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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The ordinary meeting was held on Tuesday. Present : Mayor Thomas; and Aldermen Baty, Larcombe, Dundon, Javes, Garthwaite, Varley, and Gilmour…

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The Waterloo Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 10

At the meeting of the Waterloo Council, on Thursday evening, the inspector of nuisances reported that rats were on the increase in the borough. The distribution of poison had not…

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Balmain Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 6

The opening meeting of the new council was held on Tuesday night. Present— Aldocmen H. Cox (Mayor), Campbell, Wheeler, Swan, Cohen,…

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City Council Meeting

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 7

The City Council met last evening in committee of general purposes, the Mayor (Alderman T. Huges) presiding. Alderman Meagher moved--"That this committee do not…

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Marsfield. Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Marsfield Council was held on Wednesday. Present : The Mayor (Alderman E. Gallagher), and Aldermen Lovell, Whittaker, Johnson and…

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Hunter's Hill. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday. Present :—The Mayor (Alderman J. M. Rooke), and Aldermen McNeil, Joubert, MoBride, Aspinall, Thomson and…

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The City Council's Health Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 10

OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO CO-OPERATE. The City Council Health Committee held its meeting yesterday, under the chairmanship of Alderman Sam Smith…

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Ermington and Rydalmere. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 8

The Council met on Wednesday. Present: Mayor Swane, and Aldermen Uuicomb, Ryan, Hughes, Randall ami Adamson. The foreman reported that during the past…

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Cartage of City Garbage Through Redfern. Deputation to the Mayor of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 12

Yesterday a deputation from the municipal council of Redfern, consisting of the Mayor (Alderman Funning), Aldermen Stanley. Parkes, Vernon, Jackson, Gorton, Dearin, and the council clerk (Mr…

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The City Council. Meeting of the Health Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 12

A meeting of the health committee of the City Council was held yesterday morning. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) presiding, Aldermen S. Smith, M.L.A., Fitzgerald,…

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Watson's Bay Jetty. the Council and the Harbor Trust

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 11

The Vaucluse Borough Council met the Harbor Trust in deputation on Thursday in connection with the trouble over the lease of the jetty. The Ferry Company was also…

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City Council Meeting. Premises to Be Condemned. the Chinese Quarters

Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 6

The Health Committee continued its sitting after our first edition went to press yesterday. The Mayor having vacated the chair. Alderman Smith (vice-chairman) presided for the remainder…

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The City Council. General Purposes Committee. Doom of the Old Rubbish Carts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 5

A meeting of the general purposes committee of the City Council was held last evening. The Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) presided, and there were also present Aldermen S. Smith, A. Kelly, R…

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The March of Municipalism. Municipal Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 28

The elections under the Municipalities Act (that is outside of the city of Sydney area) have just taken place, and the various Mayors are installed m their places for the ensuing year,…

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Municipal Councils. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 14

At the first ordinary meeting of the new council last night Alderman Bowering moved,—"That with a view to the honourable and amicable settlement of the mines assessment cases this council invites those…

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Kogarah Municipality. Progress During 1901

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Kogarah Council Alderman Hunter M'Pherson, J.P., who was re-elected to the position of Mayor for the ensuing year, in thanking the aldermen for the honour conferred upon him,…

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Municipality of Rockdale. Mayoral Minute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Rockdale Council the Mayor (Alderman J. F. Hegerty) presented a minute under his hand reviewing the work of the council during his Mayoralty prior to his handing over the…

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Leichhardt Municipal Committees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 4

At Monday night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council, the annual election of municipal committees took place, and resulted as follows:—Works and Sanitary committee, the Mayor (Alderman…

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Municipal Appointments. Singleton

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 7

At a meeting of the Borough Council last night Alderman M'Fadden was appointed treasurer; C. Poppenhagen, council clerk; and H. Crampton, maintenance overseer and…

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Municipal Loans. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 6

Sir,--I have to-day received a circular from Alderman W. Rigg, of Newtown, wherein he states-- "That during his term of Mayor he…

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