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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Sir,—As it is proposed by the Mayor to increase the city rate to 2s in the [?], I am glad to see that our aldermen pause in the matter. That great extravagance in some directions in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the District Court, before Acting-Judge Hamilton, "William Brady, of Read-street, Waverley, brought an action for the recovery of £50 against the Borough of Waverley for alleged damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alderman Beer, a candidate for West Sydney, addressed a meeting at [?]elly's hotel on Saturday evening, Mr. Daly being in the chair. The candidate had a good reception, and was [?]ccerded a vote…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alderman E. Lindsay-Thompson addressed well-attended meetings on Saturday night at Leichhardt and Balmain. The Mayor of Leichhardt occupied the chair. The candidate dealt fully with his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Sunday.--In the appeal case, the Commissioners of Taxation of New South Wales versus Antill, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted leave to appeal,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sydney Labour Council met at the Trades Hall on Thursday evening. The president (Mr. T. H. Thrower) occupied the chair. Mr. E. Hudson, delegate of the Plasterers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, March 24.-The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted leave to appeal in the case of the Commissioners of Taxation of New South Wales versus Antill, on the payment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, March 24, 2 p.m.-The Boer raiders in Cape Colony, under Commandant Malan, were compelled at Sockdoorn to burn their carts and many rifles and saddles to avoid capture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted leave to appeal in the case of the Commissioners of Taxation of New South Wales versus Antill on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a special meeting of the the St. Peters Council the valuers presented their report, which stated that during the year twenty-four new houses had been erected, and four demolished. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The monthly meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association was held at the offices, Victoria Market Buildings, on Wednesday afternoon. Present: Aldermen J. Wheeler…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The elections to fill the extraordinary vacancies for the office of alderman of Bondi, Waverley, and Nelson wards, in the borough of Waverley, took place on Saturday, S[?] the resignations of the ex-Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The polling for the vacant scats in the Waverley Council took place on Saturday. For ex-Alderman Evans' seat in the Bondi Ward, Alderman J. Ellison was returned unopposed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Last night Alderman E. Lindsay Thompson addressed meetings at North Sydney and Chatswood in furtherance of his candidature far the Senate. There were large attendances, and at each meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Mr. Hattinga, the Mayor of Maraisberg, in Central Cape Colony, has been arrested on a charge of treason…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the District Court, before Acting-Judge Hamilton, on Monday, William Brady, of Read-street, Waverley, brought an action against the Borough of Waverley for the recovery of £50 for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The members of the Public Works Committee, who have just returned from a visit north as far as Bingara where they inquired ato a proposed line of railway from Manilla…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation from the Parramatta Council came to point out that if the Rydalmere Asylum were supplied with water by the Water and Sewerage Board, as was proposed, it would mean…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, March 25.—M. Lagorski, a provincial official, and a follower of Count Tostol, made a fruitless attempt to shoot M. Pobiedonostzeff, the Procurator of the Holy Synod, by firing four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forty-five Russian authors and professors have appealed to the foreign press to communicate to the world the Cossacks' forocions atrocities committed upon 17 inoffensive and…
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