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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

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Prospect and Sherwood Council. Chipping at the Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 7

Regular meeting Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Shepherd), Aldermen Crowe, Reynolds, Pavesi, Miller, Sonnies, Newman, and Meakin…

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Municipal Council

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Mosman Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman P. Leahy) occupying the…

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Balmain Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

Lhe fortnightly meeting of the Balmain Council was held on Tuesday, Present—Ald. M. H. Cohen (Mayor), and Alds. A. G. Crump…

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Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

This Council met on Tuesday. Present: Mayor Smith, Aldermen Webster, Sindel, Thomas, Tindall, Christianson, and Chapman…

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The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 10

Fortnightly meeting on Wednesday. Present: Mayor W. A. Unicomb, and Aldermen W. T. Spurway, W. J. Stephens, J. Stephens, J. Vignes and J. Bogus…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

Regular meeting on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Farrar), and Aldermen Furnival, Lightfoot, Langley, Ritchie, Lambeth, Dyer, and Hunter…

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Larcombe), Aldermen Baty, Lidbury, Woodland, Jolinston, Green,…

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Drummoyne Council

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

The first meeting for business since the elections was held on Tuesday, when there were present—Mayor Gates, Alds. Richards, Hill…

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Mosman Council. Attendance

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 6

At the last regular meeting of the Mosman Municipal Council (Tuesday evening February 28) the following aldermen were present:—P. Leahy (Mayor),…

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Pastoralists' Federal Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 17

The sixteenth convention of the Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia was commenced on Wednesday and continued on Thursday and yesterday at the office of the Pastoralists' Union…

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Hunter's Hill Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 10

The fortnightly meeting was held on Friday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman E. M. Betts), and Aldermen McNeil, Joubert, Windeyer, McBride, Thomson…

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Granville Council. The Valuation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 12

A special meeting of the Council was held on Monday, the Mayor (Alderman Townsend) presiding. Also present: Alderman Kirk, Gill, Wilkins, Lane…

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Pastoralists' Federal Council. Sixteenth Convention

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 8

The sixteenth convention of the Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia commenced its sittings on Wednesday, and continued them on Thursday and Friday at the office of the…

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Weary Woolloomooloo. Wants Its Name Changed. an Unenviable Reputation. The Mayor Favourable

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 8

Citizens from Woolloomooloo waited upon his Lordship the Mayor of Sydney yesterday, with a petition lift, long, and bearing close on 12,009 names, which sought to have the…

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Municipal Matters. The Peakhurst Vacancy

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

The Peakhurst Ward business was again in evidence at the Hurstville Council meeting on Thursday night. It will be remembered that owing to only one…

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Municipal. Liverpool

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 6

THE regular meeting of the above counci[?] was held at the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening, last. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Smith), and Aldermen Webster,…

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The Sunday School. [This page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department.] One Thing and Another

The Methodist · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 12

We have heard a good deal at the Jubilee Conference about the success of the Church, but best of all:—"Unmeasured and unlimited…

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To Oust an Alderman. Application to the Full Court

Evening News · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 4

An application was trade to the Full Court to-day on behalf of Allan M'Auley, of Silver-street, Marrickville, agent, for an order directing Richard Peek, council clerk at…

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To Oust an Alderman. a Peculiar Application. Unsealing Ballot-papers

The Australian Star · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 1

The Full Court this morning had before it an application arising out of the recent eldermanle elections at Bankstown. Mr. Delohery (instructed by Mr. T. E…

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An Irritated Mayor. Invites a Critic to Enlarge His Head. a Manly Breeze

The Australian Star · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 3

Manly has a Mayor in Alderman E. W. Quirk who takes strong exception to being called "a wooden-headed Mayor." He threw out a challenge on Fiday night to the man…

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