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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

3,679 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 184

Rating Mains and Pipes. Actions by the Sydney Municipal Council. the Judgments Discussed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

Considerable importance is attached to the judgments given in the cases of the Municipal Council of Sydney v. the Australian Gaslight Company and the Sydney and Saburban Hydraulic Power…

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The Lord Mayor's Opinion. Actions Due to the Reform Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

When seen by a "Herald" reporter and questioned upon the judgments refeired to, the Lord Mayor. (Alderman Thumus Hughes) said he was well pleased with the result of the two cases. It shewed…

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Drought Relief. State of the Country. Influx of Visitors to the City. the Loud Mayor's Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 4

The total of the general fund is now 3215,215 18s 5d, a few smalt amounts having been received during Saturday. If subscriptions show any signs of falling off, such is not the case with the…

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Imperial Politics. the General Election. to Take Place in the Autumn. Rumored Government Proposals. Include an Irish Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Dublin correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" learns on the authority of a member of the Government that the British general…

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Municipal

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 3

In November last Mr. F. E. Winchcombe, M.L.A., on behalf of the Askfield Council, made application to the Department of Lands for a conv of a plan showing the foreshore and reser…

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Municipal Councils. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 8

At the fortnightly meeting of the council on Thursday night the Mayer recommended that with a view of assisting in the erection of a Mechanics' Institute in the Burke Ward the Government should…

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The Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

Subscriptions to the Lord Mayor's Fund haw now reached between £19,000 and £20,000…

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The Drought. Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 5

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

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Drought Relief. The Lord Mayor's Fund

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 6

Amount previously acknowledged, £19,107 2s 3d; officers and employees of the Public- Works Department, fifth instalment, making in all £250, £350; per Rev. Chas. Sydney…

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London County Council Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The £5,000,000 3 per cent, loan issued by the London County Council at £95 10s has been covered twice over…

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London County Council Loan. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 5

The 3 per cent, loan of £5,000,000, issued by the London Cnmity Council at 95½, has been covered twice over…

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Municipal Points. Manly Water Rate

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 3

The above council held their fortnightly meeting last night. Alderman Passau presided in the absence of the Mayor,' Mr. E. W. Quirk. After disposing of the ordinary…

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An Ex-Mayor's Opinion

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 3
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

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

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The Drought. Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 8

ThE fund iS controlled by a committee of citizens, 'the honorary treasurers are Messrs. George Muden, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary secretaries are Messrs. Thomas Nesbitt…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

A meeting of the City Council was held last evening, the Lord Mayor (Alderman T. Hughes) presiding. RATES ON COMMONWEALTH PROPERTIES. The following interesting communication,…

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Bankstown. Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 3

Ordinary meeting held on Thursday. Present: Mayor Bransgrove, and Aldermen Turvey, Miller, J.P., Kelly, Seymer, Gibson and Gilliver…

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The Lord Mayor's Fund. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 8

Sir,—Kindly grant me space in your columns to protest against the action of the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Drought Relief Fund in granting an instalment for distribution in this town and…

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City Council. Bates on Federal Properties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

A meeting of the City Council was held last night, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes), the following aldermen also being present:- Aldermen Beer, Barlow Fitzgerald. Griffin. Harris,…

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The Union. Council Meeting. And Other Items

Referee · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 6

Most of the Union clubs will ba occupied by touring during Eastertide. The Balmain Club will go to the Oaks, via Lawson; the Redfern Club will visit the Wombeyan…

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