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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

3,909 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 196

Hunter's Hill Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting was held last Friday evening. Present: Alderman Joubert (in the chair), and Aldermen Rooke, Schleicher, Edgington, Aspinall, and McNeil…

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Smithfield and Fairfield Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 1

The Council met on Wednesday. Present: Mayor Paine, and Alderman Stimson, Critchley, Downey, Anderson, and Bell. Correspondence:…

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Meeting of the Council

Referee · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Council of the South Wales A.A.A. was held last Thursday at the Sports Club. Mr. R. Coombes occupied the chair, and there were also present messrs. W. G. Cole…

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Parramatta District. Parramatta Borough Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday evening, the Mayor (Alderman T.Motham)presiding. The Rydalmere and Ermington Council wrote asking the council to repair the road between…

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The City Council and the Contingent. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 9

Sir,--In your report of the City Council's meeting yesterday, you state that "the members of the City Council consider they were slighted in connection with the great patriotic send-off to…

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Loans to Municipalities

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—At an adjourned conference of municipal representatives, held at the Hamilton Council Chambers last night, it was unanimously decided to ask the Government to…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 10

Coraki.—Five candidates—Messrs, W. Yabsley, J. M'Mullen, J. H. Nolan, T. M'Fadden, and F. Scharer—have come forward to contest the two [?] in the local municipal council at the forthcoming…

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A Municipal Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A conference of representatives of the municipal councils embraced in the Newcastle district was held at Hamilton last night for the purpose of giving further consideration to a proposal to…

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Municipal Elections. the Glebe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 9

The municipal revision court was held in the Glebe Town-hall on Monday night, the Mayor (Alderman Lucas) presiding. Several claims were considered, and all, with two exceptions, were placed upon the roll. Only…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 3

A Court for the revision of the municipal lists for the various Wards of the Borough of Parramatta, was held on Monday morning. Alderman Noller presided. There were also…

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District Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 2

Mr. P. Long's requisition and reply with reference to his candidature for Forrest Ward, appear in to-day's ARGUS. Mr. Long has consented to come. There are…

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A Retiring Alderman

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 4

Alderman Levick, who has been a member of the Lane Cove Council ever since the separation of the district from Willoughby, intimated to his fellow-aldermen at their last meeting that…

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Redfern Council V. Waterloo Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 8

Next Wednesday afternoon the alderman of Redfern and the alderman of Waterloo will meet on the Redfern Oval to play a cricket match, and the losers will afterwards pay for a supper for both teams. At the supper…

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Alderman Davis and the Laundries. Discussion at the Water and Sewerage Board

Evening News · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 8

At Wednesday's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board Alderman D. Davis, M.L.A., drew attention to the matter of water supply to laundries. He said that of 177 laundries that used…

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Parramatta District. Rookwood Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 4

A meeting of the Rookwood Council was beld on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman J. T. Joy) presiding The borough of Parramatta askod for co-operation in the matter of the deopening of the…

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Action by the City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon the Town Clerk (Mr. R.M.C. Anderson), immediately on receipt of the new that a suspicious case had been discovered at 10 Ferry-lone, Dawes Point, took precautions under the…

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The City Council Takes Action

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 7

Upon, hearing of the reported outbreak this afternoon. Mr. Anderson, town clerk of Sydney, immediately dispatched Dr. Gwynne Hughes to make inquiries, and in the meantime, acting upon…

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Municipal Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held at the Town Hall yesterday. Mr. John Wheeler (Petersham) was in the chair, and there were also…

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An Important Municipal Case. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 4

A case of some interest to ratepaycrs was heard before Judge Docker in the District Court to-day the borough council sued Thomas Rogers to recover rates due for the years 1893 to 1899. No record…

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