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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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At the monthly meeting of the council of the Railway Institution held on December 29 the president (Mr. H. M'Lachlan) occupied the chair There was a full attendance of councillors. Various reports were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A meeting of the Federal Executive Council was held yesterday morning at the Commonwealth offices, Macquarie-street. Captain Stewart, clerk of the Executive Council, arrived from Melbourne with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Works has written to the Randwick Council, in reply to a request that a section of the unemployed should be sent to work on the local Government roads, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A preliminary meetig of the Institute of Municipal Engineering was held in J[?]-chambers yesterday, Mr. Jumes La[?]bert, C. E., being in the chair The objective of the association were explained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The nominations of aldermen and auditors for each municipality in the State (city of Sydney excepted) will take place on the first Tuesday in February, which is usually known as nomination day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It appears that the whole of the rubbish carted out of Newtown should go to the Newtown council's tip in Coward- street, North Botany. It is reckoned that this would be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the business paper for the approaching Labor Conference is a motion "that any man appointed to the Legislative Council by the influence of the Labor party shall leave in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'A' special general meeting of the members of the Royal Agricultural Society is being convened to take into consideration a circular that has been issued by some members,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new ward of the Aahfield municipality promises to furnish the bone of contention for one of the best municipal lights that has taken place within the borough for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Captain S. G. Green, the marine superintendent of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company, who has been on a year's trip to the United Kingdom, returned to Sydney late on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor of Sydney, (Alderman Thos. Hughes) yesterday commenced his second term of office as the chief citizen of Sydney. On his arrival at the Town Hall his Lordship…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Michael Malarzek, the Mayor of a small Hungarian town, Ujhely, set fire to his house, in which were sleeping his wife, his father and mother, and three sisters, as the result of a trifling family…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This council met on December 29, the Mayor (Alderman Wells) presiding Messrs. Taylor Brothers were granted permission to erect a fence round their factory lately destroyed by fire. The Postal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE ordinary meeting of this Council was held on Monday last. Present : The Mayor (Alderman McPherson), and Aldermen English, Judd, Finney,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ordinary meeting of the above council was held on Monday night. Present—Full council except Aid New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special meeting of the above was held on Monday. Present : Mayor Thomas, J.P., and Aldermen Baty, Larcombe, Fathers, Varley, Garthwaite, Javes, and Dundon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Council met on Saturday, the ordinary night of meeting falling on Christmas Day. Present : Mayor Cooke, Aldermen Latham, Allen, Hoy, Telfer, McBurney, Falmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fortnightly meeting of the Marsfield Council was held on Christmas Eve. Present: Aldermen H. Lovell, Whittaker and Adams…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Lord Mayor, (Alderman Thomas Hughes), who entered upon his second year of office as Chief Magistrate of the city on the 1st inst., was the recipient yesterday of numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Thomas Hughes) yesterday morning commenced his second term of office as the chief magistrate of Sydney. At 11 o'clock he was received and officially welcomed at…
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