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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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This council met on Thursday evening, the Mayor (Alderman Pearce) presiding. He laid upon the table the declarations of the newly-elected aldermen and auditors. The election of Mayor was then…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Mayor (Alderman J. T. Jay, J.P.), of Rookwood, on Tuesday at the Council table, asked the attention of the aldermen to a statement of the Council's position, which he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—In my letter of January 18 I contended (1) that Catholics are never permitted to tell, and much less to swear to, a lie. (2) That Catholic teaching does not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Punctually at 12 o'Clock on Tuesday last the Mayor (Mr W Player) took his seat, and opened the proceedings by reading, from the NEPEAN TIMES the advertisement notifying a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A writer in a recent issue of the FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW is far from being satisfied in the housing record of the London County Council. While agreeing by implication that its powers are not…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Armidale.—Mr. W. C. Higinbotham defeated Mr. S. Kearney by 72 votes for the Central Ward. Balranald.—Results are Aldermen H. L. Harben 45, W. M'Guiness 29, T. H. Boyton 21, A. O. Close…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In some centres yesterday was appointed as pollingday for vacancies in the municipalities and boroughs of the colony. Both to-day and on Monday elections will be held at the remaining places. The results to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Dr. J. Graham, M.P.), accompanied by the town clerk, (Mr. R. M. M'C. Anderson) proceeds to Melbourne by the R.M.S. China, in order to obtain as much…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ARMIDALE, Friday.--The dispute in connection with the local municipal by-laws cropped up again at the local court during the present week, when the inspector of nuisances proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →TUESDAY last was the day of public nominations. There were only four persons present. The Mayor (Ald. John Thompson) said he had received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The nomination of candidates for the vacant positions of aldermen and auditors in the Parramatte Council took place at the Parramatta Town Hall on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There was a large attendance of ratepayers, all of whom appeared to take great interest in the proceedings. Owing to the unexpected absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alderman Dr. Graham, M.L.A. (Mayor of Sydney) left for Melbourne yesterday, but prior to his departure he had a few words to say to a "Sunday Times" representative…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In view of the serious statements made in Dr. Kendall's report, published during the week, a representative of the "Sunday Times" made inquires among leading…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Saturday.-Alderman Thomas Proe was elected Mayor of Brisbane to-day, after several votes bad been taken. At the Mayoral election at South Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Florodora" entered on its ninth week at Her Majesty's, and the manager, Mr. Tallis, is still able to talk of big business. That gorgeously dressed, handsomely-staged, and most effective Chairman Fitzgibbon's contention that the Board of Works is the metropolis, and the metropolis the Board of Works, was discussed at Saturday's meeting of the City Council. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the meeting of the Waterloo Council a communication was received from Alderman Taylor (representative of suburban municipalities on the Fire Brigades Board), pointing out that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the Municipalities Act fixes no particular day for the taking of the poll in cases where more than the required number of candidates are nominated, providing that such poll is taken within…
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