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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The Legislative Council yesterday afternoon presented the Address-in-Reply, and adjourned for a week. At the time appointed the President, with a number of members, drove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The President took the chair at a quarter past 2 o'clock. The proceedings in connection with the Address in Reply are reported elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The electric lighting committee of the City Council met at the Town-hall yesterday afternoon, the Mayor (Alderman Matthew Harris) presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The lighting committee of the City Council met this afternoon to further discuss the best method of lighting the city by electricity. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Harris), in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Members of the Legislative Council at 2.30 p.m., on the motion of the Vice-President of the Executive Council, proceeded to Government House for the purpose of presenting the Address…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waverley has a duck farm within its municipal boundaries—at Watson-street, Bondi—which has been kept very prominently before the local council of late by means of complaints from some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Pilcher, Q.C., Mr. H. P. Owen, and Mr. J. L Campbell (instructed by Mr. R. S Lambton) appeared for the plaintiff (appellant), and Mr.Langer Ow[?]snand Mr. Harvey (instructed by Mr. H. T…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The financial statement of the Waratah Council shows a credit balance to the general account of £240 9s 2d: credit gas account, £52 14s 7d: credit reserve account, £3 14s 11d; debit to sanitary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Waverley Council meeting on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Alderman Watkin Wynne) in the chair, the various sub-committees were appointed. Alderman Simpson moved for the appointment of the council as a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →presented the prizes won at the recent sports of the Half-holiday Association of the town, to the successful competitors, at a gathering in the town-hall on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The late ex-Aiderman John Cabill had been a member of the Camperdown Council for the last 15years, and was held in deserved respect by his brother-aidermen. At the meeting of that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ARMIDALE, Thursday.--To the Municipal Council the Department of Lands wrote, stating that the public offices were not liable for water rates. The council decided to reply to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The adjourned special meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall to-night. The Mayor (Alderman Alfred Timbury) presided, and there was a full attendance of aldermen. The annual election…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At last night's meeting of the Hurstville Council, the incoming Mayor (Alderman F. G. Thompson) read a special minute, the main point of which was Hut as the council's finances had gone to the bad to the extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A meeting of the executive of the National Council of Women of New South Wales took place at the Town Hall on Wednesday, at which Lady Renwick occupied the chair. As…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At an adjourned meeting of the City Council last night the following committees were elected for the current year:--Improvement committee, the whole council; finance, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday afternoon a deputation representing Shellharbour Municipality was introduced to the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Brunker) by Mr. Archibald Campbell, M.L.A., for the purpose of protesting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At meeting of the Botany Council held on Wednesday evening the Mayor (Alderman F. Hambly) submitted, in the form of a minute, a statement of the financial position of the borough. The minute…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Pilcher, Q.C., Mr. H. P. Owen, and Mr. J. L. Campbell (instructed by Mr. R. S. Lambton) appeared for the plaintiff (appellant), and Mr. Langer Owen and Mr. Harvey (instructed by Mr. H. T…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A conference of representatives of the councils of Leichhardt, Petershaun, and Ashfield was held at the Town-hall, Ashtield, last night, when there were present:--Leichhardt: Aldermen Cropley and Treadgold. Petersham:…
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