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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

4,012 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 201

Trades and Labor. Sydney Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Sydney Labor Council was held last night, under the chairmanship of Mr. D. Quinn (vice-president). TWO CONFLICTING UNIONS…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, April 17

The Australian Star · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has reserved judgment in the appeal of the Commissioner of Trade of New Zealand versus Bell and Co…

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Picton Council and Thirlmere Home. Picton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 7

A peculiar situation has arisen in connection with the proposal to connect the Victoria Home for Con[?]umptives at Thirlmere with the Picton water supply. Some time ago the Government offered to defray the…

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Sydney Labour Council. Unions at Variance. Condition of Factory Girls

The Australian Star · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

Mr. D. Quinn (vice-president) occupied the chair at the weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council at the Trades Hall last evening…

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Sydney Labour Council. Rival Builders' Unions. the Grading of Labour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council was held at the Trades' Hall last evening. Mr. D. Quinn (vice-president) was in the chair. Messrs. Bull, Thompson, and Riley, representing the United…

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Taxation of Broken-hill Mines. a Compromise with the Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The conference between the Municipal Council and mines' representatives, in connection with the rates upon the mines, agreed this morning to the following…

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Bisley Rifle Team. Reply From the Commonwealth Council. Vague and Unsatisfactory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

The decision of the National Rifle Association concerning the proposal made by the Commonwealth Council that New South Wales should contribute the same amount as Victoria towards…

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City Council. Meeting of the Health Committee. Condition of Public Vehicles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

A meeting of the health committee of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, and was presided over by Alderman S. Smith, M.L.A. There was a full attendance of the committee…

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The Premier and His Colleagues. a Ministerial Celebration. Luncheon at the Executive Council-chamber

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

Members of the Ministry celebrated the first anniversary of the formation of the Administration by lunching together at the Executive Council-chamber yesterday. The chair was occupied by the Hon. F. B…

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Employment of Child Labour. a Royal Commission Asked For. 8000 Children Affected. Action of the Sydney Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 5

The question of the employment of young children in factories and other business places in Sydney was discussed at the meeting of the Sydney Labour Council it the Trades Hall last evening. Mr. Quinn…

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Municipal Prosecutions

Evening News · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star

The activity of the City Council in bringing persons before the court who fail to keep their premises clean resulted in several prosecutions at the Central Summons Court to-day, before Mr…

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Municipalities and Tramways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 5

The Christchurch and Dunedin City Councils have adopted schemes for the municipalisation of the tramways by raising loans of £50,000 and £100,000 respectively…

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Anti-war League and Municipal Councils. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 5

The council has consigned the Anti-War League petition to the waste-paper basket. GUNNEDAH, Thursday. The council has refused to consider the Anti-War…

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Newcastle. Question of Dock Accommodation. Conference of Local Municipalities. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 6

A conference convened by the Hamilton Municipal Council of representatives of municipal councils in the Newcastle district was held to-night, for the purpose of considering the question of the construction…

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Municipal Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The monthly meeting of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held on Wednesday at the Queen Victoria Markets, under the presidency of Mr. John Wheeler. There were also present—Messrs…

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Municipal Councils. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 7

At the last meeting of the local council two aldermen refused to sign the bond to be entered into with the bank. One alderman contended that there would be no necessity to do so if the arrears of rates…

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Municipal Councils. Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 6

This council met on April 15. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman H Mills was voted to the chair. There were also present Aldermen Young, Laws, Swan, Wheeler, Campbell, Crump, Cohen, and Murdoch. Apologies for…

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