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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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Fraternal Festivities R.a.o.b. Grand Independent Council of New South Wales

The Australian Star · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the grand council took place on Tuesday last at Host Garratt's Hotel, Market-street. Knight Walton took the chair, and there was a full…

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Federal-houlder-shire-bucknall Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Birt and Co., Limited, agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follow:— The Cornwall left Melbourne 22nd ult for South Africa and London. The Devon arrived Bristol 27th u[?]…

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At the Council Board. Municipal Matters in General Woollahra

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman W. F. Latimer) presided at last night's meeting of the Woollahra Council. CARELESS SCAVENGING…

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Alderman J. C. MacDougall, J.P., Mayor of Randwick

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 25

one of the foremost municipalities of the metropolis, is a well-known and highly respected business man of Sydney. He has represented West Ward of the borough council for…

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Proposed Increase of Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 12

The attention of the Burwood aldermen was last night drawn, by means of a letter from a ratepayer, to the fact, that the municipality has for many years been entitled to an increase of aldermen from nine…

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Camperdown Finances. Aldermen Strike Special Rates

Evening News · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The Valuers to the Borough of Camperdown (Messrs. F. Jentsch and M. Larkin) have presented their report on the valuations of rateable property within the borough for the current…

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City Council Ahd the Zoo. the Three Years' Lease. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

The council of the Zoological Society of New South Wales, headed by their president, Professor Anderson Stuart, waited upon the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall…

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League Council Meeting

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 710

At a general meeting of the League of New South Wales Wheelmen last week, Mr. Starkey was re-appoined chairman. Mr. H. D. Mclntosh was re-appointed secretary, at the…

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Hectoring a Mayor. Lively- Proceedings at Ashfield. Mayor Stanton Not an Aunt Sally. a Storm in a Teacup

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

Quite an electric atmosphere pervaded the meeting of the Ashfield Council last night. There did not appear from the business-paper to be anything unusual on board, but…

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Zoological Society. Trouble About a Lease. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 6

The City Council, being owners of the ground upon which the Zoo stands, and having evinced a disinclination to give a renewal of lease to the Zoological Society in…

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S.S.W. Athletic League. Meeting of Council

Referee · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 8

The Council of the N.S.W.A.L. met at the secretary's office on Wednesday, March 7, when there were present : Messrs. H. Rose (chair), A. M'Grory. A. E. Patrick,…

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Kalgoorlie Chamber of Mines. Executive Council Annual Report. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 13

The annual report of the executive of the council of the Chamber of Mines was issued to-day. The membership includes 109 companies. The report makes unappreciative…

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At the Council Board. a Go-ahead Borough. Mosman Wants More Money to Keep Up Its Progress

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 3

The question as to whether Mosman should raise another loan was discussed at last night's meeting of the local council. The matter was brought forward by Alderman F…

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Municipal. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 13

Mr. Whitfield, mannger of the Collingwood woolscouring works, was the only nomination for the extraordinary vacancy in South Ward. QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday…

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National Council of Women

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 3

The first executive meeting for the year of the council was held at the rooms of the Women's Club on Tuesday. The ladies present afilliated with the council included Miss…

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Municipal. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 11

As a result of the equity suit entered by the local council in connection with portions of the Glenwood estate, the council has received the sum of £75 8s 3d net; and a search…

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Sydney Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

At the Sydney Labour Councils meeting last night a letter was received from the Shop Assistants' Union, asking that some action be taken to deter the London Emigration…

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City Council Borrowing. Report by the City Treasurer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

The City Council decided recently, on the motiton of Alderman Clarke--(1.) That it "be referred to the finance committee to consider and report as to the advisability of the future…

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Privy Council Appeal. Permanent Trustee Company v Williams. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council yesterday delivered its reserved judgment in the appeal in the New South Wales case, the Permanent Trustee…

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Municipal Assessments. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly grant space for the following few lines on behalf of all property-owners and tenants? The writer is quite satisfied that the municipal and…

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