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The annual return of the Ashfield sanitary inspector show the borough to be in a healthy condition, considering its size and population. During 1808 there were reported 83 cases of scarlet fever, 43 cases of typhoid…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE nomination of candidates for the offices of aldermen and auditors took place at the Town Hall on Tuesday last at noon. About thirty persons attended. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Alderman Taylor made a good speech at Parramatta nominations. His weakest point was that with reference to the utilization of the dirty baths water for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A complete list of the candidates nominated in the various district municipalities last Tuesday appeared in Wednesday's Argus. We give below a summary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another resignation has been handed in to the Lambton council clerk. Alderman Joseph Palmer, after a long term of service, on Saturday notified the clerk of his intention to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SINGLETON, Saturday.--Speaking at the election of Mayor last night, the retiring chairman (Mr. A. C. Robinson), said that last year the bank overdraft was £927. but now it had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The case of the stone carters, whose conditions of labour have just been revised with some display of benevolence by the City Council is (says the "Age," of yesterday)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The result of Saturday's municipal elections will be to settle one of two matters for the coming year. In the first place the re-election of Alderman Moxham as Mayor may be considered a certainty. He not only…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PICTON. Monday.—A case of interest to municipalities was heard on Friday at the local court, before Mr. Murphy, P.M. A. Graham was summoned by the municipal council for rates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mayor of Balmain (Alderman G. C. Murdoch) presided at the meeting of the Balmain Connell on Tuesday night, and there were also present—Aldermen A. M. Milne, Christopher Taylor, William Wright-Williams, E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The suburban elections contested on Saturday resulted as follows:--Alexandria-- East Ward: Ex- alderman John Harden. Beaconsfield Ward: Alderman M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The meeting for the election of Mayor for North and South Brisbane respectively, have resulted in a deadlock in both cases…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following are the details of the polling in connection with the municipal elections, which, took place on Saturday:--SUBURBS…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman F. O. Cox was yesterday elected Mayor of Dundas for the sixth time consecutively and without opposition. The first meeting of council since the election was held yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, only formal business being transacted. A statement that a Cabinet meeting was to be held appears to hare been erroneous, several Ministers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Woollahra Council Chambers last craning bore more the appearance of that of Randwick on oceasions when a good lively night is expected by the ratepayers than its own usual air of calm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Judging from a number of incidents that toot place at last night's meeting of the Woollahra Council, subsequent to the election of Alderman Davil Davis, M.L.A., to the Mayoral chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the mooting of the garbage committee of the City Council this afternoon there were present the Mayor (Alderman M. Harris), Aldermen Waine, Beare, Hart; Jessep, Buckle,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The declaration of the poll in connection with the municipal district or Taree was made today by the Mayor, Alderman Thomson. The voting resulted in the reelection…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A case involving some peculiar features on an application,for a new trial was before the Full Court to- day. The case was one tried at the last jury sittings. before Mr. Justice…
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