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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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On Wednesday evening next there will be another of the Ashfield municipal concerts, in the pavilion in aid of the fund for improving the park. Mr. II. N. Southwell, who is managing these concerts, reports…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Speaking to a motion for the adoption of the Mayor's minute at the recent special meeting of Kogarah Council aldermen generally expressed themselves as pleased…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRUSHGROVE, Friday.--The Municipal Councils of Grafton, Ulmarra, and Maclean, aud the Shire Councils of Harwood, Copmanhurst, Orara, and Dorrigo met at a conference at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,-Permit me space in your valuable columns to refer to the above. As you are aware, Parliament has given the ratepayers in every local governing body…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The statutory quarterly meeting of the City Council was held yesterday at noon at the Town Hall, the Lord Mayor presiding. This was the 200th quarterly meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The election of chairman of the London County Council took place yesterday. Lord Curzon and Lord Cawdor, municipal reformers, declined the office. Mr. Percy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following have been elected officers of the Progress Association:—President, Mr. C. P. O'Rourke; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. Coppleson. The association decided to ask…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LAKE MACQUARIE.—Mr. North, late district engineer, declined the position of joint engineer at a salary of £375 per annum, and the council has resolved to invite applications for the position of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Messrs. Birt and Company Limited, Sydney agents for the undermentioned steamers, report u[?]ovements as follows:- The Cornwall is at London The Devon left Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At last meeting of Redfern Council, the ex-Mayor (Alderman Batchelor) presented a resume of the business dealt with during his term of office, which ended on February 4…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The City Council met at the council-chambers to-night, Alderman A. H. James (Mayor) presiding. It was resolved that the Mayor should represent the council at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At last night's meeting of the Woollahra Council before the regular business commenced Alderman Trickett said that at the late election of Mayor one of the aldermen had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Referring to the question of future operations the Lord Mayor of Sydney said:—"The normal city revenue is about £260,000 a year, of which about £180,000 is received from acity rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Of the hundreds of thousands of people who every day walk the streets of Sydney, or join in its streams of vehicular, tramway, or motor traffic, how many ever give n thought to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a conference at Brushgrove of representatives of municipalities and shires in the district It was resolved to form a district conference of two delegates from each council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a conference at Brushgrove of representatives of municipalities and shires in the district it was resolved to form a district conference of two delegates from each council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trouble is reported in connection with one of the Western Suburban councils, and a prominent official is required to explain the state of affairs. The matter was brought under the notice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DUHBO, Tuesday,--The Talbragar Shire Council at Saturday's meeting, were in receipt of a lettter from the Public Works Department, stating that the appointment of an engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BOREE —The council met last Friday. The matter of endorsing the suggestion of Coobang shire in regard to adopting system of voting by post was considered The matter was postponed for further consideration…
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