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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The health and bylaws committee of the City Council met for business yesterday, Alderman Evan Jones presiding. During the earlier portion of the proceedings Alderman English…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Commissioners have again declined to receive a deputation from the Drummoyne Council with regard to the proposed duplication of the tram to First…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday the "Star" published the full [?] of Mr. Julius's report on the question of aldermanic influence at the power house, and when the report was read at the meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tho Lord Mayor yesterday afternoon submitted a minute to the meeting of the electric lighting committee, dealing with the appointment of a new superintendent of the power-house. He…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At Tuesday night's meeting of the North Sydney Council a letter of explanation was received from the manager of the Ferries Company in connection with some recent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The President took the chair yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The sessional orders were passed, Mr. W. J. Trickett was re-elected Chairman of Committees, and members…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A long discussion took place last night in the North Sydney Council as to the action of municipalities in connection with the vexed question of prosecuting tradesmen for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Tuesday night's meeting, of the Ashfield Council the aldermen were met with a certain amount of opposition to the rate struck by them at the previous meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the electric light committee met yesterday a minute was read from the Lord Mayor (Alderman Hughes) in reference to Mr. Julius's reports. In this he said:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Cynll Jackson, M. A., has been appointed chairman of the London County Council's Education Committee. [Mr. Jackson, who represents Limehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There are 1260 gas undertakings in England, 258 in Scotland, 110 in Ireland, l44 in Australasia, 50 in Canada, and 15 in other British possessions; in addition to which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →An important change is noticeable in the attitude of the councils towards finance. This was to have been expected; for a revolution in the financial side of municipal government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A remarkable divergence of opinion exists among the aldermen of suburban municipalities as to the best method of administering the new system of rating, and while some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The room in which the Braybrook Shire Council sits at the Shire Hall, 'Deer Park, is a very small apartment, and its dimensions are about 12ft x 14ft. Councillor Mullenger…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chinese and their boors of labor formed the subject of discussion at Thursday night's meeting of the Waterloo Council. Alderman Lenton said he thought that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BROKEN-HILL, Thursday. -- Mr. Edward Yourn has written to the City Council stating that he has seen the best of indications of a mineral lode in one of the streets of South…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Harrison, the financial secretary of the Wharf Laborers' Union, officially announced to the Labor Council last night that the unionists had struck in Sydney. He had received a wire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Owing to the refusal of the elected members of the Malta Legislative ECouncil to agree to a reduction of the duties upon imported frozen meat from 10s to 7s 3d per…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Sydney Labour Council last night Mr. Harrison, secretary of the Wharf-labourers' Union, said:—"Every member of the Wharf-labourers' Union is on strike. They…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One of the unfortunate class of rock-choppers wrote a pathetic letter to the Sydney Labour Council, warning these engaged in the occupation not to have anything to do…
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