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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 199

The Federal Council. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 5

The Federal Council will meet on Tuesday morning in the Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament House, for the purpose of electing a president and transacting formal business, after…

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The Federal Council. Arrival of Delegates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday---The Queensland legislators who represent that colony in the Federal Council arrived in Melbourne yesterday. The delegates are Mr. J.R. Dickson (Premier), Mr. B…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 7

Mr. Enos Hawker, one of the Granville, has, in response to a large requisitions decided to contest the North Ward at the Granville election in opposition to the sitting…

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Municipal Councils. Drummoyne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 8

The last fortnightly meeting of the Drummoyne Council Was held on the evening of the 18th instant There were present—The Mayer (Alderman E. F. Sutton) in the chair. Aldermen Riahards, Loveridge, Henley, Gates,…

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Municipal Elections. Manly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 6

A public meeting of the electors of the municipality of Manly in to be held in the local council-chambers, Sydney-road, at noon on Tuesday, February 7th, for the purpose of nominating three aldermen. one for each…

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Proposed New Municipality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 3

Silverwater appears to have abandoned the idea of waiting till its population justifies the application for creation into a municipality, and is now inclined to apply to attach Newington, and…

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More Municipal Aspirants

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 3

Much of the interest over the municipal election at Parramatta will centre in Gore Ward, now it is known that the Mayor (Alderman Moxham) is to be opposed by so hard a…

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Evangelical Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

A meeting of the Evangelical Council of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon in the Pitt-street Congregational School-hall, Dr. Roseby presiding. Officers were elected as follow:--…

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A Defuse Cart Model. Prize by the Mayor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 7

The Mayor announced, at the meeting of the garbage committee of the City Council this afternoon, that he would give a prize of £10 for the best model of a cart for the…

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Evangelical Council of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 5

A meeting of the Evangelical Council of New South Wales was held in the Congregational Schoolhall,[?] Pitt-street, yesterday afternoon[?] Dr. Roseby presiding. Minor alterations were made in the…

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The Council and the Ferry Boats

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

The waiting-room at Augustus-street wharf, Leichhardt, is not lighted up at nights and, as might be expected, a great many rumors go about as to certain practices carried on there when…

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Delegates to the Federal Council. Adelaide

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

The West Australian delegates to the Federal Council were entertained at Parliament House to-day by the members of the Ministry…

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Sydney and Its Refuse. City Council Committee. Professor Anderson Stuart's Advice. Mix the Garbage with the Soil the Destructor Condemned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 3

The committee recently appointed by the City Council to deal with the disposal of garbage met at the Town-hall yesterday afternoon. The Mayor (Alderman Matthew Harris) presided, and there…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 4
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Singleton.—In addition to the three vacancies in the Singleton Borough Council, caused by retirments by effluxion of time, Aldermen Reuben and Aikin have both tendered their…

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Municipal Revision Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 8

Waverley.—The annual Revision Court for the borough of Waverley was held nt the Councilchambers, Waverley, last night. The Mayor (Alderman G. J. Waterhouse, J.P.) presided. The…

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Municipal Councils. Cabramatta and Canley Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 8

At the last meeting of the above council, the Mayer (Alderman Stimson) presiding, a communication was received from the Treasury intimating that a sum of £17 10s 5d had been paid to council's credit in the…

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Municipal Elections. Marsfield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

The retiring aldermen this year are Aldermen A. Adams E.H. Small. Both of the retiring aldermen will offer themselves for re-election. and so far as is known at present will not meet with any opposition…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

The Hunter's-hill Council, at their last meeting, received a letter from the secretary of the Hunter's-hill Cricket Club (Mr. H.S. Dettman), stating that he wrote at the suggestion of a large number of cricketers…

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Municipal. Election of Mayor at Waterloo

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

A special meeting of the Waterloo Council was held last night to elect a Mayor for the balance of the current municipal term, in the place of Alderman G. H. Greenwood, who found it necessary to resign the…

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