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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

4,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 231

The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 6

A gratifying amount of interest was evinced in the municipal elections which were held on Saturday for the return of representatives of 192 municipalities and 134…

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Municipal Hansard

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 6

It is the intention of Alderman Andy Kelly to move at the meeting of the City Council tomorrow evening, "That it be an instruction, to the Town Clerk to consider and report to the…

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City Council Hansard Alderman Kelly's Proposal What Aldermen Think of It

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 5

Parliamentarians love their "Hansard," and many deliberative bodies are characterised by a desire to emulate Parliament in providing a vehicle for a complete official…

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Campbelltown's Mayor

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 7

CAMPBELLTOWN, Friday.—At the conclusion of the business of the council at the last meeting, the Mayor (Alderman Fred. Moore) invited the aldermen to dinner. The meeting was the…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 10

ADJUNGHILLY.—The final metineg of the old shire council was held on Tuesday, when it was decided to co-operate in the movement with other shires to get the Government to favour the charges for searches in…

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Municipal and Shire Elections. Additional Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 8

Keen interest was manifested in the municipal contest at Manly. Two members of the council, Messrs. J. H. King and F. O. Passau, were displaced. The council as now constituted generally favours the…

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Federal-houlder-shire Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 8

Messrs. Houlder Brothers and Co., Limited, managing agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:- The Oswestry Grange, which sailed from Liverpool…

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At the Council Board Glebe

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

A large amount of business was transacted at the Glebe Council's meeting last night, several questions of municipal importance arising…

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Milk Adulteration Glebe Council's Leniency

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 3

The Department of Public Health has written to the Glebe Council with reference to the 14 samples of milk submitted by the council for examination on the 20th ultimo,…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Portugal's New King. at the Council of State. a Coalition Cabinet

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

LONDON. Monday Evening—At the meeting I of the Council of State, the new King, who was greatly moved, remarked:— "Without knowledge or experience, I place…

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Municipal. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 5

A minute read by the Mayor, Alderman Hayes, at the last council meeting, showed that £2292 had been spent in the municipality during 1907 on roads and other works…

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Hornsby Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 4

A special meeting of this council was hold at. Hornsby on Friday. Present: Best, Cassell and Morris…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 18

The first election under the Local Government Act for municipalities and shires took place in New South Wales on February 1; but the interest manifested in the day's proceedings,…

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Paddington Mayor's Minute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 7

A minute by the Mayor (Alderman D. Brown) was submitted at the last meeting of the Paddington Council, the occasion being the last on which the council met under the old conditions. The year 1907[?]…

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Blacktown Shire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3

More than ordinary interest was evinced in the different ridings; and when the results of the polling were announced by the Returning-officer (Mr. Hush Reid…

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Baulkham Hills Shire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3

Polling day passed off quietly in this shire, not a great deal of interest being manifested. The wet weather had the effect of keeping most people indoors…

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Newtown Municipal Roll. Mayor's Reply to Mr. Hollis. a Question of Interpretation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 11

"There does not appear to be much in Mr. Hollis' reply to my vindication of the council," said the Mayor of Newtown (Ald. H. T. Morgan) to a representative of "The Daily…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the City Council, Alderman Allen Taylor, in the absence of the Lord Mayor, was in the chair. ELECTRIC LIGHT FAILURE…

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City Council Municipal Dispensaries the American Fleet

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 5

At the usual fortnightly meeting or the City Council last evening, at which Alder-man Allen Taylor presided, in the absence of the Lord Mayor, an application was…

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Appeal Courts for Bulli Shire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The police magistrate, Lieut.-Col. Chisholm has fixed the following dates for the holding of Appeal Courts for Bulli shire, viz.:--Clifton Court-house, Wednessday, March 4, at 11 a.m.;…

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