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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

3,444 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 173

Divided Authorities. Protest of the Mayor

The Australian Star · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 6

His Worship the Mayor has been somewhat concerned over the powers which have been vested in the Rocks Resumption Board, which will proceed to pull down houses and build…

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A Privy Council Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 6

Replying to a question at Toronto on Saturday the Minister for Mines stated that the papers in the matter of the appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the Full Court in the…

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New Council Chambers, Mosman. Official Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 4

The official opening of the new Council-chambers, Mos[?], took place on Friday night, when in honour of the occasion a banquet was held in the Borough Hall and attached to the building. The new chambers…

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Municipal Matters. Doings at the Councils

Evening News · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 3

According to a communication read at the Waterloo Council on Thursday, the Newcastle Council has not lost sight of the question of a municipal endowment. When a favorable…

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A Council's Liability

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 5

TENTERFIELD, Monday.--At the District Court to-day, before Judge Heydon, Henry Curry sued the Municipal Council for £25 damages for injuries sustained by a horse (which…

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The City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 10

The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held in the council-chambers to-night. In the absence of the Mayor in Melbourne Alderman Webb presided. On the motion of Alderman Timbury, seconded…

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City Council Display on Prince's Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 9

The decorations and embellishment of Prince's Bridge and its approaches from St. Kilda-road make a bold bid for first place among many tasteful designs. For the purposes of the Royal reception, the City…

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Municipal Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

An election took place yesterday to fill the extraordinary vacancy for Middle Ward in the Borough of Paddington, caused by the resignation of Alderman A. J. Kenny. The…

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Alderman Tate in the Glebe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 5

A well-attended mooting of the friends and suporters or Alderman W. T. Tate, who is a candidate for the Glebe electorate in the State Parliament, was held in the Record Reign-hall,…

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The Traffic Regulations. What an Alderman Thinks

Evening News · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 3

Alderman Morgan, at the Newtown Council on Tuesday night, drew attention to the great hardships inflicted upon drivers of vehicles owing to the way in which the traffic regulations were…

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Bankstown Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 4

Regular meeting held on Thursday. Present: Mayor Gilliver and the full Council. The Works Committee recommended that an extra maintenance man be put on for a…

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State Politics. Glebe Electorate. Candidature of Alderman W. T. Tate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 8

A meeting of the friends and supporters of Alderman W. T. Tate was held last evening in the Record Reign Hall, Glebe, to take steps to form a committee to secure that gentleman's return to Parliament at…

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A Dutch Colony in York Shire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 4

A writer in the "Temple Magazine" for March thus described his visit to a Yorkshire village inhabited entirely by Dutch people, who work in the peat moss fields, an Industry long known in…

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That Hotel Licence. ([?] of the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) and the Mayor of Marrickville. Discussion in the Council

Evening News · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 6

At the meeting of the Marrickville Council on Monday evening. Alderman Farr moved for Alderman Howarth—"That this council disclaims any connection with the actions of his Worship the…

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Tasmania. Legislative Council Elections. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 7

The elections to the Legislative Council have resulted as follows:- Buckingham Electorate.—Mr. Gant, 46[?]; Mr. Benjamin, 202, Majority for Mr. Gant, 109…

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That Special Municipal Grant

Evening News · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 3

At the Marrickville Council on Monday night Alderman England moved—"That the Premier be invited to receive a deputation at an early date asking that a special grant to municipalities be…

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Municipal Councils. ashfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 10

This council met on Tuesday, April 30. There were present—Alderman J. Mills (in the chair), Alderman Llyod, Robson, Nixon, Upward, Stratford, and the council clerk (Mr. T. Class[?]p). It was decided to support the Newtown…

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Law. Wednesday, May 8. Proceedings Against an Alderman

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 8

An application to oust an alderman was before Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr. Justice Cohen, the applicant being V. K. Theodore Powell…

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The State Elections. Glebe Electorate. Candidature of Alderman W. T. Tate

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 3

A meeting of the friends and supporters of men W. T. Tate was held on Tuesday evening in the Record Reign Hall, Glebe, to take steps to form a committee to secure that…

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