Municipal Audit. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The publication of the regulations concerning auditing of Shire and Local Government accounts is very unfair to a large number of practising accountants who are not…
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Council & local affairs, 1907
3,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 170
A Municipal Want. Public Lavatories for Women
A correspondent, A. B. Armstrong, writes: -- "I was much struck on visiting the underground public lavatory, opposite the railway, with its up-to-date arrangements. Such an institution is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Sunday School [This page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department.] Edited by Rev. W. Henry Howard. Sunday School Lesson. Sunday. February 3, 1907. Noah Saved in the Ark.—Gen. viii: 1-6. Golden Text—"The salvation of the righteous is of tho Lord."—Ps. 37-39
INTRODUCTION.— The Hood probably took place about 1500 years after the time of Cain and Abel. The world "was gradually getting worse (Gen. VI. 5 and 6). Only Enoch is worthy of special mention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Exhibition City Council's Action. Views of Alderman Taylor
The "Sunday Times" has for some time past been pointing out the opportunity afforded by the present stage in the progress and prosperity of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Press Views the Shire Act
They are having some fun over Ba[?] way with the new toy—the "Shire Act." If you don't give me everything, I won't play in your backyard, is the game they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipalisation and Socialism. Liberal Member's Ridicule. London, Saturday Morning
Sir Henry Fowler, Liberal Member for East Wolverhampton, in the course of a speech, ridiculed the municipalisation and socialist schemes of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Socialism Denounced. London. Jan. 25
Sir Henry Fowier, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a member of the Cabinet, speaking at Wolverbampton, ridiculed the wild…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jamaica's Governor Swettenham Is Quarrelsome Threatens to Dissolve Kingston Municipality London, Sunday, 2.30 p.m
The latest accounts from Kingston respecting the Swettenham Davis incident confirm the report that the Colonial Secretary and the Inspector of Police asked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lord Mayor's Action
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Thos. Hughes) made the following statemont yesterday regaidlng the outbreak of plague:- "I was informed the first thing this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shire Councils
DALGETY.—The council is applying for a revision court to revise the roll for 1907. The presidential allowance for the year was fixed at £30, but the president (Mr. H. C. Merritt) has Intimated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Engineers
Owing to misunderstanding as to the salaries of roads engineers engaged under the shire councils, Mr. Miller, M.L.A., Monaro, sought the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ffderal-houdfr Shire-bucknall Lines
Messrs. Birt and Co. Ltd., Sydney, agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:- The Coruwall arrived London on the 18th inst. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Fight the Scourge. the Lord Mayor Takes Action an Appeal for Cleanliness
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Thomas Hughes, was probably one of the busiest men in the city yesterday, malting preparations to combat the serious outbreak of plague…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Audit. to the Editor of the Heraild
Sir,—I am in sympnthy with "A Practising Accountant since 1800" with respect to the new Municipal Act, and agree with him that an accountant should be registered if he has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Aldermen Meet. Free Hand for the Health Committee. Government Inaction Criticised
An informal meeting of the city aldermen, to consider the situation due to the outbreak of bubonic plague, was held in the council-room. yesterday afternoon. The Lord Mayor and 16…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Meeting of City Council
A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, when there were l8 out of the 24 aldermen in attendance. The Lord Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Sanctity of the Sabbath. Religious Deputation to Lord Mayor. Sunday Concerts Objected To
The Lord Mayor of Sydney received a deputation this morning representing the Eviogelical Council of New South Wales, the Congregational Church, Baptist Union, Methodist…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting of the City Council Situation Discussed the Government Blamed
A special informal meeting of the City Council was held yesterday to discuss the situation in reference to the recrudescence of plague in the city…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipalities and the Land Tax. a Request From Goulburn
The Town Clerk of Goulburn, Mr. Henry Cox, recently forwarded, by direction of his council, to all municipal councils within the State a resolution passed by that body, with a request…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Difficulties of Camperdown
The municipal government of Camperdown is still in troubled waters, and although many efferts have been made to lift the borough out of the mire of financial difficulty, these efferts so far have failed…
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