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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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In view of the possibility of trades unionists entering the political arena, as foreshadowed at a meeting of the Sydney Labor Council on Thursday night, the announcement that a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →There is at present a proposal to draw into closer unity the various trades and labour societies throughout the State, with the Sydney Labour Council as the recognised head body. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Monday last the annual nomination of candidates for the Penrith Municipal Council took place at the Council Chambers. The Mayor (Ald F D Woodriff) acted as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The daily press triumphantly pretends to discover that the "patronage" at the Town Hall is intolerable, and a sign of the decline of the new Reform Party. It will probably…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A meeting was held on Tuesday evening last at the Presbyterian Hall; Oxford-street, Padditiglon, of delegates representing the Paddington Brauch of the Australian Protestant Dofence Association, and "Pioneer"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The chief topic of conversation in municipal circles in the suburbs at the present time is the election campaign which is now in full swing. Tuesday was nomination day, and the date of polling has been fixed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Last Tuesday, February 3rd, at noon, the Mayor of Mosman (Alderman F. R. Strange), read the nominations and declared the election for the seats in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY last was the day of “Public nomination ” under the Municipalities’ Act, and the following persons were nominated :—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE official nomination of candidates for the offices of aldermen and auditors took place at the Town Hall at noon on Tuesday last, in the presence of a fair gathering of ratepayers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Town Hall Party held a successful meeting at Hoxton Park on Thursday last, when the gathering, which comprised about 30 ratepayers, was presided over by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TO-DAY, Saturday, is one of the notable days of the year-the day when the civic gladiators finally try conclusions and their respective claims to the confidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was little interest taken in the proceedings, about a dozen ratepayers attending. The Mayor, Alderman E. P. Pearce, presided, and announced having received the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the election of the Mayor of Brisbane Alderman L. Corrie was elected for another term of office. The election is popular…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of distressed settlers, now open for some weeks, has reached a sum that would barely lift a mortgage from a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—As an old Municipal official I fully concur with your correspondent (Mr. C. W. Oakes) on the impracticability of local Councils seeking to manage such business as fire insurance. Let them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman T. O. Correy (Mayor of Concord), in his animal minute to the council of Concord, was hopeful of the future prospects of the municipality. It had, he said, good roads and a good sewerage system, important…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alderman Jolin Dykes. J.P. (Mayor), has submitted his annual report for the borough of Va[?] cluse. The past year has been one the report states, marking an important epoch in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some months ago an effort was made to organise the laborers employed by the City Council. The movement, however, was not successful, and another attempt is to be made. A mass meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, February 7.—The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted special leave to appeal in the case of Howarth v. Walker. Mr. B. R. Wise, the New South Wales Attorney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Judicial Appeal Committee of the Privy Council has granted leave to appeal in the New South Wales case Howarth v. Walker…
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