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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 199

Cabramatta and Canley Vale Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 3

A meeting was held on Thursday. Pres-ent : The Mayor (Alderman G. Stimson), Aldermen Zani, Westacott, Cooke, Simp-sou and Telfer…

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Ryde Council. The Overseer of Works Question

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Friday. Present: the Mayor (Mr. E. Terry, M.P.), and Aldermen Larkin, Worthington, Swan, Swan, Redshaw, Anderson and…

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Granville Council. The Rumpus about the Finances

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

Regular meeting held on Wednesday. Present: Mayor Mahony, and Aldermen Lane, Wilkins, Finnigan, Windsor, Bowden, Kirk and Hawker…

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Municipal Councils. Auburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 13

The ordinary meetin was held on March 27. Present— The Mayor (Alderman Gibbons) and Aldermen Taylor, Small, Sydney, Ritchie, Stevenson, and Franklin. The Fire Brigades Board wrote demanding in a final notice the…

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Municipal. Cabramatta and Canley Vale

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 8

THE regular meeting of the above council was held at the Council Chamber, Canley Vale Hall, on Thursday evening. Present—the Mayor (Alderman Stimson) and Aldermen Zani, Telfer,…

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Municipal. Liverpool

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 6

THE regular meeting of the above council was held at the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening last. Present—the Mayor (Alderman Moreahead) and Aldermen Chapman, Tillett, H. Scrivener,…

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A Ratepayers' Crisis. An Extraordinary Election Incident. The Municipal Association's Opinion

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 12

"For a few days past there has been a simmer of discontent amongst the ratepayers of the West Ward of the borough of Auburn, caused by a rumour that it would…

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Granville Municipal Appeals. Wednesday, March 29. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, P.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 12

There was a very large number of appeals on the list for hearing at the Granville Appeal Court at Parramatta on Wednesday. Mr. E. K. Bowden appeared for the…

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Labor Men for the Council

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 9

It is stated in political circles that the following, among others, have been recommended to Mr. Reid by Mr. M'Gowen for appointment to the Council:— Messrs. Fred…

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Legislative Council Appointments. What Will the Acting. Governor Do? a Precedent of Five Years Ago

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 9

In regard to the attempt which Mr. Reid has virtually intimated his intention of making next week towards the "better adjustment" of numbers in connection with…

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Transit Commission. a Runaway Race. Election of Municipality and Licensees' Representatives. a Huge Majority

Truth · Sunday 2 April 1899 · page 2

ON Wednesday last, at the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, Sydney, and at the School of Arts, Ashfield, the usual annual election for seats on the Transit Commission for…

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An Alderman's Device

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1899 · page 4

An alderman of Manly thinks that he has discovered a new way of making people pay up their overdue rates. In view of the financial straits of the council, he moved the other evening,…

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Trouble in Limerick. Mayor Defies the Government. Increasing the Rates

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1899 · page 4

LONDON, April 2, 3.35 p.m.-At the instance of the Mayor (John Daly, the ex-Fenian convict), the Corporation of the City of Limerick has increased the improvement…

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The Council and the Catholics. Proposed Exchange of Land at Manly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1899 · page 3

The Under-Secretary for Lands has written to the Manly Council, in reply to a communication from the latter, with reference to the exchange of certain land within the borough. It is stated…

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The Political Situation. Appointments to the Council. Splitting the Labor Party. a Remedy for Sore Heads. Two Hatches Contemplated. Mr. Barton's Little Bunch

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1899 · page 5

Political excitement is centred now on the probable appointments to the Upper House. When Mr. Reld indirectly approached the Parliamentary labor party for a recommendation of appointments,…

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A Council's Overdraft

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 7

The Manly Council has been informed by the London Chartered Bank that it is prepared to grant a temporary overdraft of £250 on the new account, which the council wishes to open under the title of the "sewerage…

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Visit of the Tasmanian Team. Reception by the Mayor of Waverley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 6

The visiting bowlers from Tasmania, who arrived in Sydney under the auspices of the Waverley Bowling Club on Sunday, were accorded a heartly welcome ysterday at Waverley. After being driven…

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The Political Situation. Selecting Council Nominees a Lesson to Party Deserters

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 4

It is intended that the swamping appointments to the Legislative Council shall be made this week. As there is bound to be a host of disappointed aspirants, it is being actively and…

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Government Subsidy to Municipalities

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Newtown Council a communication was read from the Lichhardt Council, enclosing a copy oi a resolution it had passed to the effect that in its opinion the present method of…

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General Cable News. Limerick Municipality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Guided by the advice of its Mayor, Mr. John Daly, the Limerick Corporation has increased the rate struck for the improvement of the borough. This step has been…

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