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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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At the adjourned meeting of the Waverley Council last night the Mayor moved--"That it be referred to the finance committee to fix an amount (exclusive of contributions) to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A special meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council was held tonight. to consider matters in connection with the outbreak of plague. A letter was read…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The League of North Queensland Wheel-men announce a race carnival for July 8, "under Victorian League of Wheelmen rules." This matter will, no doubt, be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An election took place to-day to fill an extraordinary vacancy in the municipal council. The polling was:—D. Grant, 87 votes; W. Edmonds, 59…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For some time past there has been trouble over the boundary between the municipalities. of Alexandria and Erskineville. Originaly the boundary between the two boroughs was a natural…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gladstone Park Superior Public School—1000 scholars, Mr. J. Walker headmaster—had a large gathering to assist at Its demonstration, including the Mayor (Alderman Cohen), Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mayor (Alderman Matt. J. Cohen) presided over the following councillors at Tuesday night's meeting: -- Alderman Mills. W. Laws, Cox, Bowen, Jessen, Swan,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By abolishing the system of secret committee meetings, Glebe Council has certainly set an example to other similar bodies. There are many, suburban councils where the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the ante-room of the Town Hall over 150 distinguished guests of the Lord Mayor sat down to luncheon. On his right was the State Governor, and on his left the Admiral,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The advocates of a Greater Sydney have lapsed into silence of late, but if they happened to be in search of an argument in support of their case they would find it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Allen. Taylor) invited tho prominent members of the League to lunch at the Town- hall, by way of commemorating the first celebration of Em-…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To commemorate the first celebration of Empire Day in Australia, the Lord Mayor (Alderman Taylor) entertained at luncheon in the Town Hall over 100 ladies and gentlemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—The control of Hyde, Phillip, and Cook Parks has lately been taken from the old trustees, and handed over to the City Council, who should doubtless be the proper trustees of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A meeting of the Executive Council was held in the Guild Hall on Saturday. The Warden-General (Bro. T. Brien) presided. The other members of the Council present…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The East Ham Council has rescinded the resolution passed some weeks ago declining to administer the Education Act…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A month ago it was announced that the East Ham Borough Council threatened to close school for 20,000 children in preference to paying an education rate of 3s in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The celebration of Empire Day made a strong appeal to patroiotic sentiment. A wave of loyalty that started from the cities on the coast swept over the entire State…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Despite the municipal scandals of which so much has been heard lately there w[?] never in the history of our country a period when the local government system was more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For a first attempt at anything of the kind, the people of this State may be said to have struck the right note in yesterday's Empire Day celebrations. They approached tho ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Empire Day. Its celebration, "A bottle of aldermanic soothing syrup." A large tin medal. Those were the chief topics of a social hour or two spent in the Mayor's room…
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