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A good deal of interest was centred in the polling places provided in the city for the convenience of ratepayers wishing to vote, and during the early part of this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The election for the vacancy in Piper Ward in the borough of Woollahra will take place to-day. Mr. T. Pairweather, who is contesting the vacancy, addressed a large meeting of ratepayers in the Oddfellows'-hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An interesting question or principle wag dealt with the other evening by the aldermen of North Sydney. The finance committee brought up a report regarding the salaries paid to the various officials of the council,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At Burke's corner, Hyde Park, Rook-wood, on Wednesday evening, Mr. P. Lidbury addressed about 35 ratepayers of South Ward. Mr. T. Corbett presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayor Moxham addressed the ratepayers from Mr. A. Hurt's balcony on Thursday. Mr. J. E. Kelly presided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mayor (Mr. Dyer) presided. Messrs.. William M. Colley and Edward Evans were declared elected as auditors. Mr. Murphy said he would, if elected, do his utmost for the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual City Council elections took place to-day, and the proceedings were characterised by a good deal of enthusiasm. The election was fought out principally on the vexed question of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Hunter's Hill Council on Friday night considered the following resolutions, received from the Burwood Council:—"That all the municipalities within the metropolitan area,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The nomination proceedings at Smithfield excited a fair amount of interest, there being a good number of ratepayers present. The Returning-officer (Mayor B. S. Hall) presided,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. A. W. Crane presided at the monthly meeting of the Sailing Council on Thursday evening. Correspondence was received and dealt with from the affiliated clubs at Newcastle, and Sans Souci. Nominations were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The regular meeting of the committee of the Parramatta Progress Association was held at the Parramatta School of Arts on Tuesday evening. Mr. W. J. Stephenson…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our portrait group of the eighth session of the Federal Council possesses more than ordinary his orical interest, inasmuch as all fervent advocates of federation Lope that there will soon be…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →THE Conference of Premiers and the meeting of the Federal Council in Melbourne thrust the question of federation once more to first place in Australian politics. The presence of delegates from…
Continued on Trove, page 330 →SIR,—I read, with a feeling that I would not care to describe, the report of the regular meeting on Monday last of the above Council. On very few occasions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Baulkham Hills Fruitgrowers' Association was held on Monday. Present: Mr. R. Cowell (president) in the chair, Messrs. Tamsett (secretary), J. Pearce,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Very little interest was taken in the official nominations for the position of aldermen and auditors, held at the Council Chambers, Penrith, on Tuesday last, not more than two dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday night being the last meeting of the Ashfield Council for the municipal year just ended, following a general custom, the Mayor (Alderman F. J. Josephson, J.P.) presented, the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A good deal of interest was manifested to-day in the annual municipal elections for the city, and particularly in the contest in the City Ward between Mr. M. J. Moroney (retiring alderman) and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →North Ward: G. H. Pike 424, R. Dougan 277; majority for Pike, 144. South Ward: John Mills 389, H. R. Davies 336; majority for Mills, 53. East Ward: John Upward (unopposed)…
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