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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

3,444 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 173

Ireland. a Mayor's Seditious Speech. Open Rebellion Advocated. London, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

Mr. John Daly, Mayor of Limerick, addressed 2000 Irishmen at Chicago yesterday. He said that the Parliamentary agitaters were traitors. Irishmen, he continued, ought…

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London County Council. the Recent Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, March 4, 2.20 p.m.-Little interest was taken in the elections for the London County Council, and only 250,000 out of 700,000 ratepayers voted…

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Privy Council Appeals. the Mercadool Case

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, March 4.-The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Saturday gave judgment in the case the Minister for Lands of New South Wales v. Wilson. The Judicial Committee…

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London County Council Elections. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

The elections for the London County Council have resulted in a considerable gain for the Progressive party. This is the fifth election of the London County…

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London County Council Apathy of the Voters LONDON, March 4

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 4

Very moderate Interest was taken in the recent elections for the London County Council. There are upwards of 700,000 electors on the roll, but only a quarter of a million votes were…

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The Mercadool Case. Privy Council Judgment. Remitted to the Land Appeal Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has delivered judgment in the appeal case, New South Wales Minister for Lands v. Wilson…

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The Board of Health and the City Council Alive to the Position

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

The Board of Health held a special meeting yesterday morning, when matters connected with the probable outbreak of plague were fully discussed…

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Waverley Municipal Crisis. the Case for the Other Side

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 7

The published information yesterday morning concerning the municipal difficulty at Waverley caused considerable interest in that borough, and in other parts…

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Alderman Carter Elected Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 9

Considerable interest was centred in the special meeting of the Waverley Council, held,last night, owing to the turn affairs recently took in that borough,' when four of the aldermen tendered…

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The Waverley Council. a New Mayor Elected

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

A special meeting of the Waverley Council-or all that is left of it since 33 per cent, of it resigned on Saturday last-was held on Tuesday evening, the principal business being the election…

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Alderman I. R. Cohen at Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 8

Alderman I. R. Cohen addressed a large meeting of electors last night from a balcony at Lamo-street, Lilyfield, Leichhardt, Alderman George Dyer occupying the chair. Alderman Cohen, in his address, said…

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The River Bungle. Discussed in Parramatta Council. The Mayor Impeaches the Member. Bungling and Snubs

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

At the meeting of tho Parramatta Council on "Monday, Alderman Brown moved, " That the member for the town be asked to introduce a deputation to the Minister for Works,…

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Waverley Borough Affairs. Election of Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

The position of affairs in connection with the Waverley Municipal Council caused an unusually large attendance of ratepayers at a special meeting of the Council, which took place last evening. The…

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Council Procedure

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the North Sydney Council Alderman Winter moved that sundry items of expenditure embodied in a minute by the Mayor re maintenance works,…

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Dundas Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Dundas Council was held last Wednesday. Present. Mayor F. C.Cox and Alderman G. Spurway, H. Johnston, J. Franks, Hughes and…

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Auburn Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 8

This council met on Monday evening, the Mayor (Alderman T. Taylor) presiding. A letter was received from the Lands Department to the effect that the sum of £20 had been voted for the improvement…

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Privy Council Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--The judicial committee of the Privy Council has delivered judgment in the Victorian appeal case of the Scottish Provident Institution v. Victorian Commissioner of Taxes,…

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Balmain Council. a Breeze

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

A very talkative, but usually remarkably orderly, municipal council is that at Balmain. The harmony that there customarily prevails was disturbed on Tuesday night. when a "scene" became…

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Smithfield and Fairfield Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 1

Tho Council met on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Anthony) and Aldermen Stimson, Boll, Davison, Critchley, Downey, Anderson and Paine.ee estimnted tho coat of oartlng, breaking and spreading metal on Quarry-road, batwe 'n Mr. MoPberaon's and Mr. btiiuiuou's, nt ii'd 7s Gd per chain and roootn-…

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Parramatta District. Parramatta Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 8

This council met on Monday evening, the Mayor (Alderman W. Noller) presiding. A letter was received from the Parramatta Progress Association asking the council to confer with them in regard to…

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