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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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Legislative Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 7

In the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon the President announced the death of the late Mr. W. R. Campbell, M.L.C., the news being received by the members standing…

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Answers to Questions. Shire Councillors

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 4

In reply to Mr. M'Farlane, the MINISTER for WORKS said that no date had yet been fixed for holding the election of shire councillors, but so soon as it had been determined upon it would…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 4

In the Council, Mr. EDWARD ADAM GARLAND was sworn in as Usher of the Black Rod. On the motion of Air. BRUNKER, Mr. W. J…

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At the Council Board. Mosman

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 3

The Mosman Council, at its last meeting on Tuesday night, adopted a recommendation by the general purposes committee recommending that the member for the district, be…

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A.H.C. GUILD. Sydney District Council

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 24

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney District Council of the A.H.C. Guild was held in the Guild Hall on Friday last. The District—Warden…

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New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, July 11. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 5

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m., and announced the death ot the Hon. W. R. Campbell, formerly a member of the House, USHER OF THE BLACK ROD…

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Slattery, the Apostate Priest. Why He Left Memphis, D.S.A. Met by the Mayor. What He Saw in the Cemetery

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 6

Some time ago the apostate priest Slattey, whose visit to Sydney will be remembered, was engaged to lecture in the southern cities of the United States…

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Municipal. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 11

At the council meeting it was resolved, on the report of the inspector of nuisances, to order the demolition of a number of old houses, considered to be unfit for habitation…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 9

ARMIDALE.—The Government having intimated [?] as thhe limit for the secretary's salary, Mr. Stacey has agreed to accept the position at that figure. BLACKTOWNN.—The council met on Wednesday…

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Sydney Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labor Council the following officers were elected:-- President, Mr. E. J. Kavanagh (re-elected); vice-president, Mr. F. Bryant (re-elected);…

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Sydney Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council, presided over by Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, the balance-sheet for the half-year ended June 30, which was adopted, showed the…

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Wentworth Federal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the Wentworth Federal Electorate Couucil, held on Tuesday night in the Gilberton Hall, Cowper-strect, Waverley, was attended by representatives from the…

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Advisory Imperial Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 7

The congress by a large majority adopted a resolution advocating the establishment of an Advisory Imperial Council to consider Imperial interests, especially in…

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At the Council Board. Municipal Matters in General Newtown. the Abattoirs Question

The Australian Star · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 8

At the meeting of the Newtown Municipal Council held on Tuesday night a circular was received from the Leichhardt Council 'for warding.' the following resolution.-- "That the…

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Shire Franchise. a Peculiar Position. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

A peculiar condition of affairs regarding the shire franchise has arisen over coalfields land, including and surrounding the mines which has been obtained from the Crown as mineral…

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New Vegetable Markets. Minute by the Lord Mayor. Various Sites Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the general purposes committee of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor), for…

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City Vegetable Markets. Necessity of a New Site. Action by the Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 9

The necessity of securing another site for the vegetable markets, which are at present located at the Haymarket. was urged by the Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) at a special meeting of…

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Discussion in the Council. Royal Commission Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

In moving the adoption of the report at last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council, Mr. E. Riley, the employees' representative on the Arbitration Court, asserted…

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Royal Commission Demanded. Support by the Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 8

The report of the anti-sweating committee was read, and adopted at last night's meeting of the Sydney Labor Council. Mr. E. Riley asserted that in the ethics of present-day…

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The Sweating Evil. Report of Labour Council Committee. Sensational Disclosures

Evening News · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 4

The report of the special committee appoint ed to inquire into the wages, hours, and conditions under which children and adult are employed in shop, factories, and other places,…

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