What the Council Will Do
The talk in political circles is mostly as to what the Council will now do in the matter of their amendments, which have been rejected by the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1899
3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 199
Bowen Queensland's First Governor. Sir George' Frederick Bowen. President of the Ionian University. Secretary to the Ionian Government. Lady Bowen of Greek Birth — Arrival in Brisbane. 1859; Departure in 1868 — Governor of New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius, Hong Kong — Black Wednesday — Buried at Kensal Green With Other Australians — The First Chief Justice — The Stars and Stripes, a Patriotic Incident- The Stars and Bars, Miss Lee — A Mammoth Squatter — Job, a Stringy-barker — Whist for Sheep Points and a Bullock on the Rubber. Sevenpence half-penny in the Queensland Treasury at the Start — the Treasury Burgled of that Amount — Bowen a Judge of Hogs — The Mayor of Cromwell and his Pigs — Recruiting for New Zealand, "No 9 Holler. Wharf, Sir " — An Escapade to the Botanic Gardens, the Governor Bundled Out — An Attack on Lady Bowen — A Demented Woman
THE cable recently brought news of the death in England of the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Frederick Bowen. When the northern end of the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Transit Commission. Alderman Norton's Candidature
Mr. John Norton, who has acceded to a requisition signed by 500 licensed drivers to stand for a seat as their representative on the Metropolitan Transit Commission, advertises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor and His Wife's Cure
"Glen Innes Guardian," Jan. 13, 99. "Messrs. Warner and Co. publish a testimonial for their 'Safe Cure' sent them by Mayor Healey. Mr. Healey swears by this well-known remedy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Action of the Council Endorsed
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A great meeting, held at Islington Reserve this afternoon, unanimously indorsed the action of the Legislative Council in lealing with the Federal Enabling Bill. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mayor's Guarantee. "Glen Innes, N.S.W., Oct 11, '98
"H. H. Warner and Co., Ltd., Melbourne. "Gentlemen,—I have often thought it my duty for the sake of others to write you. It will be five years next month since my wife was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federation. the Legislative Council and the Enabling Bill. the Possibilities of the Conference
It has been arranged that the "free conference" between the two Houses of Legislature for the purpose, if possible, of coming to some agreement with regard to the amendments by the Upper House in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federation. Action of the Council. Sir Charles Dilke Curious. He Questions Mr. Chamberlain. Is a Failure of Federation Risked?
LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons last night, Sir Charles Dllke sought information from the Secretary of State for the Colonies as to the situation in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Matters
At the Camperdown Council a communication was Tread from the Fire Brigades Board reminding the council that the first quarter's contribution of £16 10s 4d, which became due on January. 1 last,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Councils. Ashfield
The council met on March 21. There were persent—The Mayor (Alderman W. E. V. Robson), Aldermen Upward, Beaver, Mills, Pike, Lloyd, and the council clerk (Mr. T. Glassop). Final arrangements between the councils of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Council
The fortinghtly meeting of the City Council was held to-night. The Mayor (Alderman Timbury) presided. The Railway Commissioners wrote stating that they were not going to substitute electric light…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Council
The probable income of the Newcastle Council for the current year was estimated in a report submitted last night by the finance committee at £17,244, including such items as £6800 from general…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strengthening the Legislative Council's Hands
"This meeting of the electors of New South Wales approves of the action of the Legislative Council in the present Federal crisis" was the text of the proposition brought forward at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eastern Suburban Tramways. Paddington Council and the Commissioners
Amongst the correspondence at the Paddington council meeting last night was a communication from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners with reference to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Garbage Destruction. The City Council's Inquiry. A Novel Proposal
The committee appointed by the City Council to inquire into and report upon the best means to adopt for the destruction of garbage met this afternoon at the Town Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Constitutional Position. The Rights of the Government. Appointments to the Council. What Happened in New Zealand
There is at present no difficulty in the constitutional position. The two Houses of Parliament have differed, as they have often differed before, and they may come to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →History Repeating Itself. the Crisis on the Border Duties Bill. No Packing of the Council Sir Frederick Darley's Protest
The hysterical appeals from the press of Melbourne and the any-price federalists in Sydney to the Lieutenant-Governor to pack or swamp the House of the Legislature loyal to the interests of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anti-bill Movement. Meeting at the Town- Hall. a Large and Unanimous Assemblage. the Action of the Council Approved
The Town-hall was crowded last night, when a meeting of citizens was held on the Federation question. Floor, galleries, and platform, even to the organ loft itself, were packed, and ladies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Matters
At the last meeting of the Liverpool Council, the council clerk submitted a lengthy report, in which it was stated that he had been charged by a member of a dramatic company with denying the company the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Municipal Council
A meeting of the City Council was held yesterday. The Mayor (Alderman M. Harris) occupied the chair. There were also present Aldermen M. Chapman, Landers, S.E. Lees, Dr. Graham, Norton,…
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