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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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TUMUT.—There is a deadlock in municipal affairs here. All the aldermen except one upheld [?] who was acting as returning officer, and who is [?] out of office, as he was not a candidate for election[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The valuation of the municipality of East Orange for rating purposes shows the unimproved value to be £63,647, the improved value £196,889, and the annual value £12,819…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales, through its president, has sent a letter to the City Council strongly protesting against the establishment of municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--The work of reform in the matter of rating has so far been confined to urging the local electors to return men pledged to one general rate on unimproved values for all services. That course is simple, just, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →GULGONO, Monday.--The first meeting of the new borough council was held last week. Alderman A. E. Brigden was elected Mayor for the current term. In reviewing the past work of the council, the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A picnic, arranged by a committee of Glebe residents, was held on Saturday last at Clifton Gardens, and largely attended. A good sports programme was carried out, and the new Glebe Rand supplied excellent music…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Roberts was this morning re-elected president of the Mulwarree Shire Council after a progressive ballot had been taken by the council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GERRINGONG. Tuesday.--Ald. Robert Wilson, who has been an alderman of the Gerringong municipal council for 33 years, and Mayor for the last 14 years was on Monday again elected…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. H. B. Swan, of Rozelle Bay, who has been an alderman of Balmain uninterruptedly for the last 39 years, during which time he was more than once Mayor, was at the recent election…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →On Friday last Mr. Justice Street granted a rule nisi calling upon Arthur Kingston Moore, who was declared elected us an alderman of the East Ward of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MONARO.—Appeals against the Monaro Shire Council's valuations were before the Court yesterday, and eleven appeals were dealt with. The shire clerk consented to a reduction in some cases…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. James Davidson has been elected president of the Built Shire Council. Councillor J. P. Hopkins has been elected president of the Baulkham Hills Shire council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A special meeting of the North Sydney Council was held on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of eating the Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. Considerable interest was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was a full attendance of aldermen at the Balmain Council meeting last evening, and a large amount of business was transacted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. H. D. M'Intosh, the president of the Federal Cycling Council, seen by a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday, stated that he had written to the secretary of the Victorian League, and the secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →To overcome the deadlock at the Cudgegong Council, where only tour nominations were received at the general election, a proclamation has been issued ordering a special…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At Monday night's meeting of the Burwood Council a communication was read from the Board of Health, in which it was stated that one of the four samples of milk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Water and Sewerage Board recently carried out certain works at Darling Point, and It has become necessary to connect the place by means of an electric cable to provide power for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Kilmore (Vic.) Revision Court [?]other day it was discovered that the facetious shire secretary had written down the Scotohbyterian bible-banger…
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