The Works Committee Trouble. The Ryde Council's Change
Strangely enough the Ryde Council decided on Friday night, on the casting vote of the chairman, to adopt the very mode of procedure in connection with the…
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Council & local affairs, 1899
3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 199
New Sports Ground. Proposed Exchange of Land. Discussion in the City Council
At the meeting of the City Council today the proposal to exchange certain land vested in the council at Sydney Common adjacent to the Rifle Range for certain Government land…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Matters. Doings at the Councils
In December of 1898 the Marrickville Council received from Mr. W. H. Metcalfe a letter claiming £5 3s as compensation for damages to a bicycle. The writer, it appeared, vast With an…
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The Mayor of Annandale (Alderman Allen Taylor, J.P.) presided at the meeting of the Annandale Council on Monday night, February 27, when there were also present—Aldermen W. J. Ferris, W. Wells, I. Reginald…
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According to a statement made at the meeting of the City Council today by Alderman Sir William Manning, the outlook for property values is hopeful. The discussion arose over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal. Burwood Railway Matters
Mr. Archer, M.R., has represented to the Railway Commissioners the absolute necessity for a better service of trains to and from that suburb. As a result of a very persistent agitation, it has been promised that the…
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The Mayor of Sydney, accompanied by the Town Clerk, paid an official visit to the Italian warship Etna to-day. The Mayor of Sydney will attend the requiem…
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The Rand wick Council has regained the reputation which from recent indications it seemed likely to lose. For the past twelve months the council-chamber has been the resort on meeting nights for those residents who…
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Mr. Creswell, secretary to the Cricket Council, has convened a special meeting to be held in Melbourne on March 10. The principal business is to consider the advisableness of taking steps to ensure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Legislative Council. Another Sitting Day
The Legislative Council met for a few minutes yesterday, and after formal business had been disposed of a motion appointing Tuesday an extra sitting day in each week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Randwick Council. Another. Lively Meeting
It was thought by many that the disturbances of last year in the Randwick Council would be followed by harmony: but Tuesday night's meeting has removed that impression, for the Mayor (Alderman…
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The PRESIDENT of the Legislative Council intimated this afternoon that he had received a notification from the Governor that leave of absence for 12 months had been granted to Mr…
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The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m., when he announced that the Governor had authorised the Chairman of Committees to administer the oath in the absence of the President. The…
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The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. The President announced the receipt of a message…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Councils. Enfield
The council met on February 28. There were present the Mayor (Aldermau T. Hodson. J. P., Aldermen Lipscomb, Yileher, Thompson. Monteffore, Hitehell, Weil, and the counci clerk (Mr. A. Campbell.)A letter was received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ructions at Randwick (Some of the Following Items Appeared In our Late Editions of yesterday.) More Scenes in the Council. and Four Adjournments
Randwick has once again resumed its old position at the head of suburban councils. For a time it looked as if a new and dangerous competitor, to wit, the Woollahra Council (which has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Ex-alderman Berry
At the Redfern Council last night sympathetic reference was made to the death of ex-Alderman Berry, which took place at his residence, 118 Pitt-street, Redfern, yesterday. The deceased…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Privy Council Appeal
In the action Cayron and others v. Russell and others, for dissolution of partnership, in which the Full Court last month upheld the decision of the Chief Justice in favour of defendants, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taxation Appeals to the Privy Council
Mr. J. L. Campbell, on behalf of the Taxation Commissioners, appeared before the Full Court to-day to ask for leave to appeal to the Privy Council in the following taxation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Albury Council and the Federal Capital
ALBURY, Thursday. -- At a meeting of the Albury Council last night a lengthy discussion took place, with the view to taking steps to forward the Federal Capital movement. It was decided…
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