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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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DUBBO, Sunday. -- On Thursday last 16 men accepted the 3s 4d per day offered by the council, and are put on to the work of taking up and relaying a drain in Cobbora-street. One or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor and the rest of his brethren in council are sticking to the Idea of having the control of the Rocks resumptions area handed over to them. The thrashing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Earl of Rosebery moved in the House of Lords last night a resolution having for its object the improving of the Council of Defence. The resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The question of the control of the Hocks resumption area was discussed by the City Council on Friday. In introducing the matter, the Lord Mayor referred to his recent interview with Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the last meeting of the Rockdale Council a letter was read from the secretary of the recent, conference of aldermen with reference to fire brigades' contributions, forwarding a copy of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large number of applications were received at the Town Hall yesterday by Mr. Nesbitt, one of the hon, secretaries for the Lord Mayor's Drought Fund, asking for assistance. These applications…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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 Nesbitt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The election of an alderman to fill an extraordinary vacancy resulted on Saturday in Mr. W. G. Dodd being elected with 266 votes. Mr. J. H. Catts, the other candidate, received 247…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The polling for the extraordinary vacancy in the municipal council was W. J. Dodd, 266; J. H. Catts, 247…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman Dillon, of Paddington, brought forward a proposal at last night meeting of the local council in favour of the Railway Commissioners being approached with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At last night's meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council the Mayor read a statement showing a debit balance of £2276 12s 11d against general account and £502 3s 3d against baths and market account. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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 Nesbitt…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The regular fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was hold on Monday. Present: Mayor Holler, and Alderman Price, Mobbs, Champion, Collett, Toohey, Brown, Pearce,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the meeting of the Balmain Council last night Alderman Rogers moved--"In view of the fact that the Balmain New Ferry Company, Ltd., have decided to abolish the issue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the North Sydney Council last night, a number of matters were dealt with in connection with the parks of the borough. It was agreed that instead of areas being let outright for the season to cricket, football,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The proposal of the City Council to rebuild the Belmore Markets in front of the central railway station was the subject of a spirited discussion at the last Parramatta Council meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →J. G. Howard. F. Penny. C. Brandis H. W. Potts Dr. John Bay W.A.B. Greves A. T. Noyes F. L. Martin. H. D. Morton G.A. Terry Alex, Hay H. Dawson. H. B. Francis A. Bowmen H. Lord. D. H. Valentine J. H. Sulliven…
Continued on Trove, page 795 →The aldermen of the Paddington Borough Council at a recent meeting discussed somewhat adversely the proposal to [?]rect a children's hospital near the Centennial Park. Alderman T. George then moved the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Owing to the destruction of the council's books and records by fire, the council clerk has been instructed to make a house-to-house canvass to endeavour to get assessment notices, so as to have some data to work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fund is controlled by a committee of citizens. The honorary treasurers are Messrs. George Ma den, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary secretaries are Messrs, Thomas Nesbitt…
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