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Council & local affairs, 1905

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Mosman council

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

A special meeting of the Mosman Borough Council was held on Tuesday night, in [?] of the ordinary meeting which [?]d the previous week…

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Granville Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

Regular meeting held on Wednesday. Present: Mayor C. Townsend, and Aldermen Lane, Bowden, Wilkins, Pegler, Dr. Kerr, Neilson and Symonds…

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The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

This Council met on Thursday. Present : Mayor Cooke, Aldermen Murray, Bennett, Baglee, McBurney and Latham. Correspondence—…

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Redfern Council

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

At Thursday night's meeting of Redfern Council a letter was received from Mr. Gornell stating that the Rev. Canon Boyce hod received a communication from the Sydney…

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The Mosman Council

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 6

The deferred meeting of the Mosman Council was held on Tuesday evening last. All the aldermen were present but Mr. W. H. Smith…

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Public Meeting at Epping. Preference for a Shire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 11

A public meeting, convened by the Epping Progress Association was held in Walker's Hall, Epping, on Tuesday, to consider the new municipal boundaries…

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Methodist Council of Christian Endeavour

The Methodist · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

The Quarterly Meeting of the above was held at the Centenary Hall on Friday last. Reports of visits paid to the Mosman and St. Leonards' Societies were received from Miss Bell, and…

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Local Government. Hornsby Favours a Municipality.—Epping Wants a Shire.—Beecroft Apologetic.—Marsfield Men Furious. The Meeting at Hornsby. Objections to the Commissioners Delimitation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 11

A well attended public meeting was held at the Hornsby School of Arts on Friday night, April 23, to consider the matter of a proposed protest against the inclusion of…

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A Breeze in the Glebe Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 15

At the Glebe Council meeting on Monday night Alderman Dunn wished to rescind a resolution of the council that unless otherwise ordered all committee meetings of the council should be held with…

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The Council on Dancing Saloons. To the Editor

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 7

Sir, —It must be very gratifying to the members of the Citizens League to know their intentions are commended by Alderman Garton,…

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Municipal Mismanagement

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 6

The correspondence which has appeared and is appearing in our columns about the somewhat faulty business at the Balmain Council…

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South Coast Municipal Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 10

KIAMA, Friday.--A conference of delegates of the South Coast councils convened by the Kiama Council was held at the Kiama School…

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Marsfield Municipal Appeal Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 10

This Appeal Court was held in the Ryde Court House on Tuesday before Messrs. T. E. MacNevin S.M. and R. T. Sutton and T. G. Dole, J's.P. Mr. Sydney Small…

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The Sunday School [This page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department.] Wellington Methodist Sunday School

The Methodist · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 4

We are glad to note that the 13th anniversary of the Wellington Sunday School has been attended with conspicuous success. The choir, under Mr.A. J. Hammill, numbered over 150 voices…

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The City Council's Powers

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 May 1905 · page 4

It must have been almost with a feeling of shame that Alderman T. Hughes reminded the City Council the other night that it had no power either…

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Federal Officials and the Income Tax. Privy Council Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Recently Mr. Justice Hodges, in Victoria, granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council, in a case to determine whether Federal officials are liable to income…

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Mayor and Alderman Resign

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 7

An unexpected development took place at the last meeting of the North Botany Council, both the Mayor (Alderman A. W. Sparks) and Alderman Laycock handing in their resignations…

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Town Hall Like Piggery Complaints by Leichhardt Aldermen

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 4

At last night's meeting of Leichhardt Council, Alderman Westbrook moved the adoption of a recommendation of the Town Hall committee to the effect that the hall be not let for smoke…

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Federal-houlder-shire Lines

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 8

Messrs. Houlder Brothers' and Company, Limited, report movements of their steamers as follow:— Hornby Grange passed Fernando Noronha…

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Leichhardt Council

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Leichhardt council (the Mayor, Alderman Amsworth, presiding) the fallowing aldermen were in attendance; Neal, Pearson, Gibbs,…

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