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Council & local affairs, 1907

3,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 170

A Municipal Difficulty. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 7

Mattera in connection with the municipal difficulty are as they were. The election fixed for Saturday to fill the vacancy caused by the continued absence of Alderman Coy…

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An Up-to-date Municipal Council—Garbage Cart designed and built for the Woollahra Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 25

Practically the first municipality in the suburbs of Sydney to improve on the present method of garbage collection and adopt an up-to-date system has been Woollahra, which recently called for competitive designs for a covered garbage cart. As a result the council selected the above. This cart will allow of the contents boing securely covered during…

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A Council's Responsibility

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 4

At the Newtown Council, the aldermen decided not to issue a licence to the proprietors of the Elite Skating Rink, Newtown, until certain matters should be attended to…

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Shire Horses for N.S.W.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 9

Word has been received from Mr. A. J. Morton, who is at present on a visit to England, that he purchased at the recent, London Show of the Shire Horse Society two high-class Shire…

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City Council No Boxing in the Town-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

The City Council met last night, the Lord Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) presiding. The finance committee recommended--That the request by the New South Wales Sports Club…

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City Council. Question of Park Railings. Experiment Decided Upon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 12

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Thomas Hughes, presided last night at the fortnightly meeting of the City Council. BOXING AND WRESTLING…

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Ashfield Council Funds. the Alleged Defalcations. Glassop Before Central Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 5

Thomas Glassop, 52, described as a clerk, was before the Central Police Court this afternoon, charged by warrant with the embezzlement of funds of the Ashfield Municipal…

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Newtown-camperdown Amalgamation and the Greater Sydney Scheme Protest by Newtown Council

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 8

At the meeting of the Newtown Municipal Council held last night a letter was received from the Camperdown Council, in which it was stated that the Mayor…

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City Council a Protracted Meeting Park Railings Question Boxing in the Town Hall

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 5

Last night's meeting of the City Council was a lengthy one. Alderman E. Lindsay-Thompson, the council's representative on the Fire Birgades…

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Park Railings to Be Removed. Decision of the City Council. an Interesting Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

The question of the removal of the park railings came before the City Council last evening in the form of a recommendation by the health and bylaws committee--"That a proposal…

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The City. Its Breathing Spaces. Municipal Enterprise in the Parks. the Railings Question. Removal Decided Upon. Xv

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 11

Ideas as to what municipal government government should mean have undergone much change in the City during the past five or six years, and in no direction has the alteration of the point of view been…

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Mrs. Alderman M. O'riordan, of Alexandria, Honoured

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 23

On the eve of the departure of Mrs. M. O'Riordan, wife of ex-Mayor O'Riordan, of Alexandria, for a trip to Ireland, she was the guest at a pleasing function in the…

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The Lord Mayor's Reception. a Large Gathering

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 6

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Sydney (Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes) gave an evening party last night in the Town-hall in honor of the Governor-Goneral and Lady…

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An Imperial Council

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 4

Botha, who was welcomed to the conference of colonial Premiers as the Benjamin of the group,…

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Lord Mayor's Reception at the Town Hall a Brilliant Scens

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 2

A brilliant assemblage was seen in the Sydney Town Hall last night on the occasion of the recaption held by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress in honour, of the…

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The Colonial Conference. Proposed Imperial Council

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—The Colonial Conference to-day discussed resolutions moved by Mr. Deakin and Sir Joseph Ward in favor of the establishment of an…

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Refuse and Rats. North Sydney Council Active

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 5

The North Sydney Municipal Council is making a determined effort to compel that portion of the public under its jurisdiction to provide adequate accommodation for the storage of…

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Imperia in Imperium. Self-governed States in Council

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 17

The Colonial Conference was opened on Manclay last, the following representatives being present:—Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, President; Sir Henry…

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Imperial Council Resolutions London, Wednesday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 1

The Colonial Conference today discussed the resolutions of Mr. Alfred Deakin (Premier of the Commonwealth of Australia) and Sir. Joseph Ward (Premier of New Zealand),…

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An Ex-council Clerk Before the Central Police Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 7

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Love, D.S.M., Thomas Glassop, 52, clerk, was charged on warrant with having embezzled certain moneys of the…

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