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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The announcement of the death of Mr Frederick T. Humphrey, M.L.C., was made in the Legislative Council yesterday by the President (Sir Francis B.Suttor), the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two soldiers were shot dead in a street in Lisbon at night in revenge for the troops having fired on a crowd during the election riots…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A section of the employees of the City Council want two more holidays during the year--Boxing Day and Easter Monday. The officers, however, are averse to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir.— Sir Henry Parkes said. "That the Government was justified in levying taxes on the people sufficient to carry on the economical government of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Baulkham Hills Shire Council took a step at their last meeting, on the suggestion of the president (Councillor J. P. Hopkins), which might be followed by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Golden Text.—"We love Him because He first loved us."—1 John 4:19. A Heart Filled with Love. Christ, with His disciples, turned His last toward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After working the crank at the Maidenhead Workhouse known aa the "kill—devil" for the prescribed period on Saturday, the Mayor and Alderman Truscott decided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When both Houses met yesterday morning the position was one that might well be described as delicate. The Legislative Council had insisted upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A deputation, introduced by Alderman Fitzgerald, waited on the Lord Mayor of Sydney this morning, and pointed out the need there was for the erection of workmen's dwellings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Council, having received the message from the Assembly, Mr. HUGHES moved that the Council no longer insist upon its amendment in clause 51…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Alderman T. F. H. Mackenzie (Mayor) presided at the last meeting of this council. The subcommittee appointed to report on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The referendum to decide the council's proposals in favour of rating on improved and unimproved values took place at the Mosman Town Hall on Saturday, and resulted in a decided Victory for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London County Council's loan of £2,750,000, bearing Interest at the rate of 31 per cent, is at l½ per cent, premium. It was covered thirty-fold. One firm applied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The London County Council 3½ per cent. loan of £2,750,000, issued at par, is now quoted at 1½ per cent. premium…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The Bendigo City Council has decided to prosecute Mr. T. Glass, M.L.A., for interrupting the proceedings of the council a fortnight ago. Mr. Glass had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Both Houses of the State Parliament met, pursuant to adjournment, at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning for the purpose of taking further action with regard to the Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →When the sittings of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly were suspended at an early hour on Saturday morning, the two Chambers were at variance on the point as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Industrial Disputes Bill having passed through both Houses of Parliament, the views of several gentlemen holding prominent positions in the commercial and industrial world…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. B. Magney, president of the Rating on Unimproved Values League, writes:—The victory achieved in many municipalities for rating on the unimproved value, though very gratifying…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ald. George Brown, Mayor of Ashfield, submitted a minute at the last meeting of the council. He drew attention to the urgent need for the adoption of a vigorous policy of works expenditure in order to successfully…
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