The New Mayor
YESTERDAY, Sir James Graham attended the Hall for the last time In his just-ended as Mayor of Sydney, and to-day the Mayor-Elect—Alderman Thomas Hughes—begins,…
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Council & local affairs, 1902
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The Official Declaration. A Protest by the New Alderman
At 12 noon on Monday, the Mayor made the official declaration. There were also present: Alderman Jago, Mr. R. Flynn sponsor), and a representative of THE ARGUS. The…
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The meeting was held on Friday. Present : the Mayor (Alderman Redshaw) and Aldermen Benson, Worthington, Hibble, Tucker and Cox…
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The Mayor of Prospect and Sherwood (Mr. H. Tucker Jones) entertained the aldermen and officers of the Council and a few friends in the Council Chamber on Friday evening…
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Ordinary meeting held on Friday. Present: Mayor H. T. Jones, and Aldermen Fullager, Cooper, Stieme, Waugh, Miller, Meakin, Champion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water and Sewerage Board. Views of the Retiring Mayor
In speaking yesterday on the subject of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, the retiring Mayor (Alderman Sir James Graham) expressed the view that the board was wrongly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An Example to Municipalities. a Spirited Borough
The council and residents generally of the Borough of Lithgow have just recently given an example of energy and self-reliance, as well as of public spirit, that might well be taken to heart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burwood Municipal Matters
Some time ago the corporation labourers employed by the Burwood Council asked the council to increase their wages on account of the increased cost of living since the introduction of the federal tariff. They…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ashfield Municipal Elections
The various wards of the Ashfield municipality are likely to be keenly contested this year, there being several candidates announced in opposition to retiring aldermen. Mr. George Brown is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Municipal Year
Yesterday closed the old municipal year, and when the Town-hall is again opened on Thursday the Mayor for the ensuing year and the now town clerk will have taken up their duties…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Municipal Election. The Speeches on the Eve of Polling Day
On Friday evening Messrs. W. F. Jago and J. W. Hill, the two candidates for the seat rendered vacant by the death of Alderman Thorpe, of Forrest Ward, addressed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Municipal Matters. New Year Changes. New Mayor, Town Clerk, and Surveyor
To-day is a memorable one in the annals of the City Council. Not only does a new Mayor assume office, in accordance with the ordinary course of procedure, but a new Town Clerk and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Councils. Annandale
This council met on December 30. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor), in the chair, and Aldermen Cohen, Ferris, Wells, Woods, Broad, Bull, Ridge, and Robertson. Applications by ratepayers for kerbing and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Elections. Retiring Aldermen and Auditors
Now that Federal and State politics have quietened down somewhat, a noticeable interest is manifested in the annual municipal elections, which are within measurable distance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Approaching Municipal Elections. List of Retiring Suburban Aldermen
The election of aldermen and auditors in each municipality throughout the State (city of Sydney excepted[?] will take place on Tuesday, February 4. Already there are evidences of opposition being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Mayor
Mr. Alderman Hughe[?] entered on the [?]ties of the Mayoralty yesterday, and it is not necessary to say that he did so with the good wishes of the citizens. As our youngest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Council. Kiama
At a meeting of the Kiama Borough Council to-day a letter was read from the Department of Lands acknowledging the receipt of this council's letter offering to pay the cost of survey in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Mayor. Work, Not Talk
After about two hours' hard work receiving callers yesterday, there came a brief lull, in which the new Mayor was able to exchange a word or two with an "Evening News" representative. "I…
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At Thursday's meeting of the Darlington council, on the motion of Alderman W. Crispin, a resolution was carried that a list of all defaulting ratepayers' be laid on the table,…
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