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Council & local affairs, 1902

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Parramatta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Mobbs, Champion, Price, Saunders, Allen, Moxham, Long, Toohey, Jago…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

Ordinary meeting held on Monday. Present: Mayor Thos. Taylor ; and Aldermen Furnival, Franklin, Stevenson, Lambeth, Ritchie. The Mayor apologised for the absence of Aldermen…

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

The ordinary meeting was held on Tuesday. Present: Mayor Thomas, J.P., and Aldermen Garthwaite, Waite, Javes, Fathers, Dundas, Livrcombe, Baty and Varley…

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Leichhardt Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 6

The ordinary meeting was held on Monday night. Present: Aldermen Tr[?]adgold (Mayor), Hearn, Ainsworth, Cropley, Fletcher, Colebrook,…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 10

The fortnightly meeting of the Hunter's Hill Council was held on Friday evening, when there were present Aldermen Joubert, McNeil, McBride, Thomson and Aspinall. Alderman…

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Rookwood. Mayor Thomas has a Little Shot

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 11

The Returning-officer (Alderman H.J.Larcombe) read the following nominations:— NORTH WARD. Jonas WARD. Jonas Baly, builder, nominated by William…

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Balmain Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 6

The ordinary meeting was hold on Tuesday night. Present—Aldermen Milne (Mayor), Campbell, Swan, Wheeler, Bowen, Cox. Cramp, [?]…

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Ermington [?] Rydalmere. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 10

The regular mooting of this Council was held on Wednesday. Present: Mayor Swane, and Aldermen Unicomb, Randall, Hughes, and Adamson…

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St. Brigid's Bazaar, Marrickville. Opened by the Mayor of Sydney

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 12

Saturday week witnessed the opening of the grand Federal bazaar at St. Brigid's School Hall, Despontes-street. The Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Thomas Hughes, who…

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Stock Board's Council of Advice

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 19

The quarterly meeting of the Stock Board's Council of Advice was held on January 29, those present being Messrs. W. Alison (chairman), P. Oakden, F. W. Bacon, J. Fulton, J. B. Brodie, M…

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The Wisdom of the Parramatta Council. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 5

Sir,—In your issue of even date under " Chips " I notice the following par.:— " The wisdom of the Parramatta Council: The Mayor had arranged for the valuing to cost…

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The Council, the Progress Association and the Member. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 5

Sir,—The Mayor at a recent meeting of the Council is reported in your issue of Saturday last to have said, and he was supported by Alderman Toohey, that the…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day. PENRITH

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

About 40 or 50 ratepayers assembled at the Penrith Council Chambers on Tuesday to witness the nomination proceedings in connection with the annual municipal elections. The Returning Officer…

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The March of Municipalism. Infant Death-rate

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 32

For every thousand children born in a given year in a healthy district about 100 die under the age of twelve months, but in the Urban "Sanitary" district of Oldbury (the…

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Municipal Elections

Watchman · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 4

WITHINA week the complete choice will be made of those who shall direct the affairs of the different municipalities for the next twelve mouths, and we would like to utter a word of…

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The Municipal Elections

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 4

Very little interest has been taken in the elections this year, and the meetings held by the various candi-dates for the S[?]uth-cast and…

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Municipal Elections. Who Has the Right to Vote?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 10

Although the Municipalities Act does not fix any pirticular day on which the poll for the election of aldermen and auditors shall take place, to-day has been chosen by the majority of the returning officers…

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Municipal Elections. Quiet and Dull. Scenes at the Polling

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 7

Following the nominations for seats in the various suburban councils opposing candidates have been busy working up their forces for the poll, but save on the part of persons…

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Municipal Baths for Willoughby

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 11

Following the example of North Sydney, it is proposed to establish municipal baths in the adjoining borough of Willoughby, and a subcommittee of the council has been making…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day at Liverpool

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 3

AT the Town Hall at noon on Tuesday last, the Mayor (Alderman Chapman) presiding, the following candidates were duly nominated for the offices of aldermen and auditors:—As…

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