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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

3,909 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 196

Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

Ordinary meeting held on Tuesday. Present: Mayor J. T. Jay, J.P., and Aldermen Garthwaite, Ritchie, Javes, Thomas, Dundon, Larcombe and Baty…

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Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 14

The first meeting of the new council was held last Wednesday. The report and amalgamation scheme arranged by the conference committee were adopted and passed without alteration, and the following…

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Castlereagh Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

A general meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present—the Mayor (Ald J W Devlin) Aldermen Gates, Field, and Clemson…

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Hunter's Hill Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 10

On account of the ordinary fortnightly meeting night of the Hunter's Hill Council fulling on Good Friday, the Council was summoned, for Saturday night, There was no quorum…

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The Privy Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 4

Just at the present moment, when public attention is again being directed to the Privy Council, comes from Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode a book which contains a deal of valuable information…

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Auburn Borough Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

The usual meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Gibbons) and Aldermen Ritchie, Taylor, Small, Stevenson, Lambeth and Frankland…

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Stock Board's Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 57

The twelfth, quarterly meeting of the Stock Board's Council of Advice was held at the Lands Department on April 9 and 10. Present: Messrs. W. Allison (chairman), F. W. Bacon…

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The Privy Council Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 9

A preliminary meeting of gentlemen who are de[?]irous of retaining the right of appeal to the Privy Council in connection with the establishment of the Commonwealth was held yesterday under the…

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Ermington and Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 10

The Council met on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Humphreys) and Aldermen Swane, Adamson, Stevens, Randall, and Doraby…

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The Weighing Clauses. Appeal to the Privy Council. LAMBTON

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 11

At the Lambton Police Court to-day the la case of Humble v. Humphreys, for an alleged breach of the weighing provisions of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, was again before Mr…

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Priyy Council Appeal. Demand for Its Retention. a Representative Sydney Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 9

A meeting was yesterday hurriedly convened of persons anxious to retain in the Commonwealth Constitution the right of appeal to the Privy Council. In spite of the short notice, there was…

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Parramatta Borough Council. Cess-pit Abolition—Imputations re Tenders. — The Market Lands Tip

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 8

The Council met on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Moxham), and Alderman Price, Henderson, Champion, Allen Toohey, Long Board, Brown, Johnstone, and…

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Cleaning the City. Work of the Plague Department. What the City Council Has Done

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 5

The activity which has been galvanised into the City Council by reason of the plague outbreak has been outdone by the amount of work accomplished by the plague department,…

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Municipal Election Extraordinary Vacancy. Perritt and Hendren Tie. the Casting Vote for Perritt

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 8

On Saturday last the polling in connection with the extraordinary election held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Litton took place at Ralph's shop, High-street. There were…

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Municipal Platform

The People and the Collectivist · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 5

Was adopted as follows: A COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT to provide for:…

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Suburban Municipalities Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 13

At Equitable Hall last evening a conference of the aldermen representing suburban municipalities in the metropolitan area was held to ocu[?]der the draft measure of a Suburban Building Act framed by a…

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Northern Suburbs Municipal Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 13

A meeting of the Northern Suburbs Municipal Committee was held en Thursday evening at the North Sydney Town Hall, under the presidency of Mr. J. M. Purves (Major of North Sydney). A…

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Burthens of New Municipalities. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 14

Sir,—In your able leader on the progress of local government in this colony which you published on the 17th instant, you state that "the annual return of the Government Statist for 1899 does not disclose any addition within…

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Municipal Water Supply. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 7

At the meeting of the municipal council last night Alderman Williams moved,—"That Stepheas Creek Water Company he written to asking for a statement of the lowest price it is prepared to submit to its…

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A Municipal Building Act

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 4

A very complete and moderately-planned Building Act has been drawn up by the drafting committee, appointed by the Suburban Municipal Conference, and that committee…

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