A "Stoney-broke" Council
Owing to the Tenterfield council being totally without funds, it is unable to pay wages, etc., this month. Notwithstanding application has been…
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Council & local affairs, 1909
4,589 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 230
Council Meetings. Blaxland (Wallerawang)
A credit balance of £370 was shown. It was decided to apply for permission to borrow £1,000. It was resolved that a general rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor's Scheme for the Improvement of Sydney
PLAN SHOWING THE LORD MAYOR'S' PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE THE WIDENING OF OXFORD-STREET FROM FLINDERS-STEBET, ABOUT 20 CHAINS TO THE CITY BOUNDARY, AT PADDINGTON. The Lord Mayor's minute regarding this matter says:--"This will take a portion of tho property now occupied by the Sacred Heart, but we should ho able to do this, as that institution is about to rebuild or reconstruct. Our action would bo an encouragement to the Padding ton Council to continue this widened street right on to Centennial park with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Council Board Marrickville
At a special meeting of tire Marrickville Council it Wat resolved to strike a general rate of 3¾d in the pound on fire unimproved capital value and a ½d in the pound for watering the Marrickville and Canterbury…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fish and Fruit. a New Development. Fruitgrowers Approach the Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor's interest in the council's experiment with the fish markets is by no means [?]hearted. Alderman Taylor was again a spectator at the auctions at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oxford-street Scheme. Introduced by Lord Mayor. a Vigorous Debate. the Betterment Tax
The Lord Mayor of Sydney had the proposal to widen Oxford-street before him the whole of yesterday,, and finally, in a long speech, laid it before the general purposes committee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegram From Labour Council Broken Hill
A telegram has been received by the combined unions' committee from the Sydney Labour Council Council has no knowledge of 500 men being wanted on North Coast or other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Can a Council Rate Its Own Property?
A case of considerable importance to municipalities, where the councils are the owners of properties let to tenants, came before the Newcastle Courtyesterday, when the City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Improvement. Explained to Council. Chairman Speaks Out
"Is this view in accord with the views of the City Improvement Commission?" Alderman Cocks asked of the Lord Mayor yesterday when the council was considering the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unionists at Loggerheads. Will Withdraw From Labor Council
Quito recently the Sydney Labor Council has been called upon on several occasions to act the part of peacemaker between unions that showed a desire to Ay at each other's throats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IMMIGRATION. Labor Council's Protest. "Scheme to Reduce Wages."
The Sydney Labor Council made a vigorous protest last night against the immigration policy of. the State Government. A communication was received from a country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Can a Council Rate Itself? Interesting Case at Newcastle
In a case in the City Court to-day in which the City Council of Newcastle sought to recover the sum of £6 8s 11d in rates tam Samuel Barnett, one of the lessees of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Peculiar Arithmetic. Labor Council and Closer Settlement. Anti-immigration Movement
The Sydney Labor Council has made another effort in the direction of starting an agitation against the land settlement and immigration schemes of the State Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Council and the Barrier. Domain Meetings to Be Held
Messrs. E. Farrar and Con. Hogan, the delegates from the Sydney Labor Council, who were sent to Broken Hill to report on the situation in connection with the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Anti-immigration. the Sunny Ridge Farms. Protest by the Labor Council
Some time ago, alter some strong denunciations of Mr. Wades immigration policy, it was resolved by the Labor Council that a circular be issued to the individual unions requesting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Immigration. Labour Council's Protest. "Attempt to Lower Wages." Series of Meetings to Be Held
The Government immigration policy met with a unanimous protest at last nights meeting of the Sydney Labour Council. The discussion arose upon the reading of a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Points in Municipal Law
Refere[?] was recently made to the Small Debts Court action recently commenced by Redfern Council to recover rates in respect of St. Vincent's and St. Kleran's Roman Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Building Regulations. the New Ordinance. Wide Municipal Powers
For a long time past the ordinances dealing with buildings and site spaces have been awaited by the municipal councils of the State. The new ordinance (70) has now been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Auburn Council The Election of the Mayor. Alderman J. T. Lang Elected
A special meeting of the Auburn Council, part of the business of which was to elect the Mayor for the coming year, was held on Friday. Present: The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hornsby Shire Council
This council met on Thursday. Present: President Nixon, Councillors Morris, Roberts, Ramsay, Jones, Tucker, Schwebol, and Nicolson…
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