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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

3,679 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 184

City Council. Quarterly Meeting

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

The 184th meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The Lord Mayor (Alderman Thos. Hughes) presided, and there were also present Aldermen Thompson,…

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Drought Relief. the Lord Mayor's Fund. Meeting of the Executive

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

The Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of drought-stricken inlanders is creeping along, and has now reached nearly £7000…

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Resolution by the Evangelical Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

At a meeting of the executive committee, held yesterday, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:-- "That this meeting of the executive committee…

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Resolution by the Evangelical Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 5

Yesterday, the executive of the Evangelical Council adopted the following resolution.-- "As the executive committee of the Evangelical Council, we thank the Government for…

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Special Meeting of the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Parramatta Council tonight, on the motion of Alderman Toohey, a committee of the whole was appointed to take into consideration the financial position of the borough,…

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City Council. The Quarterly Meeting

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

The one hundred and eighty-fourth quarterly meeting of the municipal council of Sydney was held in the council-chambers, Town Hall, yesterday. The Lord Mayor of Sydney…

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City Council Employees and the Holiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney yesterday a letter was read from the St. Patrick's Day celebration committee asking what arrangements would be made to enable employees…

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COUNCIL v. Power Company. Question of Rating

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 7

The hearing of the District Court appeal, Municipal Council of Sydney v. the Sydney and Suburban Hydraulic Power Company, was continued before the Full Court…

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"Improvers" on Day Labour. Protest by the Sydney Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

Mr. J. Riley, president of the Sydney Labour Council, Mr. R. Boxall, vice-president, and Mr. T. H. Thrower, secretary, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday afternoon for the purpose of…

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Lane Cove. Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 8

The result of the poll for the election of an alderman to the extraordinary vacancy occasioned in the Lane Cove Council by the resignation of Alderman James Kobb, of Central Ward, was the return of…

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Removal of Telephone Posts. Are Municipal Councils Liable?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

The subject of the liability of muncipal councils for the expense of removing telephone posts that form an obstruction in the street was referred to at the meeting of the Woollahra Council last night. Alderman W. Bell drew…

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Municipal Points. a Year's Progress

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 7

The report submitted at last night's meeting of the Woollahra council by the valuers of the borough disclosed a substantial increase in the revenue. The valuers were…

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Municipal Employees. No Work, No Pay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 5

At yesterday's quarterly meeting of the City Council, a letter from the committee of the St. Patrick's Pay celebration was read by the Town Clerk, asking what arrangements had been made…

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 1

Regular meeting held on Tuesday. Present: Mayor Thomas, J.P., and Aldermen Baty, Larcombe, Fathers, Robertson, Gurthwaite, Gilmour and Varley…

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Bankstown Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

Regular meeting held on Thureday. Present: Mayor Bransgrove, and Aldermen Turvey, Miller, Gilliver, Kelly, Eldridge, Gibson…

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City Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 9

The Municipal Council of Sydney met last evening, when there were present the Lord Mayor (Alderman T. Hughes) in the chair, Aldermen Taylor, M'Elhone, Richards, Mackey, Waine, J. Harris, Stephen,…

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The Drought. New South Wales Relief. Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

The fund is controlled by a committee of citizens. The honorary treasurers are Messrs. George Maiden, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary secretaries are Messrs. Thomas Neslatt…

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Council's Finances The Retrenchment of Employees. Special Meeting off the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening, called by the Mayor, on requisition (presented at the last meeting) from members of the reform party in…

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Bible-burning at Fiji. the Evangelical Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 8

At a meeting of the executive of the Evangelical Council, held ou Monday last, the following resolution was adoptcd:—"That this executive congratulates Dr. Langham on the honour conferred…

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Victorian Parliament. Reform Bill Referred Back to the Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Legislative Council to-day passed the Supply Bill and the Railway Repairs Bill, authorising the expenditure of certain trust funds on belated repairs…

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