Manning Shire. Taree
Councillor Fortheringham has been elected president of the Manning Shire…
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Council & local affairs, 1909
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Willoughby's New Mayor. a Dip in the Hat
Willoughby aldermen met specially last evening to elect a Mayor for the ensuing year. There was a full attendance. It was remarkable that the proceedings of the preceding year were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Councillors First Annual Conference. Questions for Discussion
The first annual conference of shire councils since the establishment of the Shires Association of New South Wales will be opened on March 2. Mr. T. J. Campbell, the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Council Board. Canterbury
At the last meeting of the Canterbury Council the Mayor (Alderman J. E. Draper) submitted a lengthy minute dealing with the progress of the municipality during the past year. He started that although he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Constructional. Building, Engineering, Lighting, Power, Transmission, Traction, Etc. A weekly guide to all business in hand and contemplated by municipal, shire, and other governing authorities. Road Construction
Thirteen thousand six hundred and forty-nine square yards, of footpath were asphalted in Balmain last year, covering about three acres, in addition to 71.151 square yards of top dressing, at a total cost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fish Trouble. Lord Mayor As a Socialist. Special Minute on the Subject
The Lord Mayor this morning issued the following special minute on the subject of the fish trouble, which is now going on between the agents and the council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Locking the Upper Lane Cove River. the Mayor of Lane Cove Considers It an Engineering Absurdity
The matter of l[?]king the Upper Lane Cora River for the purpose of making it navigable was brought up at the meeting of the Lane Cove Municipal Council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth Rifle Council. American Invitation Declined. Insufficient Funds. Melbourne, Monday
The executive committee of the Commonwealth Council of Rifle Associations met today. The question of sending an Australian team to England and America was dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fish Trade Problem. Facing the Boycott. the City Council As Fish Agents
The general public cannot help according the highest praise to the Lord Mayor for the determined action he has Instituted to put an end to the foolish boycott of the Woolloomooloo fish…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shifting a Ferry. Mr. D. Fell, M.l.a., and the Lane Cove Council
At the last meeting of the Lane Cove Council a protest was lodged against the proposed removal of the Lane Cove Ferry service from Circular Quay to Erskine-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Dancing Saloons Powers of Municipal Councils
The control of dancing saloons and other places of amusement is at present a question of much concern to municipalities. The St. Peters Council sought information from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Team Driver. Government Action Taken. Adelaide
A deputation from the Trades and Labour, Council waited on the Chief Secretary to-day to urge the Government to use its influence to induce the Tramways Department to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Taxation. to the Editor
Sir.--If one may judge by actions, the Municipal Councils adjoining the city are unmistakably seeking extinction. The one most active in the work appears to be the Glebe. Under the powers conferred by the Local…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Parramatta Council. High-Low Aldermen
A special nicotine of the Parramntta Council was held on Friday evening to elect a Mayor for 1909. Present in the chamber (upstairs): The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illness of Alderman Telfer
The illness of Alderman Teller is a much more serious matter than was first supposed We regret to hear that he is to undergo an operation in the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council and the Fish. Lord Mayor's Minute. a Socialistic Enterprise
The Lord Mayor this morning issued the following minute:--"The Lord Mayor, together with the Comptroller of Assets, is busily engaged daily in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fish War. Council's Agency Opened. Statement by Lord Mayor
The council's fish business is growing. Between 80 and 100 baskets of fish were sold yesterday morning. The council sent up to the new railway station at Redfern and took…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mayor of Canterbury
Alderman J. G. Draper was last night re-elected Mayor of Canterbury for the second term…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A New Mayor
BROKEN-HILL, Tuosday.--The election of Mayor of Broken-hill took place to-night. Ald Long was nominated by the Labor Party for the position, while the Independent Party…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fish Trouble. Allegations Against City Council Lord Mayor Denies Statements
The Lord Mayor stated that matters in connection with the sale of fish at the Woolloomooloo fish markets were so far progressing very satisfactorily. This morning 110 baskets…
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