Municipal Taxation
In proposing to alter the unjust principle upon which the municipal taxation of this colony is raised, the present Government are taking up a work which should have been…
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Council & local affairs, 1900
3,909 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 196
The Imprisoned Aldermen
The Mayor and the two other aldermen of Lambton, who have been confined in the cells at the Newcastle lockup since Saturday last, were remove this afternoon to the gaol at Maitland, where they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newtown's Mayor. a Question of Municipal Law
The Newtown Council appears to be in a some-what awkward fix with regard to the election of Mayor for the current year. When the meeting was held on the 15th instant to elect a Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lambton Aldermen. Efforts to Secure Their Release
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The Mayor of Lambton (Alderman Thornton) and Aldermen Hubbuck and Metcalfe, who were arrested on Saturday for not paying the fines imposed on them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Arrested Lambton Aldermen. Placed in Maitland Gaol. NEWCASTLE
An effort was made yesterday by several gentlemen to raise sufficient money to pay the linen imposed upon Aldermen Thornton, Hubbuck and Metcalfe, of the Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newtown Mayoralty. a Serious Difficulty. Mayor Salmon Resigns
The question of the Mayoralty of Newtown is causing considerable difficulty and unpleasantness. The Municipalities Act requires that the Mayor shall be elected within seven day's after the election of aldermen: but…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mayoral Election Difficulty at Newtown. Resignation of the Mayor-elect
It will be remembered that at a meeting of the Newtown council held about a week ago for the eleclion of the Mayor for the current year exception was taken by Alderman Morgan to the council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Councils. Enfield
This council met on Tuesday, February 27. There were present—the Mayor (Alderman T. Hodson), Aldermen Best. Lipscomb, Pilcher, Weil, Hitchell, Mackay, and the council clerk (Mr. A. Campbell). It was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lambton Municipality. Aldermen in Contempt
In the case of three aldermen of the Lambton municipality, who had been arrested for contempt, Mr. G. H. Reid, Q.C., appeared before the Full Court yesterday, and applied for their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Randwick Municipal Council
The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on February 27. Alderman I. B. Hodgson presided in the absence of the Mayorthrough indisposition, and the others Present were—Aldermen H. Willis, S.R. Kennedy, J. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle. the Lambton Aldermen. Measures for Their Release
The imprisoned aldermen, Messrs. Thornton, Motca[?]fe, and Hubbuck, of Lambton, are still incarcerated in the Maitland Gaol, whither they were removed on Wednesday, in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Defiant Municipality. Imprisonment of Three Aldermen for Contempt. Affairs of the Municipality of Lambton
The extraordinary suite of affairs prevailing in connection with the municipality of Lambton was brought under the notice of the Full Court on an application by Mr. Reid, Q.C. He applied with Mr. Rich to ask the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Present From the Mayor
At a recent civic concert in aid of the Bushmen's Contingent Fund one of the features of the programme was the singing of the "Absent-Minded Beggar" by Master Reginald…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Troubles of Lambton. The Three Imprisoned Aldermen. Application for Their Release
The financial embrogllo at Lambton, and the confinement in Maitland Gaol of three aldermen of the municipality, came before the Full Court yesterday, on an application…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Council and Rats
The City Council has decided to take upon itself the task of exterminating rats, with a view to minimising the possibility of the spread of the plague. In order to assist the civic authorities,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Action by the Balmain Council
A special meeting of the Balmain Council was summoned by the Mayor (Alderman H. Mills), who had invited Dr. Armstrong, medical officer to the Board of Health, to attend and address…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Defiant Municipality
The extraordinary position in which the municipality of Lambton stands with regard to an order of the Supreme Court was brought before the Full Court yesterday. It appears that three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newtown's Mayor. Alderman Salmon Re-elected
A special meeting of the Newtown Council was held on Thursday night, for the election of a Mayor for the current term. At a meeting of the council a fortnight ago, when Alderman Salmon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newtown Mayoralty. Special Meeting of the Council. Alderman Salmon Re-elected Mayor
On February 15th Alderman John Salmon was elected Mayor of Newtown for the current municipal year, signing the usual declaration immediately afterwards; but in consequence of certain irregularities rendering the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Imprisoned Aldermen
A largely attended meeting of the ratepayers of Lambton was held in Stoker's H[?]ll to-night for the purpose of expressing sympathy 'with the imprisoned aldermen, and to agitate for their release…
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