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Council & local affairs, 1906

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Shire Councils

Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 5

A list of the times and places appointed for the first meeting of the Temporary Shire Councils appointed on Wednesday has been published. The meetings will all take place about…

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Evangelical Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the Evangelical Council was held at the Centenary Hall on Monday afternoon. There were present the Revs. J…

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The Provisional Shire Councillors. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 3

Sir,--With reference to the appointment, of provisional shire councillors, it is hard to understand on what information the Government acted, With reference to the shires included in any…

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Sisters of St. Joseph in Auckland. Tribute From the Mayor

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 22

His Lordship Bishop Lenihan laid tho foundation stone of the now convent for the Sisters of St. Joseph in Gladstono-street, Auckland, the other…

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Local Government. Temporary Shire Councils. List of Appointments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 4

By a proclamation which appeared in the Government Gazette" yesterday, the appointment of five temporary councillors for each of the 134 shires announced…

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Tramway Extensions. Requests by Paddington Council

Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 3

The Minister for Works this afternoon received a deputation from Paddington Council in reference to the proposed construction of the Belle Vue Hill tramway. Mr. C. W. Oakes,…

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The A.H.C. Guild's Annual Breakfast. A Notable Gathering. Speeches by the Cardinal, Mr. Justice O'connor and the Lord Mayor of Sydney a Word About Home Training

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 12

The general Communion Communion of the members of the metropolitan branches of the Australian Holy Catholic Guild took place at the 8…

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Municipal. Scone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 11

Mr. R. W. Solomons has been elected to fill the vacancy in the local municipal council caused by the resignation of Alderman Dobson…

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Shire Councils

Evening News · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

A list of the times and places appointed for the first meeting of the Temporary Shire Councils appointed on Wednesday has been published. The meetings will all take place about…

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Privy Council Appeal Dismissed

Evening News · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 5

An action was recently brought by Mr. John M'Laughlin against Messrs. Westgarth, Nathan, and Company, solicitors, for alleged assault and battery and false imprisonment in forcibly…

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George -Street North Resumptions. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Australian Star · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 7

A deputation of business men waited upon the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) to -day in connection with the George -street North resumptions…

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Protestant Alliance Grand Council. Harbor Excursion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 7

The grand executive of the Protestant Alliance Society entertained the Country delegates, who have been meeting in the grand council for Some days past, by at harbor excursion yesterday. The whole of the delegates…

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Laundry Employees' Troubles. Support From the Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

The troubles of the Laundry Employees' Union were brought under notice of the Sydney Labor Council last night by Miss S. Anderson. The union, she said, desired financial assistance to…

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Privy Council Appeal. M'laughlin v. Westgarth and Another

The Australian Star · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 5

Messrs. Macnamara and Smith, solicitors, have to -day received a cable from their London agents that the Privy Council has dismissed M'Laughlin's appeal. This was an…

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Sydney Labour Council. Employers and Arbitration. the Laundry Girls' Application

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council, presided over by Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, Miss Selina Anderson brought under notice the matter of the rule nisi for prohibition…

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Local Government. Additions to Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 11

When the State was being divided into shires for local government purposes it was found that certain areas which adjoin municipalities could more conveniently be added to…

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Municipal. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 10

Last night the council imposed a water rate of 3d in the £ on ratepayers in certain streets for the purpose of paying the cost of the upkeep of the watering cart…

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Local Government. Additions to Municipalities and to Shires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

When the State was being divided into shires for local government purposes, it was found that certain areas which adjoin municipalities could more conveniently be added to the…

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An Alderman's Confession

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 3

Ald. Carrington of Leichhardt has just told how he came to secede from the Labour party. For a long, time he had constantly…

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Empire Day. Mayor’s Report to the Borough Council re Above

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

As instructed by my Council I interviewed Mr. Black, Headmaster of the Superior Public School re celebrating Empire Day…

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