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Council & local affairs, 1903

3,679 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 184

Municipal Elections. Woollahra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 8

Mr. D. Campbell announces his candidature for Edgecliff Ward, in the borough of Woollahra. He will give an address at St. Stephen's School Hall to-night…

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Municipal Councils. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 5

The municipal election takes places on February 7. The retiring aldermen are Messrs. Shannon, Faulkner, and Mullane Six candidates are already announced…

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Music for the Masses. a Municipal Band

The Australian Star · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

The subject of music for the masses is in the air. At the weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council held at the Trades Hall last evening a suggestion was received from…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 8

With the exception of the city of Sydney, the nominations of aldermen and auditors for each municipality in the State, to fill the vacancies caused by eff[?]uxion of time, will take place on…

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Alderman J. H. Trevarthen

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

THE above gentleman, and who is seeking re-election for Rockdale Ward, will address the ratepayers in the Town Hall, Rockdale, to-night…

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Penrith Municipal Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday night, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald F D Woodriff), Aldermen Randall, Dunkley, F H…

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Hurstville Council

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of this Council was held on Thursday last. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Poulron), and Aldermen Slater, Hawk, Hunt,…

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Metropolitan Fire Brigade. the Increased Contributions. Conference of Suburban Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

The proposed increase in the contribution under the Fire Brigades Act, 1902, was discussed by a meeting of delegates from suburban municipalities, at the rooms of the Municipal…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

The ordinary fortnightly meeting was held on Friday night, when there were present Aldermen Joubert, Aspinall, Metcaife, Thomson, Whatmore, McNeil and McBride…

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Castlereagh Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 8

The above held an ordinary meeting on Tuesday evening last, there being present: Mayor J W Devlin, Aldermen I Smith and J Field…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

The ordinary mooting was held on Monday. Present : Mayor Thos. Taylor, J.P., and Aldermen Gibbons, Farrar, Salisbury, Lambeth, Dyer, Furnival and Pritchard. The Mayor…

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

Ordinary meeting of Council held on Tuesday. Present: Mayor E. Thomas, .J.P., and Aldermen Baty, Larcombe, Fathers, Dundon and Garthwaite…

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St. Marys Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held on Monday night, when all the aldermen, with the Council Clerk, were in attendance…

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Marsfield. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 11

The fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: the Mayor (Alderman E. J. Gallagher) and Alderman Lovell, Whittaker, Adams and Johnson…

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Paramatta COuncil. A Long and " Windy " Meeting. More Municipal Tangles

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening. Present : The Mayor (Alderman E. P. Pearce), and Aldermen Roller. Brown, Long,…

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Current Questions. The City Council and the Public

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

SUGGESTIONS were last week made to the City Council that amongst other things it should undertake the control and management of the park and reserve…

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Pastoralists Federal Council. the Fourteenth Convention. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

The fourteenth convention of the Pastoralists Federal Council of Australia commenced its sittings on Thursday morning and continued them to-day. The following were representatives who attended the…

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Relief to Distressed Settlers. Meeting in the Town Hall. Initiation of a Lord Mayor's Fund. an Auspicious Start

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 9

A public meeting was held in the vestibule of the Sydney Town Hall last evening for the purpose of taking steps to establish a fund for the relief of sufferers by the prolonged drought in…

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Victorian Parliament. Limits of the Dividend Tax. a Plain Hint to the Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Shiels said that the Government had never had the slightest intention to include mining companies in the proposal to…

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Drought-stricken Settlers. Meeting at the Town-hall. Formation of a Fund. Speeches by the Lord Mayor and the Primate. Appeal for Practical Sympathy

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

A meeting was held in the vestibule of the Town-ball last night to consider means for the relief of settlers in the country suffering from the effects of the drought. There were about…

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