Hunter's Hill Council
The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Hunter's Hill Council was held on Friday night. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Jas. R. Thompson), and Aldermen Rooke, Metcalfe…
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Council & local affairs, 1899
3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 199
The Council and the Pound
The Glebe Council has been in some doubt recently as to its legal power to maintain a pound in the borough, having regard to the fact that the Act 2 Victoria, No. 2, has been repealed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Visiting Parliamentarians. a Team From Victoria. Received by the Mayor
The teams of Victorian members of Parliament, who are to play members of the Parliament of New South Wales games of bowls and cricket and shoot against them in rifle matches,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Sydney Council. the Officers' Salaries
Revising salaries was one of the most important Items contained in the North Sydney Council's business paper last evening. Some time was occupied in discussing the matter, but eventually…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Borough of Willoughby. a Year of Progress. Important Statement by the Mayor
The last ordinary meeting of the Willoughby Council during the current municipal year was held at Chatswood on Monday evening. The retiring Mayor (Alderman O. Leplastrier) took the opportunity to review briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Laws on Betting. New Bye-Laws by the London County Council
According to the London "Sportsman" of December 30, troublous times are in store for the S.P. bookmaker in the old country, and his very existence may be said to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →St. Peters Council. (Some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) a Lively Meeting
There was a slight breeze in the St. Peters Council on Monday, notwithstanding the meeting was the last of the current municipal year. Alderman Bradshaw complained that an objection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Municipal Year. a Returning Officer's Objections
At the nomination for aldermen and auditors at the Council Chambers, Hurstville. yesterday, the returning-officer (Aldermen F. G. Thompson) said he felt it his duty to call public attention to that…
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Yesterday was nomination day in the municipalities throughout the colony. Meetings of the ratepayers of the various boroughs were held at the local Town Halls at noon, when the returning…
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The council met on the 7th instant. There were present The Mayor (Alderman F. J. Josephson, J.P.), Aldermen Broughton, Mills, Robson, Upward, Dougan, Lloyd, Beaver, Brown, and the council clerk (Mr. T. Glasson),…
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Nominations for the position of four aldermen and two auditors were taken at the Balmain Town Hall to-day: Mr. G. C. Murdoch presided. The following were received:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collection of Municipal Rates
The collection of rates is a matter of great importance to all municipal councils; but it is evident that they are sometimes lost through ignorance, of what is necessary to be proved for their recovery in a court of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal. a Glebe Complaint
At the meeting of the Globe Council on Monday night a letter was received from the Board of Health stating that the sanitary inspector to the board had visited certain localities bordering on Rozelle and Blackwattle…
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A somewhat novel and amusing discussion took place at the meeting of the St. Peters Council on Monday. Marrickville and St. Peters adjoin each other, and Cook's River, which is now being dredged and improved…
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Municipal nomination day passed off very quietly at Lambton yesterday. At noon there were in the Council-chambers, in addition to the Mayor and council clerk, one ratepayer and a reporter…
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One who thinks he can gauge public public opinion, tips the following for Parramatta: Taylor, Roller, Moxham and Toohey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Elections. (Some of the Following Items Appeared In our Late Editions of Yesterday.) Aldermen Returned
Tuesday was the day for declaring official nominations for tho suburban and country municipalities. Most of the nominations have already appeared in the "Evening News." In addition to…
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The Lambton Municipal Council, which has been practically insolvent for some time past, now occupies a peculiar position, unprecedented in the history of municipal institutions. Since the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Royal Agricultural Society. Council Meeting
The council of the Royal Agricultural Society held a meeting yesterday afternoon. There were present, among others, Messrs. Philip Charley (in the chair), T. H. Hassall, M.P., Henry Clarke,…
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