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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The Mayor of Redfern (Alderman Panning) states that the remark of Dr. Tidswell that the Redfern Council authorities did not understand the difference between concentrated and diluted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A novel way of getting married was described in the course of a suit for divorce heard by Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson yesterday. Clara Ann Van de Velde (formerly Hall)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Paddington Borough Council last evening had under consideration a letter from the City Council asking the co-oporation of the local borough in the simultaneous crusade against rats on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When the Mayor of Leichhardt was speaking at the meeting of the council last evening one of the public, who were assembled in the body of the hall, interjected. His…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The City Council's letter, asking co-operntion in the simultaneous crusado against rats tomorrow, was road at the Paddington Council's meeting last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association met in the Town Hall, Cootamundra, on the above dates, when the following members were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the meeting of the Leichhardt Council last evening a rather, animated discussion took place with regard to the choosing of a site for a night soil depot The following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The health committee of the City Council met yesterday, all the members being present. The Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) presided. The health officer (Dr. W. G. Armstrong) was in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—The outbreak of the plague seems to have sparred the City Council into an activity that has not characterised its previous administration. I note that tenders have been invited for a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ex-Mayor of Strathfield (Alderman T.F.H. Mackenzie, M.L.A.), at the conclusion of his four years' occupancy of the Mayoral chair, recently submitted to the council a report showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bexley Council met last week at the Bexley Councilchambers to hold their fornightly meeting. There were present:—The Mayor (Alderman J. Harradence), Alderment Read, Richards, Paine, Sanders, Griflin, and Godwin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At Petersham the council has decided to take part in the rat crusade and fumigation of covered drains on Wednesday. Inspector Mansfield has made adequate preparations for a combined effort by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At Monday night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council a lively discussion took place with regard to a minute in reference to the recent conference held with the Annandale Council on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday evening Aldermen Fitzgerald and Perry, of the City Council, addressed three meetings in various parts of the Belmore Ward for the purpose of discussing the crusade against rats, and of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At Monday night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council the Mayor (Alderman J. P. Treadgold) furnished a special minute dealing with the measures that had been taken in connection with the plague…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A deputation, representing the unemployed of Sydney, yesterday waited upon the Major (Alderman Thomas Hughes) to ask for the free use of the Town Hall for one evening to discuss the unemployed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening. Present: Mayor E. P. Pearce and Aldermen E. J. Brown, Jago, Moxham, Long, Toohey,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large deputation of the agents of the Eastern Fish Markets waited upon his Worship the Mayor (Aid. T. Hughes) at the Town Hall yesterday. The gravamen of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two or three matters in connection with the outbreak of plague came before the City Council at their weekly meeting last evening. Alderman Griffin asked what steps had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The health committee of the City Council met yesterday morning. The council had written to the Water and Sewerage Board, asking if it would not be…
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