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Council & local affairs, 1904

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Trades and Labour Council. Last Night's Meeting

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 8

A variety of matters was discussed by the Sydney Labour Council at its meeting last night in the Trades Hall, Goulburn-street, city. The attendance of delegates was fairly large,…

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Municipal Matters. Alexandria Election

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 8

The retiring aldermen from Alexandria Council are Messrs. Loveridge .(Beaconsfield Ward), M'Cauley (East), Setchell (West), and Mancer. Aldermen Loveridge and M'Cauley have every…

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Municipal. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 6

The Municipal Council has decided to appoint a special auditor to investigate an alleged discrepancy of £300 in the total of the arrears of rates reported some time ago…

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Municipal Reform

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 4

Sir John See's generalities at the Randwick Town Hall on Wednesday on the question of extending municipal government would not call for comment did they…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

MOSMAN.—The retiring aldermen are the Mayor (Alderman W. H. Smith), Hugh Rose, P. Leaby, and H. W. Horning. The lastnamed gentleman will not seek reelection, and the only candidate so far mentioned as likely…

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"A Satisfactory Municipal Year." Waverley Borough Progress

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

The Mayor of Waverley (Alderman W. J. Blunt) has submitted a report to the local council in which he states that before the municipal year closed he hoped they would have…

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Municipal Control of Dancing Saloons

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 7

The Redfern Council last night granted a license to a dancing saloon in Abererombie-street, Chippendale, the Mayor pointing out that dancing would be carried on whether the license…

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A Syllogism. MAYOR

People · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

The "purchasing power" of humanity constitutes the world's "market" under Capitalism. MINER…

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The Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 9

The State Premier, Sir John See, accompanied by Mr. J. M. Gibson, yesterday morning returned tho official call of the Lord Mayor (Alderman S. E. Lees)…

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Annandale Council. Annadale Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

The ordinary meeting took place on Monday evening Present.—Ald. Wells (Mayor), Abrams, Smith, Cohen, Robertson, Broad, Ridge…

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Council Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

This Council met on Wednesday. Present : Mayor Stimson and Aldermen Bell, Davison, Critchley, Downey, Anthony and Painc. Alderman…

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Granville Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

Ordinary meeting held on Wednesday. Present: Mayor G. H. Lane, and the full Council. The Finance Committee recommended…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 6

The fortnightly mooting was held on Friday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman: E. M. Botts, J.P.), and Aldermen [?] Tucker, Goodwin, Sutton, Anderson…

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Mosman Council

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

There was only one alderman absent from last Tuesday’s meeting of the Mosman Municipal Council. Alderman H. Rose presented q petition…

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Men We Know The Mayor of HURSTVILLE

The St George Call · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 1

HENRY PARKES POULTON, the subject of our sketch, was born at Brougham-street, Darlinghurst, on the 28th April, 1869, and is therefore thirty-four years of age…

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Balmain Borough Council. Special Meeting

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

A special meeting of the Balmain Council was held on Tuesday to consider the question of lighting the Borough by electricity…

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Cricket. City Council v. W. AND S. BOARD

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

A team representing the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage defeated an eleven of the City Council on the Rushcutters Bay Oval yesterday by eight…

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Balmoral Ward. Mr. L[?]ahy’s Meeting in the Old Council Chambers

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

Alderman Leahy held a meeting on Wednesday evening in the old Council Chambers. The chair was occupied by Captain Br[?]ch, who introduced the…

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Municipal a Last Service

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 38

Not the least of the Late Lord Mayor's (Mr. Thomas Hughes) services to the city was rendered at the eleventh hour in connection with an impudent attempt of the…

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