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Council & local affairs, 1899

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 9
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

Glebe.— Mr.W. T. Tate, one of the candidates for the Inner Ward, Glebe, addressed a representative meeting of the electors lost evening in the local Town Hall. The chair was occupied by Mr…

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Municipal Difficulties

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 191

In a few weeks the municipal councils have to be renewed by the election of a third of the members. It is a good sign of the interest taken in local…

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Municipal Scavenging

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 4

A comparison made between Marrickville and other suburban municipalities in regard to the fever returns goes a long way to prove the advantage of a thorough system of scavenging. Marrickville, as a borough in…

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A Municipal Object Lesson

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 9

In another column we print an article by our special correspondent in New York which will be read with keen interest by all students of municipal economics, especially in view of what has…

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A Lesson in Municipal Federation. a Year's Experience of Greater New York. the Work of the New Charter. Influence of the Tammany-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 7

NEW YORK, December 22, 1898.--The newspapers in the United States report that a movement is on foot in Australia for the formation of a Greater Sydney, and it is said that some people…

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Municipal. Forcible English

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 14

The use of what is described as un-Parliamentary language is extending to the lesser representative bodies. An instance of the effect of evil example was furnished at this week's meeting of the Camperdown Council…

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Municipal Elections. Newtown

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 11

In the Enmore and Camden wards there is not [?]acry to be any opposition, no candidates being announced except the two retiring aldermen (Mr. W. Rigg, M.P., Mayor, and Mr. William Cox). Alderman John Salmon…

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Municipal. Liverpool

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 8

AN open court, for the revision of the municipal lists for the respective wards of the municipality, was held at the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening last, the Mayor (Alderman Moreshead) presiding…

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The Players and the Australian Cricket Council

Truth · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 7

THE twelve New South Wales players who took part in the matches against Victoria had South Australia signed the following letter, which was read at the meeting of the…

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Municipal Reform. Some Suggestions. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 7

Sir,—Your sub-leader on "Municipal Reform" in the last issue of the "Sunday Times" encourages me to write you a few lines upon the following two questions…

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Municipal Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 7

The annual municipal elections, which take Place next month, are now commanding a considerable amount of attention, especially in the boroughs within the…

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Prospect Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 8

The request to Alderman Nobler to reconsider his resolve to retire from prospect and Sherwood Council has elicited a letter. In which that gentleman acknowledges the compliment, but…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Gulgong.—There are four candidates for the municipal election, viz., Ebenezer Brown, Charles Hilton, John Fletcher, and Albert Brigden. There are five vacancies…

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The Municipal Elections. Randwick. Mr. M. J. Brown's Candidature

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 6

Mr. M J. Brown, who is a candidate for aldermanic honours for West Ward, Randwick addressed a representative meeting of the ratepayers last night the Town Hall,…

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Municipal Elections the North Shore Boroughs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 7

Revision courts have been held by the five borough councils on the northern side of the harbor, and in the majority of instances the business was of a simple and almost formal…

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Municipal Progress at Leichhardt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 3

The Mayor of Leichhardt (Alderman A. E. Hearn) submitted a lengthy minute at thee last meeting of the council, which, he said, would probably be the last meeting of the municipal…

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Parramatta and District Parramatta Municipal Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 8

Although Mr. Bowden has retired from the contest for Forrest Ward, Mr. John Toohey is not to have a walk-over, us Mr. W. Board has announced himself. He is an old Parramatta…

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Municipal. the Iron Cove Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 9

At Thursday night's meeting of the Five Dock Council, Alderman Lucas tabled a motion that application bo made to the Board of Health for a professional report upon the Iron Cove Creek, stating its probable effect…

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