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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Sir,--Alderman Thomas Henley, M.L.A., having addressed a circular letter to the aldermen comprising the councils of the municipalities affected by the operations of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The pronounced success of the several Sunday school, demonstrations Thursday, 27th February, has shown the wisdom of holding these sectional gatherings. No doubt a huge assemblage of thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Just as the needs of town life are more complex than the needs of life on the open plain, the secluded forest, or bleak mountain, so are the financial provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CARCOAR, Friday.--At the last meeting of the municipal council it was resolved that a general rate of 3½d in the £ be imposed on all ratable, land within the municipality. Under the old Act, the general rate was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following motion standing in the name of Alderman Syd. Cook was carried at the special meeting of the Hurstville Council on Tuesday evening :—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Council held its 204th quarterly meeting this afternoon, when, apart from formal business,the only matter dealt with was the election of a member to serve on the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"What is wanted in the administration of the affairs in our City Council is more pace," remarked an alderman to a "Star" reporter this morning. "We seem to have got into a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At a recent meeting of Redfern Council, the question was raised whether the Mayor was legally appointed to the position under the local government ordinances. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A large amount of business was put through at Friday night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council, there being a full attend once of aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special general meeting of the representatives of the several inter-State employers' forming the Central Council of Employers of Australia was held at the offices, on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At a meeting of the Redfern Condell on Thursday evening, the electrical engineer reported that there had been a failure, for short periods of the electric light, caused, the report stated, by the inattention…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. T. W. Henderson writes:—Regarding the narrow escapes at Coogee in the surf yesterday, and also of the capsize of the fishermen's boat, one of the fishermen would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At a meeting of the municipal council a report from the Board of Health urged the necessity for replacing defective structures by proper buildings. The advisability of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. Birt and Co. Ltd., Sydney agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:—The Cornwall arrived at Avonmouth on Feb. 27. The Devon left Capetown on the 5th inst for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A brilliant gathering assembled in the Town Hall vestibule last night, on the occasion of the quarterly dinner given by the Lord Mayor (Alderman T, dlughes) to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Governor attended the Legislative Council at noon, and read the Vice-regal Speech from the Throne, in the presence of members of both Houses. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Parramatta Council on Monday night Alderman Brown referred to the motion carried some weeks ago in the council in favor of the Government appointing Mr. Keele chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lord Mayor's quarterly dinner was served last night in the vestibule of the Town Hall, and a brilliant company was present. The invitation cards bore the inscription "To…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Infantile mortality is yet very far from being reduced to a degree that will harmonise with modern standards of living and scientific advancement. A remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Hughes) entertained about 150 gentlemen at dinner last night in the vestibule of the Town Hall, which had been tastefully decorated for the…
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