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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

4,012 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 201

[?] Municipal

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 3

On the 22nd ultimo the Leichbardt Council wrote to the Water and Sewerage Board complaining of the inconvenience caused to passers by on account of the large quantities of rust-dust emanating…

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Advertisement Hoardings and Municipal Control

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 4

The question of advertisement hoardings is having the attention of the standing municipal committee for the northern suburbs, which has written to the Colonial Secretary urging that…

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A Mayor's Revelations

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 5

The Mayor of Woollahra, Alderman Latimer, M. L. A., rather surprised his brother aldermen with some revelations he made at last night's meeting of the local council…

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Newcastle Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 6

The Newcastle Council had a long list of business to dispose of at last night's meeting, much of it arising out of the special efforts which are being made to prevent bubonic plague from…

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The City Council Health Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 6

The Mayor, Alderman Hughes, presided at yesterday's meeting of the Health Committee of the City Council. Owing to the meeting of the Council following, the proceedings were short, being…

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Reference in the Woollahra Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 5

The aldermen of the Woollahra Council last evening discussed the plague. The Mayor (Alderman W. F. Latimer, M.L.A.), who presided, reported that three men were engaged in a house to house…

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The Plague and the City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 4

For three days there have been no new cases of plagu[?] reported, and though it is still too soon to draw de[?]inite conclusions frome the fact it is nevertheless reassuring. It…

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The City Council. the Quarterly Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 3

The one hundred and eightieth quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held at noon yesterday, the Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) presiding…

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The Future of Sydney. New Municipal Brooms. What the Council Proposes. Enlarged Powers Wanted. a Mayoral Announcement. the Premier's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 7

The Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Thomas Hughes) entertained a large number of prominent people at his quarterly lunch in the Town-hall yesterday, and he made it the medium for…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Meeting of the Council

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 3

A meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society was held on Friday afternoon. Mr. H. D. Morton, manager of…

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The City Council. Quarterly Meeting. Fire Brigades Board Vacancy

Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 6

The 180th quarterly meeting of the City Council was held yesterday. The Mayor (Alderman T. Hughes) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen A. Kelly, M.L.A., J. D. Lieut-Col. E. T. Wallack, C.B. (OF TASMANIA), Officer Commanding Third Battalion Commonwealth. Contingent…

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The City Council. Meeting of the Health Committee Disinfecting the City. New Areas for Cleansing. Effect of the Rat Crusade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 5

A meeting of the health committee of the City Council was held yesterday morning, the Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) presiding. The town clerk read the following progress…

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Municipal Councils. Blayney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 6

Thomas Holmsley has been nominated by his Excellency the Governor for the municipal vacancy caused through only two candidates accepting election out of three nominated…

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Municipality at Dulwich Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 7

A meeting of residents of Dulwich Hill and th[?] surrounding district was held at the Athenæum Hall, Dulwich Hill, on Friday night, under the presidency of Mr. T. Sayburn. There were present Messrs. F…

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Charges of Illegal Betting. Conviction Under a Municipal Bylaw

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 7

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Frederick Davis, inspector of nuisances for the Borough of Canterbury, proceeded against Charles Brian on a charge of having used a…

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The Municipal Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 4

The Mayor of Sydney is an enthusiast on the subject municipal, government; when he gets astride his hobby he makes the pace fairly warm. Yesterday he invited a large number…

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Aldermen Will Not Play Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 4

North Sydney Borough Council recently challenged the Woollahra aldermen to a game of cricket on the North Sydney Oval. When the letter was read at the Woollahra Council…

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City Council. Removal of Garbage at Night. Important Minute by the Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the City Council was held last evening, when the following members were present:—Aldermen T. Hughes (Mayor), Barlow, Beer, Booth, Fitzgerald, Griffin, Henson, Jones Kelly,…

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The Election of Mayor

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

The question of the election of Mayor by the ratepayers instead of by aldermen was discussed it to-night's meeting of the City Council. The matter was introduced by Alderman J. C. Reid, who…

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Re-Election of Mayor Cox

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

A special meeting of the Dundas Council was held on Saturday afternoon, to consider the resignation of Alderman Cox as Mayor. The resignation was considered necessary to…

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