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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

4,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 231

Quay-street. How Should It Be Extended. Straight Talk From the Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 5

There is a flutter in the aldermanlc dovecot over the proposed extension of Quay-street to George-street. It was first suggested that the line of extension should be straight; then…

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City Council Committees the Proposed Ward Representation

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 3

The proposal made by Alderman Ward that the city bylaws should be amended to permit of the elections of committees being conducted on a basis so that all the wards…

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Glebe's Unique Position Council Clerk's Financial Statement

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 3

At a social gathering held in the Glebe Town Hall the other evening, on the occasion of the election of Alderman Cole as Mayor of the Glebe for the year 1908-9, the…

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Marrickville Books the Auditors' Report Discussed in the Council

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 8

At the meeting of the Marrickville Council last night the alderman had before them the report of the auditors. Mr. Cadogan one of the auditors, was present, to assist…

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Municipal Bookkeeping. Dissatisfaction at Marrickville. the New Order of Things

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 6

At the meeting oF the Marrickville' Council on Monday night the auditors (Messrs. C. Hungerford and W. H. Cadogan) presented a report stating that they had examined the…

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Municipal. Campbelltown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 11

At the last meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night, the financial report for the past year showed tbat it had been the most successful on record, the amount of…

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Municipal Matters

Weekly Supplement to Building · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4

Property owners should carefully watch this column as a check upon the doings Of their various municipalities. Under the new Local Government Act these municipalities have the power to levy…

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Ousting an Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

In Chambers, before Mr. Justice [?] Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. A. E. Whatmore, appeared for G. W. Whatmore, and moved to make absolute a rule…

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Suspending a Council-clerk. Mayor's Action Reversed. the Officer Reinstated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 6

On Wednesday last, the Kogarah council clerk (Mr. T. A. E. Wearne) was suspended by the Mayor (Ald. N. P. Nielsen) for alleged misrepresentation and neglect in regard to a…

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Mayor and Mayoress of Brisbane

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 38

MRS. BUCHANAN, Mayoress of Brisbane. ALDERMAN C. P. BUCHANAN, Mayor of Brisbane…

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'Bats as Big as Gats." Newtown Aldermen Argue the Matter

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 6

The sanitary inspector at the meeting of the Newtown Council last night presented a report which stated in effect that be had inspected the various produce stores within the municipality,…

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A Fortunate Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 7

During a discussion at the Newtown Council meeting last night, the Mayor (Ald. H. T. Morgan) took occasion to make a complimentary reference to the staff, "I think," said the Mayor, "that the council is fortunate in…

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Popularising the Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

The variety entertainment given by the Parramatta aldermen on Thursday evening last, in the Council Chamber, seems to have been highly pleasing…

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Hornsby Council Affairs. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

Sir,—In your article of last Saturday, you refer to the muddle into which the council's affairs have drifted, and yet you are ungenerous enough to keep…

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A Mayoral Allowance Refused by Council

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 8

At the Newtown Council last night Alderman Salmon moved that an allowance of £100 be made to the Mayor for the year 1908-9…

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City Electrical Engineer. Council Affirms Selection

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 6

A long discussion took place in the City Council on Tuesday night on a motion by the Lord Mayer for the adoption of the recommendation of the general purposes committee,…

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Marrickville Council. Report of Auditors. Insufficient Clerical Staff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 11

At a meeting of the Marrickville Council on Monday night [?] the auditors was presented. It set out that the books and vouchers of the municipal council, and the abstract of receipts and…

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Bondi and Bronte. Surf Bathing Ordinances. the "Rockites " Petition. Waverley Council Decision. a Heated Discussion

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the Waverley Council was held on Tuesday evening to deal further with the petition presented from the "rockites," who for years have been in the habit of…

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Newtown Municipal Rating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 11

There was a full attendance at the Mewtown Municipal Coucil last night. when business fraught with importance to the ratepayers was transacted. After reports from the various committees had been received…

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Municipal Dispensaries. What Other Countries Are Doing Ald. Kelly's Reply to Criticism

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 5

Alderman A. Kelly's proposal that the City Council should ask the Government for legislative powers to establish municipal disepalous came up at the City Council last…

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