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GATTON (Q.), Saturday morning.—Baffled though not beaten best describes the attitude of the Qaeensland police in relation to the Gatton horror. Days, verging now into weeks, have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The publication in the "Sunday Times" of an article drawing attention to the official figures of the medical adviser to the Board of Water and Sewerage relative…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Willoughby Council seems to entertain an unusual view as to its responsibilities, and its latest effort may be said to represent a new departure in municipal life. It is a matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The final meeting of the retiring council was held at the Railway institute, Devonshire-street, on the 7th inst. Mr. Hugh H'Lachlan (secretary to the commissioners) presided, and there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--Will you kindly allow me space to offer a few remarks on the above subject? Having for the past 18 years taken a deep interest in municipal matters, I welcomed the proposal to form…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The forthcoming municipal elections promise to create more than the usual amount of interest at Ryde. For the Central Ward Alderman Jordan, who retires by effluxion of time, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is friction in the City Council about the composition of the various committees. The friction has already produced a small crop of recriminations, innuendoes,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman C. Dyer, the present Mayor, so fat persists in his resolve not to allow himself to be nominated for re-election in the North "Ward of Auburn, and Mr. W. C. Clarke has been asked to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This council met on Thursday, January 5, when the Mayor (Mr. G. Judd, J.P.) occupied the chair, and there were also present: Aldermen Taylor, Hegerty, Small, Green, Trevarthen, Godfrey, and Clayton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tenders were received to-day for a 4 per cent. loan of £1200 issued by the shire of Heidelberg. A sum of £8300 was tendered for. The loan was allotted at £102 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The monthly meeting of the council of the Railway Institute was held on Friday evening at the institute, Redfern. The president (Mr. H. M'Lachlan) occupied the chair, and there was a full council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No little interest attaches to the meeting of the City Council which takes place to-day tor the purpose of considering Alderman Dymock's motion for the rescission of the resolution by which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A peculiar letter came before the Parramatta Council last night from the Parramatta Progress Association. Without specifying the subject referred to, the letter said that as public opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Already there is some stir in Granville over the approaching municipal elections, and in some cases candidates and their supporters are prosecuting a systematic canvass. There are no burning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the St. Peters Council last night a communication was read from the secretary of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, stating that it had been found necessary to increase the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In a complimentary notice of Mr. John Rae, our senior morning contemporary yesterday said: "In July, 1843, Mr. Rae was appointed "town clerk. Mr. John Hosking was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mayor (Alderman O'Riordan) occupied the chair at the last meeting of the Alexandria Council, held on the 5th instant. There were also present—Aldermen Taylor, Miller, Allen, Leveridge, Swan, Maucer, and Eurness. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alderman Ferris, M.P., has stated that it is, his intention to retire from municipal life for the present, and this will give an opportunity for one new man in the council from north of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The change which has recently been inaugurated in the City Corporation is one front which, under present conditions, success cannot be anticipated. The formation of…
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