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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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BEGA, Saturday.—The municipal council return shows a credit balance to the general account of £570, the gasworks amount £276, the saleyards account £143; total £999. The salary of the manager of the gasworks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Every now aud then a message conies from somewhere telling how a circular letter asking support of a motion favouring, the submerging of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Houlder, Brothers, and Co., Limited, managing agents for the undermentioned steamers, report movements as follows:- The Oswestry Grange sailed from Lyttelton, N.Z.,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"I have seen Alderman Lindsay Thompson's proposal, and I saw a Lord Mayor's show in London in 1890. It struck me as a useless, barbaric p[?]ce of flummery," Mr. J. D…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Examined by his official assignee (Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd) before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, George Randall, of Condobolin, whose estate was sequestrated on March 16 last said he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A demand is now before the City, Council on behalf of the workers in the electric light department for an increase in wages. The attendants at the sub-station want a rise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Several urgent matters are to be dealt with at the council meeting this evening. The most important of these will be that arising out of the recommendation of Mr: Forbes Mackay, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the week ended the 3rd instant the cost of burning 77 tons odd of rubbish in the destructor at Moore Park worked out at Is 10 3/4d per ton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The success that attended the organisation of representatives of the various unions, which engaged in that lengthy struggle with the New South Wales Coastal Steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council clerks will find these notes of great interest and value, hence in kindly supplying us with information regarding the ratings and doings of their municipalities, they will find they are receiving equally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →YASS, Friday.--At the fortnightly mealing of the Yass Municipal Council it was decided that a recommendation be made to fix the rate at 3½d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of the land. The unimproved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With the issue of the rale notices for this year la the various suburban municipalities is coming to property-holders a realisation of what tho principle of unimproved value taxation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The lively interludes at recent meetings of the City Council are beginning to prove a public attraction, and the gallery was well filled last night. During the discussions some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reading from left to right, back row: Messrs. T. H. Kirkpatrick (Engineer), G. L. Dening (Assistant Clerk), Wm. M'Lean (Valuer), C. Henderson, and C. T. Griffiths (Clerk). Front row: Messrs. J. Pursey, H. E. Pidcock, P. F. Campbell (President), A. C. Barry, and F. S. Fisher…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The adjourned application of Mr. H. C. M'lntosh, of Brookvale, to Mr. Barnott in the Water Summons Court to have Thomas Fishbourne, an alderman of Manly, ousted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Henry M'Mahon, of Carrathool, made an application in Chambers this morning, before Mr. Justice Sly, for an order culling upon Anslie Mills and John Campbell to show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In answer to Aid, Evan Jones, the Lord Mayor stated that it was on his authority that the city surveyor, the city building surveyor, and the comptroller of assets had proceeded to Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lord Mayor (Asderman Hughes) presided over last night's meeting. "DOWN SOUTH." In answer to Alderman Jones, the Lord Mayor stated…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In the course of his examination by Mr. C. F. W. Llovd, official assignee, before Mr. F. h. Salusbury, Acting-Registrar in Bankruptey, George Randall, of Condobolin, whose estate…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At an executive meeting of the National Council of Women of New South Wales, held at the Town-hall, Sydney, Miss Rawson presided. There were also present: Miss Rose Scott, Mrs…
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