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Council & local affairs, 1902

4,012 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 201

Municipal Government. February 10

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 4

Lord Milner has created Pretoria a municipality, and has appointed ten councillors…

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Municipal Milk

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

Battersea, ever in the van of municiapallsation, has resolved to commit itself to the duty of purveying municipal milk. It is not intended to go in for dairy farming, but…

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Settling the Transvaal. Municipal Government for Pretoria. Rand Refugees Returning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Lord Milner, the High Commissioner for South Africa, has appointed a municipal council of 10 members for the government of Pretoria…

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Newcastle. City Council. Alderman Cann Elected Mayor. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 10

A special meeting of the City Council was held at the Council-chambers to-night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current year. The chair was occupied by the retiring Mayor, Alderman, W. J. Ellis, and there was…

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Newcastle's Mayor. Alderman Cann Selected. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 5

Alderman W. Cann was last night elected Mayor of Newcastle by 9 votes to 3. His Worship subsequently entertained the aldermen and a large number of other citizens at…

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Waverley Council. Election of Mayor

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

A special meeting of the aldermen of the Borough Council of Waverley was held last evening in the council-chambers. A full council was present, and Alderman W…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council. Election of Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was hold on Thursday. Present : The full Council except Alderman Waugh. Being the first meeting after the election of aldermen for the year,…

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Alderman Cox Re-elected at Dundas

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 2

The special meeting of this Council to have been held on Thursday, for the election of the Mayor, lapsed for want of a quorum. A special meeting was therefore held on Friday, when…

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The New City Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 8

Alderman William Cann was last night elected Mayor of Newcastle for tho current year. There wore two candidates for the office, tho second One being Alderman W. B. Sharp, who occupied…

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Illness at Ex-Mayor Gibbons

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 2

For several weeks Alderman Gibbons, of Auburn, has caused his friends much anxiety owing to a very serious illness. We are pleased to say that, under the care and…

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Mayor of Goulburn. Goulburn

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 6

The election of Mayor took place this morning. Alderman A. C. Barrett and Alderman W. Wilkie were proposed, and the former was elected by 7 votes to 3. The retiring…

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Denison Labour League. Alderman Kelly, M.l.a., Entertained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 6

The Denison Labour League entertained Alderman A. J. Kelly, M.L.A., at a harbour excursion on board the Goverment steam yacht Victoria on Monday night. The steamer having come to an…

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The Municipal Elections. Results of the Polling. Parramatta. Aldermen Toohey and Price Re-Elected.—Large Polls in Both Wards

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

In Parramatta, as our readers know, there were two fights in progress on Saturday—one in Anderson Ward, between Alderman Price and Mr. F. S. Hunt, and one in Forrest Ward,…

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The City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 6

The Sydney City Council met last night. The Mayor (Alderman T. Hughes) presided, and the aldermen present were Aldermen Barlow, Beer, Booth, Fitzgerald, Griflin, Henson, Hughes, Jones,…

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A Threatened Lawsuit. Against a Municipal Council. £2000 Damages Claimed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 5

The members of the Hunter's-hill Council were considerably surprised at their last meeting to receive a communication from a well-known firm of city solicitors asking for £2000 compensation…

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Auburn. Ex-Mayor Dyer and Mr. Pritchard Returned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 4

Throughout Saturday there was much stir in the West Ward. Every effort was put forth by those who were anxious to see Mr. Pritchard in and up to the close of the poll it was an…

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The City Council Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 12

Last evening a meeting of the employees of the City Council was held in the basement of the Town Hall for the purpose of making preparations for their annual picnic, which is to be held at Clifton…

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City Council. Proposal for City Baths

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 9

The City Council met last night, the Mayor (Alderman T. Hughes) being in the chair. The following recommendation of the health committee was adopted:--"That the proposal to…

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City Council. Plague Reports. "Not One Practical Suggestion."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

'A' meeting of the City Council was held in the Town Hall last night, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes), Aldermen Barlow, Beer, Booth,…

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City Council Discussion. Medical OFFICER's Report. Use of Rat Poison Recommended

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 8

The cases of plague formed the subject matter of a discussion in the City Council last night. There was a supplementary report by Dr. W. G. Armstrong, health officer of the council, as…

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