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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Very shortly now municipal electors—it is no longer possible to describe them as ratepayers—will have to decide the method of rating that is to be applied in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Municipal Electors' Association has been formed, and a platform adopted with the following planks:—Rating on unimproved values, sanitary reform (including a sewerage system),…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The new system of municipal account-keeping, as proposed by the Local Government Office, is causing no inconsiderable amount of discussion in the municipalities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WEST WYALONG. Monday.--Nominations for Bland Shire:--A Riding: Crowley, Punton, Wilson, Rankin. B Riding: Crawley, Howard, M'Namara C Riding: D. Byrne J. C. Holmes. All the nominations were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The letter from the Premier to the Lord Mayor, touching the proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a recent meeting of Annandale Council an alderman drew attention to certain balconies along the Parramatta-road that were being enclosed, and the inspector was instructed to see…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The electric lighting committee of the City Council yesterday met to consider the tenders for the supply of coal for the electric lighting Service for the year. The meeting was not open…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lord Mayor (Alderman Hughes) has received from the Premier what he regards as a most conciliatory reply to the council's request to Mr. Carruthers for the consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A unique case under the Local Government Act is to be commenced to-day at Nowra, when Alderman Hugh Mackenzie (Mayor of the Council of Central…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At last night's meeting of the Annandale Council a letter was to and from Bexley, asking co-operation in requesting the Government to provide for the payment by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman M'Dougall, the Mayor of Randwick and Coogee, was seen this afternoon by an "Evening News" reporter regarding the sensational statements made by Mr. F. W. Allen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By section 187 of the Local Government Act, 1906, the Governor is empowered to make ordinances applicable to any specific area or areas, with respect to voting by post…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mes[?]rs. Birt and Co., Limited, Syancy agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:—The Cornwall left Wellington Dec. 28 for West Coast of United Kingdom ports. The Devon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Lord Mayor (Ald. Hughes) presided over last night's meeting of the City Council. BELLEVUE-HILL TRAM. Ald. Lees was informed that the City Surveyor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman T. Hughes), accompanied by the town clerk, Mr. T. H. Nesbitt, yesterday paid a courtesy call on his Excellency the Governor. Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mayor of Willoughby, Alderman W. cleland, at the meeting of the local tabled a a minute in which he made he made reference to the fact that the adermen were bidding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It has been decided that the forthcoming and future elections shall be conducted on the postal system in the following shires:--Namoi, Adjungblily, Cobbora, Talbragar, Wallarobba, Bogan,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Mayor of Newcastle, Aldorman H. A. James, to-day said the city could ill afford to lose palatial warehouses like that just destroyed. It was deplorable that the means…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,--The letter in a recent issue from the vice-president of the Immigration League of Australia (Mr. Oakley) touches a point that is deserving of more attention, The opening up of the country by light railways as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last night at the Randwick Council, Ald. Houston said he was more disgusted with the whole proceedings that night than ever he had been. It was amusing to him that…
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