Collins and McInnes. Correspondence was read:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parramatta Council
The Council met on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman T. Moxham) and Aldermen Campbell, Watters, Johnstone, Ferris, Allen, Withers, Saunders, Hill and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New Markets. Visit by the Mayor
In order to ascertain whether the Queen Victoria Markets, George-street, would be ready for opening on May 24, as was originally intended, the Mayor of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter's Hill Council
The Council met on Monday night. Present—the Mayor (Alderman J. R. Thomson) and Aldermen Schleicher, Metcalfe, Courtney, Rooke, Neale and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Auburn Council Scarlatina Scares — Projected Prosecutions—The Council's Powers
The Council met on Monday. Present: the Mayor (Alderman Dyer) and Aldermen Smith, Gibbons, Lewis, Small, Castle, Sidney, Taylor and Ritchie…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ermington and Rydalmere Council
The Council met on "Wednesday. In the absonce of the Mayor Alderman Humphreys presided, and there were also present Aldermen Swane, Spurway, Mobbs and Midson…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Queen Victoria Markets. Inspection by the Mayor. the Opening Ceremony
The Queen Victoria markets in George-street are now fast approaching completion, but they will not be finished in time to allow of the opening ceremony being performed on the 24th inst.,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Federation. Gloom in the Convention Banks. Increasing Hostility to the Bill. Spreading in South Australia and Victoria. Country Districts Upholding Majority Rule. the Mayor Invited to Visit Melbourne
There is gloom in the ranks of the Bill men. Every report from the country paints deeper the dismay and the hopelessness that stand fixed and ineffaecable wherever they foregather…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Municipal Councils. Annandale
The Mayor of Annandale (Alderman Allen-Taylos) pretided at the last meeting of the Annandale Council, when there were also present Aldermen I. Reginald Cohen. W. J. Ferris, W. Bull. J.P., A. E. Horton, Geo. Smith, John…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Municipal Appeal Court
Mr. Delohery, S.M., at the Newtown Police Court yesterday presided over an appeal court held for the purpose of hearing appeals made against the recent municipal assessment of the Borough of Petersham…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The German Federal Council. London, May 7
Speaking at a banquet given by the Emperor William to the German Federal Council the Emperor urged all Germans to so work for the Empire that they would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German Emperor. Advice to the Federal Council
LONDON, Saturday.--Speaking at a banquet held yesterday in connection with the Imperial Federal Council, the Emperor William of Germany urged that all should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alderman Norton Condemns the Bill. Nowra
Alderman John Norton, of the Sydney Municipal Council, spoke on Saturday night at the School of Arts, in opposition to the Commonwealth Bill. He had a large audience, and the chair was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Council
The fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle City Council was held at the Town Hall to-night, under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman Kidd). A letter was received…
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