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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather last night a large body of ratepayers turned up at the Woollahra Council Chambers, where something unusually lively was evidently unusually lively was evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of electors of Sydney West, called advertisement, Was held in the old Masonic Hall George-street, last night, to hear the federteration question discussed by Mr. Hughes, M.L.A., assisted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COROWA, Monday.—Some six weeks ago Mr. M'Intyre, chief electoral officer, held an inquiry into the proposal of forming Corowa into a munipality. A letter has now been received from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Banktown Council on Thursday Alderman W. Gilliver informed the council that he had had a conversation with the Postmaster-General, the Hon. Varney Parkes, the member for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The opposition to the proposal to construct gasworks by and for the Municipality of Parramatta appears to have practically fizzled out. The result, first of the referendum on the matter, and then of the annual election,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. J. Mair, R.M., presided over an appeal court held yesterday at the Newtown Police Court to hear and determine appeal lodged by the ratepayers of the municipality of Kogarah against the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The council of Auburn had rather a difficult matter under consideration on Monday evening. A lady lecturer wrote asking the use of the town-hall free of charge for the purpose of delivering a lecture to ladies only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The potentialities for mischief at the Randwick Council are practically inexhaustible. That body is as capricious and has as many varying moods as a child. The local ratepayer for a long time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor of Granville (Alderman J. Mahony) has prescribed a large order for his fulfillment during the present year. He faces a very difficult position bravely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adjourned, meeting hold on Friday. Present : The Mayor (Alderman J. T. Jay, J.P.) and Aldermen Garthwaite, V. Ritchie, Lidbury, Javes, Thomas, Douglass, Baby…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The regular meeting of tHe Above was held on Thursday. Present: Mayor Goyen, and Aldermen Mitchell, Eldridge, Miller, Gilliver and Pudney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The time immediately preceding the arrival of the Lieut.-Governor was occupied in the Legislative Council with the transaction of formal business. Sir John Lackey, the President, took…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The eighth quarterly meeting of the Stock Board's Council of Advice was held in the boardroom, at the Landa Department, on the 4th, 5th, and 6th instant, when there was a full attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir. N. J. Buzacott, one of the newly-appointed members of the Legislative Council, arrived from Broken Hill by the Melbourne express this morn-ing. He alighted at Strathfield, and proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Council met on Thursday. Present, the Mayor (Alderman Jones) and Aldermen Miller, Cooper, Jamieson, Hollier, Meakin, Pearce and Relph…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At noon the President, Sir Jahn Lackey, wearing his full-bottomed wig, entered the Chamber and took his seat. The Clerk at Parliaments (Mr.J.J. Calvert) read the proclamation calling the Houses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the motion of Mir. Hughes (Vice-President of the Executive Council), the Legislative Council last night decided that the House should meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notwithstanding the weather on Monday night a large body of ratepayers turned up at the Woollahra Council Chambers, where something unusally lively was evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT announced that leave of absence had been granted to Mr. H.C. Dangar for the month of April; to Mr. J.T. Toohey for three months, and to Mr J.H. Want for the present…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Matters are far from quiet at Parliament House, Though the direct Opposition yesterday refused to attack the Government, there is a movement in another quarter which, though it cannot lead to…
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