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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The Immigration League is wise in disclaiming the advocacy of private railways in the country, while continuing its efforts to direct public opinion to the necessity for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The secretary of the Board of Health has forwarded a letter to the Town Clerk, in which he says that in view of the signs of activity of plague now being exhibited in the city, he had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Wednesday.--The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council yesterday stated their reasons for refusing special leave to appeal in the cases of the Commissioners of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The retirement of Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., from the Woollahra Council, after over 30 years' service, is a notable event. It is an unfortnnats thing that in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At yesterday's meeting of the Shellharbour Municipal Council, a protest was made against the removal of the office for the registration of births, marriages, and deaths from Albion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor of Mosman (Alderman Leahy) has submitted a minute to the committee of his council on the question of the basis of municipal rating. He pointed put that, according to the assessors'…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The elections of the new councils In municipalities and shires will take place on February 1, 1908, a Saturday. Section 42 of the Local Government Act provides that all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aldermen Biddulph Godwin, Griffin, Harradene, Holt, Howard (Mayor), Marshall, and Paine. So far 16 candidates, including eight of the sitting alderman, are announced for the nine seats on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GOSTWYCK.—The estimates for the ensuing year were presented, amounting to £3735, which was nearly £200 in excess of the estimated revenue. On a basis of 1d rate £2658 was the amount of rates collected…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a meeting of the City Council finance committee on Thursday a report from Mr. Gordon, city surveyor, stated that there was no objection to put masons in the employ of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under the provisions provisions of the Local Government Act, the Auburn Council has to take over the control of an area of about a square mile of territory, containing a large number of streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of representatives of the various associations in connection with the Commonwealth Public Service in New South Wales, was held in the Queen's Hall last night, for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A meeting of the Sydney Labor Council was held last night, and was presided over by Mr. P. B. Marshall. The secretary's report for the half-year ended…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The motion by Mr. D. Allan, of the Australian Engineers, that the leader of the Federal Labor Party be requested to use his endeavors to induce the Commonwealth Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Vice-President of the Executive COuncil, Senator Best, who has been also Acting Attorney-General, said to-day of the reasons given for the decision of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"The term under review has been one of marked progress, and prospects are distinctly favourable to a greater accession of union strength, to be wisely directed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Application to presume the death of Mr. William Lidderdale, the Somerset banker, who, as already reported in the "Star,", disappeared in romantic circumstances 15 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Recently the Local Government Office submitted to the municipal councils throughout the State the draft of the proposed new system of municipal account-keeping. A certain amount…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—On Saturday, 1st February, the first Election of Aldermen and Shire-Councillor under the recently passed Local Government and Shires Act, will take place…
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