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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

4,012 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 201

Stock Board's Council of Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 3

The 20th quarterly meeting of the Council of Advice was held in the Land Board Room of the Lands Department, when theeo were present: Messrs. W. Allison, C. S. Hebden, P. Oakden,…

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Stock Boards Council of Advice

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 11

The twentieth quarterly meeting of the Council of Advice was held on Wednesday last in the Land Board Room of the Lands Department, when there were present Messrs. W…

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Trades Meetings. Sydney Labour Council

The Australian Star · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 3

At the ordinary weekly meeting last night, the president (Mr. A. Cameron) in the chair, there was a good attendance. The distrust of the labour element towards…

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Reception at the Town-hall. the Mayor and Mayoress at Home

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 3

The Town-hall presented a brilliant appearance yesterday afternoon, when the Mayor and Mayoress of Sydney (Alderman and Mrs. T. Hughes) held their first official reception. The…

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Trades and Labour. Sydney Labour Council. the Tea Duty Discussed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 10

Mr. A. Cameron presided over a large meeting of the Sydney Labour Council at the Trades' Hall last evening. The secretary (Mr. Thrower) read correspondence from the labour organisations in Western…

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Sydney Labor Council. Work on Garden-island. Protest by the Ironworkers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 7

The Sydney Labor Council met at the Trades-hall last night, a large number of delegates being present. Mr. Allen Cameron occupied the chair…

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Manly Municipal Progress

The Australian Star · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

A report recently issued by the Mayor of Manly, Alderman Quirk, M.L.A., is a gratifying record of the progress made by the borough during the past 12 months…

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Mayor or Autocrat

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 4

THERE were three simple little questions on the business paper at the Balmain Council on Tuesday night in the name of Ald Young. To the…

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No Pro-Boers Here! Patriotic Aldermen

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 4

At the Prospect and Sherwood Council on Thursday, the Anti-War League petition for signature (bearing Mr. Holman, M.L.A.'s name) was received…

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P[?] Municipal Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 8

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald F D Woodriff), Aldermen Tennant, Hargrave,…

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 11

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

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Granville Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: Mayor W. Kay, and Aldermen Lane, Gill, McAdam, Mabony, Townsend, Osborne, Hewatt and Wilkins…

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Drummoyne Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 6

A special meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, when there were present — Aldermen Ghest (Mayor), Rodd, Palmer, Pattinson,…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the council was held, on Tuesday. Present, the Mayor (Alderman Taylor) and Aldermen Gibbons, Salisbury, Pritchard, Furnival, Dyer, Small and…

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Parramatta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 5

The Council met on Tuesday evening. Present : The Mayor (Alderman Pearce) in the chair, and Aldermen Noller, Brown, Jago, Long, Allen, Champion and Price…

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Sydney Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 9

A meeting of the organising committee of the Sydney Labour Council was held at the Trades' Hall on Wednesday evening. The business was principally to consider the work of organising in…

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Marsfield. Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 11

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

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Balmain Borough Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 6

The usual meeting Was held on Tuesday night. Present:—The Mayor (Ald. H. Cox), Ald. Swan, Wheeler, Cohen, Bowen, Crump,…

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Ermington & Rydalmere. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present were the Mayor (Alderman Swane), and Aldermen Adamson, Randall, Hughes, Ryac, and Unicomb…

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Our Public Schools. Departmental Neglect. Discussion in Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 5

A couple of weeks ago Ald. Swan called attention in the local council to the necessity for a shelter shed at the infants' department of the…

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