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A special meeting of the Waterloo Council was held last night to elect a Mayor, which office has been rendered vacant by the resignation of Alderman Greenwood. The Mayor presided, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Special meeting of Che Executive Council was held to-day in connection with the appointment of Judge Gibson to conduct the District Court in Sydney on January 30, instead of February l, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday, His Excellency Lord Hampden presiding. The usual formal business was transacted. Mr. Jacob Garrard was also sworn…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Monday night's meeting of the Burwood Borough Council the Mayor tabled the following motion:--"That the officers of this council shall receive and he entitled to two weeks' and the workmen one week's holiday in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, January 24, 3.40 p.m.—John Daly, the ex-Fenian convict, who was recently, elected to the urban council at Limerick, has been elected Mayor of Limerick, unopposed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable discussion ensued at the meeting of Kogarah Council last evening as to the best means of apportioning the recently acquired municipal loan amongst the three wards. It was eventually agreed that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday. Present: Mayor Moxbam and Aldermen Noller, Dixon, Campbell, Watters, Ferris, Allen, Saunders,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The relations of the St. Peters Council with the various Government departments are, like the life of a policeman, anything but happy, it seems that the aldermen are careful readers of the daily newspapers, and they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A peculiar letter was read at the Granville Council meeting on Wednesday evening. It was addressed to the "Mayor and aldermen on the envelopes, but to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon.—The Federal Council was formally opened to-day by Lord Brassey, with the usual ceremony attendant on opening Parliament. His Excellency was escorted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The eighth session of the Federal Council was opened this morning at Parliament House. There were present the Hon. J. R. Dickson and Messrs. J. F. Foxton, T. Glassey, A. H. Barlow,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR—The demarks by "Rushlight" in year [?] of the 1sth inst. in reference do Alderman [?] retirement filled me with [?] and appear to be rather personal an far ns the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Federal Council met formally this morning In the Legislative Council Chambers. Mr. Jenkins, Clerk of Parliament, read the Governor's proclamation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The eighth session of the Federal Council of Australia was opened in the Legislative Council Chamber this morning. The business was merely formal, and not much Interest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Federal Council delegates held their first meeting at 11 in the forenoon. The Clerk of Parliaments, Mr. Geo. H. Jenkins, read the proclamation, and the authority…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 100 ratepayers of the Golden Grove Ward met on Monday evening, when a petition was presented to Mr. Thomas Fanning, builder and contractor, of 280 Abercrombie-street, signed by 187…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 24—The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Government, in its scheme for London municipal reform, will not touch the Corporation of the City of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The municipal elections at Marrickville this year will invoice several contests, the moat interesting perhaps being that for West Ward, where Mr. W. H. Smith, ex-Mayor, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The "Daily Telegraph" publishes particulars of the scheme drawn up by the Government with the object of improving the municipal government of London. The journal says…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--Your suggestive article the other day on the above subject should be sufficient to stir up suburban ratepayers to a consideration of the importance and urgency of municipal reform. It…
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