Municipal Finances
In the report of the city auditor and supervising accountant on his audit of the Newcastle Municipal Council s operations for the half-year ended December 31, 1908, he stated that the…
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Council & local affairs, 1909
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City Council Resumptions. Lord Mayor's Assurances
In connection with the council's resumption proposals the chairman of the finance committee at last night meeting warned the council that it was going perilously close to the rocks and urged caution…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council and Commissioners. Free Criticism at Waverley. an Outspoken Mayor
At last night's meeting of the Waverley Council the Railway Commissioners were freely criticised in relation to their methods so far as the running of trams to the municipality are concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ex-lord Mayor's Headache
At the City Council meeting last night the ex[?] Mayor spoke in opposition to the proposal to di[?] of street refuse and sweepings at sea[?] his in ability to argue the matter, as he was[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parramatta Progress. The Mayor's Annual Review
The Mayor of Parramatta, before calling, upon the aldermen to proceed with the election of Mayor on Wednesday, made a short statement with reference…
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At last night's meeting of the City Council the estimates for the year were adopted. The finance committee recommended, and it was agreed, that increments as from January…
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A special meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening. Present: Mayor Noller and aldermen Graham, Jago, DcLow Bartlett, Moxham,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Commissioners Criticised. the Mayor's Strong Indictment
At the last meeting of the Waverley Council there arose something approaching wholesale criticism of the Railway Commissioners' tramway methods, so for as Waverley was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lang Labor Council
At the Lang Labor Council's annual meeting at the Rockdale School of Arts the following officers were elected:--President, Alderman Dyer (Kogarah); vice-presidents,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Council Employees
At last night meeting of the City Council there was a long discussion regarding a recommendation from the finance committee-that all able-bodied laborers employed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labour Council and Immigration
The question of immigration cropped up at the Newcastle Labour Council meeting tonight. After several delegates had spoken on the subject, a motion was carried that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"On the Rocks." City Councillor's Warning. Reassured by Lord Mayor
"You are going on the rocks very rapidly," said Alderman Clarke, the chairman of the finance committee of the City Council, when the question of some further resumptions for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Council Board Willoughby
At the last meeting of the Willoughby Municipal Council it was decided in that coucil's business shall be transacted in committee and presented in the shape of recommendations and reports at the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mo-pokes in the Council
At the meeting of the Blue Mountains Shire Council, a councillor handed in the following, which was inscribed on a sanitary dues notice: "Thin is what the people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Parramatta Council's Water Scheme
The Parramatta Council, by its Water Committee, last week, considered a scheme for the improvement of the local water system. The matter has yet to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Reject Revolution. Socialist Representative Snubbed. Mr. Wade and the Mayor. Broken Hill
The split between the socialistic group and the combined unions seems complete. Last night's heckling of Mr. Holland was, it transpires, to some extent prearranged. The'…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Minimum Wage. Adopted by City Council Eight Shillings a Bay
The City Council has decided to give first-class laborers a minimum wage of 8s per day. The question was debated at considerable length on the motion of Alderman Meagher to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Privy Council Appeal. Williams Versus Curator of Intestate Estates. London, Feb. 16
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council yesterday heard argument in the case Williams versus the Curator of Intestates Estates of New South Wales, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Corporation Laborer. " Rheumaticky Backed" and Able-Bodied. Fight for Minimum Wage. Lively Debate in City Council
The debate on Alderman Meagher's proposal to allocate £5000 of the City Council's funds to pay a minimum wage of 8s to all able-bodied men in the corporation's employ…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Assessments. Ratepayers' Rights of Appeal
It may not be generally known that under the Local Government Act any ratepayer who feels aggrieved at the assessment placed upon his property within a municipality last year, even…
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