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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

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The Bush Fires. Lord Mayor's Fund. Meeting of the Executive Committee

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 8

Mr. G. Maiden presided at the Town Hall at a meeting of the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fire Belief Fund, which, now totals £4056…

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Bush Fires Relief. the Lord Mayor's Fund. Meeting of the Executive

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 10

A meeting of the executive committee of the Bush Fire Relief Fund was held at the Town-hall yesterday, Mr. C. Maiden being in the chair. There were also present Mr. F. Garvin…

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Melbourne Trades Hall Council. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 11

At a meeting of the Trades Hall Council to-night Mr. Roberts moved the suspension of the standing orders in order that he might reintroduce his counted-out motion—"That the…

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Richmond Council and the Charity Vote

Watchman · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 8

"I was pleased to see in your issue of the 21th December (writes a Richmond correspondent), of the doings of the Richmond City Council on the Charity Vote. I am sending you a local paper, [?] the…

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The Late Bush Fires. the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund. Dealing with Cases of Distress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 12

At the meeting of the committee of the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund yesterday, several members oppressed a doubt as to whether the [?]mount at present in hand would be…

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Borough of Camperdown. Absorption by the City Council. the Amalgamation Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 12

The question of the absorption of the Borough of Camperdown with the City Council was further considered by the general purposes commitlee of the City Council last…

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Educational Reform---an Advisory Council. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 12

Sir,—The qestion of educational reform seems to have temporarily fallen into the background. Mr. Carruthers is, we are told, to read the three volumes of the…

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

The Methodist · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

We have much pleasure in suggesting the follow­ing as good books for Sunday-school libraries:— Junior.—Probable Sons, by Amy le Feuvre; Little Lord Fauntleroy, by Mrs. Burnett…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 11

Liverpool.—Re[?]ng aldermen: North Ward, W. A. Smith; South Ward, A. Blinman; West Ward, R. Chapman. Ingleburn.—Retiring Aldermen; Piggot (Mayor) and…

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The Tramway to the Spit. Proposed Action by Northern Municipalities

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 11

"During the recent holidays," said the Mayor of Mosman, in a minute submitted to the last meeting of the local council, "great dissatisfaction has been expressed by the public at…

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Municipal

Auburn News and Granville Electorate Gazetteer · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

The aldermanic battle will soon be in full swing. The retiring aldermen in Auburn are : North Ward, C. Dyer ; West Ward, R. M…

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Municipal. Liverpool

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held at the Council Chamber on Monday evening last. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Smith), and Aldermen Webster,…

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Municipal Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 12

Things are not altogether municipally dead in Parramatta. Some pretty good fighters held a meeting this week to discuss the a meeting this week to discuss the situation, and it is stated…

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Bush Fires Belief. Lord Mayor's Fund

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1905 · page 5

This Fund is controlled by a committee under the presidency of the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Allen Taylor). The honorary treasurers…

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International Cricket Board for Australia. Why the Council Became Defunct. Advisable to Have Representative Players on the Board

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1905 · page 4

While the New South Wales v. South Australia cricket match was being played in Sydney a conference between representatives of the New South Wales…

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Parramatta District. Municipal Assessment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 3

At Wednesday's Granville council meeting the applications of Messrs. W. H. Windsor and John Rayner were accepted for the valuing for the current year, on the understanding…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 5

The amount received to date by Mr. Brierley (secretary or behalf of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fire Relief Fund in £1800 1s 8d…

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The Bush Fires Lord Mayor's Fund

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

Up to yesterday morning the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of sufferers by the recent bush fires amounted to £4726 14s 7d…

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Official Reception. By the Lord Mayor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) officially received the delegates, who were introduced to him by the Minister for Works…

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Leichhardt Council

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

The Mayor (Alderman Lonsdale) presided at the meeting of the Loichhurdt Council last night. The other members present were: Aldermen Treadgold, Neal. Fletcher,…

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