Granville Council
The ordinary meeting of the council was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Dr. A. L. Kerr), and Aldermen Townsend, Duncum, Cheeseman…
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Council & local affairs, 1908
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Dundas Council
The regular meeting of the council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Neil), Aldermen Spurway, Henson, Wakeley, Pettit and…
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At the weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council on Thursday night applications were received from the newly-formed Wicker, Pithcane, and Bamboo workers' Union, and…
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Ninety.—two delegates, of whom 38 represeated affiliated trades unions, attended the annual conference of the Political Labour Council, which was opened at the Trades Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Suburban News. Municipal Appeals
The ratepayers of Rockdale have freely availed theraselves of their right of appeal, and at Wednesday's council meeting the council clerk (Mr. Somerville) reported that 913 appeals were in from Scarborough…
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Sir,—Under the above heading a letter appeared in your issue of Friday last over the signature of S. J. Heaton, valuer of municipality; of Erskineville, wherein he takes me to task in…
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The municipal council at a special meeting struck a rate of Id in the £ on the unimproved capital value. COOMA, Thursday…
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It was generally understood by Municipalities some distance from a Court of Petty Sessions that in respect to appeals against the valuations similar conditions…
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An agitation has been commenced by the Penrith Municipality to urge the Government to amend the Local Government Act so as to provide for differential rating. The Local…
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MOREE, Friday.--The Municipal Council has decided to raise revenue exclusively from the unimproved value of land, at the rate of 3d in the £. An estimate was also prepared on the basis of 4d in the £ for a water…
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Liverpool Council is moving in the broad spirit of local government in seeking to abolish the conservatism of the ward system. At the present time the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Sunday School This Page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. Our Boys and Girls
Girls and Boys,—I feel in a "just before the battle," humour. Our Flower Show is to be opened to-morrow, and we have all been very busy with hammer and nails, with brooms and dusters, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"A Cool Request." Shire Council's Protest. Wellington
What the shire clerk called "a cool request" was made to the Macquarie Shire Council at its monthly meeting by the Registrar of the Land Tax Department. There…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Council Board Enfield
Alderman A. E. Well (Mayor) presided at the last meeting of the Enfield Council, Alderman Mackay being the only absentee. The Mayor intimated that, in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Piscatorial Council Formed. Anglers and the Fisheries
Mr. R. E. Eastway presided over a meeting of delegates from the angling and acclimatisation societies of the State in the city on Saturday night. It was decided, on the motion of Mr…
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Dissatisfaction is expressed by some city aldermen at the manner in which work is carried out by day labour under the City Council…
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Alderman A. Kelly, M. L. A., has returned from a short trip to Melbourne. While there he, in company with Alderman Evan Jones, had a look round to see if they could…
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BLAYNEY, Friday—Blayney Munieipal Council has adopted a general rate of 9d in the £ on the unimproved capital value, and a water rate of 1 in the £ on the assessed annual value…
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Messrs. Houlder Brothers and Co., Limited, managing agents for undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:- The Oswestry Orange sailed from Lyttelton, N.Z.,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Africa. the Intercolonial Council Leading Members Resign
LONDON, Monday Evening.—Sir George Farrar. Sir J. P. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Quinn have resigned their seats upon the International Council of the Transvaal and Orange River…
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