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Council & local affairs, 1899

3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 199

The Enabling Bill. Assembly's Message Before the Council. the Council Insists. Committee Appointed to Draw Up Reasons

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly's message disagreeing with certain of the Council's amendments in the Australian Federation Enabling Bill was discussed in the Council yesterday…

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The Conference of Tuesday the Council Proposal Accepted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

The message was received in the Assembly that the Council had agreed to the holding of a tree conference. Mr. REID said, of course, he deeply regretted…

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Federation. the Council's Amendments. a Conference Agreed To. Election of Managers. Balloting in the Assembly, Proceedings in the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

When the Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon, a message was read from the Legislative Assembly intimating the rejection by that House of the Couucil's amendments on the Federal Enabling…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. THE FEDERAL ENABLING BILL. A report of the proceedings with regard to this bill appears elsewhere…

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Parliament. Thursday, March 23. Legislative Council. the Enabling Bill

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 7

Dr. MacLaurin presented the report of the select committee appointed to draw up reasons for insisting on the amendments of the House to the Federal Enabling Bill. The committee…

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The Federal Position. The Council Weakening. Feeling About the Amendments

The Australian Star · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

The action of the Anti-Federalists in the Council in playing for delay is taken as a clear indication of a knowledge of the weakness of their cause, and a determination to…

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The Question in the Council Again. Conference Fixed for Next

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

The PRESIDENT in the Council announced the receipt of a message from the Assembly request…

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Federal Enabling Bill. In the Legislative Council, Seasons for the Amendments

The Australian Star · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

Upon the Legislative Council resuming last night Dr. MacLaurin' presented the report of the select committee appointed to draw up reasons for insisting upon the Council's…

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Advances to Settlers Bill The Council's Amendments. Privileges of the Assembly

The Australian Star · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 2

The Legislative Council having disposed of the Federal Enabling Bill last night, settled down to a further consideration of the Advances to Settlers Bill…

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In the Assembly. the Reply to the Council. Rushing Tactics Deprecated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

At 7.30, in the Legislative Assembly, the SPEAKER announced the receipt of the Council's message, intimating that it insisted on its amendments in the bill…

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The Council's Amendments Rights of the Assembly Alleged to Be Infringed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

When the 'Council's message was announced in the Assembly, The SPEAKER said that it appeared to him it transgressed the rights of the House, inasmuch…

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A Political Cul-de-sac. and the Wat Out. the Council's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

The insistence of the Upper House on its amendments in the Enabling Bill, and the evident intention to stick to them in conference with the Lower Chamber seems to be leading political…

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The Federal Bill. Legislatives Assembly's Message. The Council Insists Upon Its Amendments

The Australian Star · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 7

The Legislative Council this afternoon entered upon the consideration of the Legislative Assembly's message with reference to the amendments made by the Council on the…

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Parliament Thursday, March 23. Advances to Settlers Bill. Passed by the Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

Consideration in committee of the Advances to Settlers Bill was resumed in the Legislative Council. Mr. C. G. HEYDON moved the omission of…

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The City Council. City Rate for 1899. Futile Attempts to Raise It. Some Interesting Figures

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

The general purposes committee of the city Council met at the Town-hall yesterday forenoon for the purpose of fixing the city rate for 1899. The Mayor presided. The Mayor took an early…

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City Council. This Striking of a Rate. One and Four v. One and Six. a Deficit of £12,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

A meeting of the general purposes committee of the City Council was held at the Town Hall yesterday under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman M. Harris). After the subject had been considered for…

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Berry Municipality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

BERRY, Thursday.--At a meeting of the Berry Council last night, the tender of Stephen and Stainer was accepted for forming, metalling, and blinding the Bomaderry-road, from the…

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Municipal Works at North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

At its last meeting the North Sydney Council sanctioned a number of public works within the borough, at an estimated aggregate expenditure of about £350. The detailed recommendations submitted by the works…

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A Departing Alderman

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 9

Alderman F. Langdon, of the firm of Langdon and Hopkins,was entertained by a number of his Petersham friends at the Oxford Hotel last night, on the eve of his departure for Europe. Included…

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A Mayor Censured

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Saturday.—An adjourned meeting of the council was held last night, and was mainly occupied in moving votes of censure on the Mayor, Mr. Dunstan, who was absent…

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