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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

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Municipal Elections. Nominations Close To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 6

To-day is the last date, in connection with the approaching municipal electious, on which nominations can be received for the position of alderman or auditor. All nominations must be in the hands of…

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Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 4

Business before pleasure is a maxim which, though trite, is always worth remembering. Let us trust that it will have a due place in the minds of intending candidates for the…

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Johannesburg Municipality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--The Johannesburg municipality bas been authorised to raise loans…

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Approaching Municipal Elections. Nominations of Aldermen and Auditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 3

The time for receiving nominations for the positions of aldermen and auditors for the ensuing municipal year throughout the State closed at midnight yesterday. The day being a public holiday the various…

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Dublin's Lord Mayor

Evening News · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, January 26, 3.5 p.m.—Mr. Timothy Harrington, M.P. (secretary of the Irish National League), has been elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by 43 to 28 votes…

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Dublin's Lord Mayor. Mr. T. C. Harrington Elected. a Third Term. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 4

The voting for ?he new Lord Mayor of Dublin resulted in the re-election of Mr. T. C. Harrington, M.P., for a third term of office. Despite the fact that the United Irish…

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Municipal Loan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 4

The Ballarat City Council decided on the casting vote of the Mayor, Councillor Shoppee, to float a loan of £20,000…

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The Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 4

Yesterday was the last day for the reception of nominations of candidates for the office of aldermen in the different municipalities outside Sydney. Whether the fact is…

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Municipal Election. Rampant Corruption. Startling Disclosures. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 4

Startling disclosures have been made in connection with a municipal election at Shrewsbury. Charges of corruption having been made…

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Local Option Vote and Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 6

BERRY, Monday.--In reply to the circular from the Department of the Attorney-General and of Justice, stating that it will he necessary to take the local option vote at the time of…

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Precautions in Sydney. Alderman Fitzgerald Interviewed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 7

Alderman J. D. Fitzgerald, chairman of the Sydney city health committee, was yesterday seen by a "Dally Telegraph" reporter, and explained the situation as far as the corporation is…

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An Ex-Mayor's Opinion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 12

The opinion of a man is often useful, especially when the man is well known to bo a master of the subject upon which he speaks; then his statements are more than mere opinions; they…

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Municipal Points. City Council

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 3

The agenda paper at the meeting of the City Council last night was a big one, but the quantity of business transacted was singularly small. There was a full council, and…

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A Neglectful Municipal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 8

MOLONG, Tuesday.--Recently Dr. Millard, assistant Government Medical Officer, visited Molong for the purpose of Inquiring into the outbreak of typhoid. His report has been…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 9

The City Council met at the Town-hall last night, the Lord Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) being in the chair. DISINFECTING CHAMBERS…

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Municipal Revision Courts. Electing of the Parramatta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 1

The Parramatta Borough Revision Court was held on Thursday morning. Mayor Pearce presided ; and also present were Aldermen Price, Mobbs, Allen, Brown, Jage, and…

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Pastoralists' Federal Council

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 204
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

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

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Ermington and Rydalmere Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 1

The meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present: The. Mayor (Alderman Swane), and Aldermen Ryan, Bogus and Unicomb…

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General Cable News. Lord Mayor of Dublin. the Czar 'S Movements

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The Czar and Czarina will visit Rome early in April. LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Mr. T. C. Harrington, M. P. has been re-elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by 43 votes to 28…

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