Municipality of Redfern's Staff Picnic
The laborers staff of the council of the Redfern Municipality some months ago applied for and were granted, a holiday in February of each year. They men decided…
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Council & local affairs, 1909
4,589 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 230
Municipal Jubilee at Randwick
In connection with the article on the municipal jubilee of Randwick in last week's issue of the "Journal," it should have been stated that Alderman D. Cooper and Mr. Strachan…
Continued on Trove, page 56 →Unimproved Value Taxation. Question Before the Council. Views of Aldermen
The finance committee of the City Council will this afternoon discuss a proposition by Alderman Meagher to make tho basis or city taxation the unimproved value of land…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayor Tom Minty
Aid. Thomas Minty, who has just been elected Mayor of Balmain, is one of the best known and popular figures in amateur cycling. A staunch supporter of the Cyclists' Union and the Balmain Club, he is very popular with wheelmen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Shire Wanted
CANOWINDRA, Thursday.—The local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided that in order to assist the progress of the district, efforts be made to have a new shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Engineer's Death
COOMA, Thursday.—The funeral of Mr. W. E. Rennix, engineer for Dalgety Shire, was largely attended. Mr. Rennix, who had been ill nearly 12 months, suffering from an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aldermen Quarrel. Crisis at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
A singular crisis has arisen in connection with the City Council. Of the 12 alderm[?] seven belong to the Labour party, and five to the independent party. At the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Angry Meeting. Broken Hill Municipal Council. Broken HILL,Wednesday
A lively time was experienced at the meeting of the Municipal Council last night. For some time past the council has been in deep water financially. When the now…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clinton's Pure Food Factory. Opened by the Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. Alien Taylor) opened an excellent establishment on Wednesday week, in Mr. A. W. Clinton's Pure Food Factory. As the name indicates,…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →City Council As Fish Agents
In the short space of time that the City Council has been acting as agent in Its own markets for fishermen great success has marked the new departure. The business has grown out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prompt Action by the City Council
In the early days of December,1908,the City Council in their wisdom discovered that no one within tho city sepulchre could design or lay out that little triangular reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Council Board Lane Cove
At the last meeting of the Lane Cove Council it was decided to urge the Harbor Trust to remove some of the large ships from Circular Quay in order to make more room for the Lane Cove and other ferry boats…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burwood's Progress. Mayor's Interesting Review of the Year. How the New Act Operates
In a report which was submitted to the Burwood Council, the Mayor (Alderman Gregg) pointed out that, awing to it baying been the first in which the Local Government Act was in full force, the year…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Major-general Hoad. Entertained by Army Council. London, Feb. 24
The Army Council yesterday entertained Major-General Hoad, inspector-General of the Commonwealth Forces, at dinner at the Ritz Hotel. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bathing at Mosman Should Public Baths Be Erected? Council Discountenances Proposal
Is it desirable that swimming baths should be erected at Mosman Bay? is a question which is considerably agitating the minds of the residents of the picturesque suburb at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathing Carnivals. at the Domain Baths. City Council Wants Shake of Takings
The health committee of the City Council got on its hind legs, and fell over backwards with rage on Wednesday, when confronted with the question of carnivals in the baths at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work and Wages. Among the Unions. Meeting To-night at the Trades Hall. Sydney Labor Council. King Labor League
At a meeting of the King Division Political Labor League, held at the league rooms, 95 William-street, over which Mr. W. B. Prendergast presided, several now members…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. New Ordinances
Two sets of new ordinances have been issued by the Local Government Department, one dealing with the important question of building and subdivision of land, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Taxation
Writing to the "Telegraph" the Mayor of the Glebe (Alderman G. L. Cole) says that he favors rating on the unimproved capital value because it is more just than taxing improvements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Should Hornsby Municipalise? to the Editor
Sir,-- At the time of the dividing of areas into suers,public meetings were held at all the different townships along the Milson's point to Hornsby line, and at every centre except one a motion was carried to incorporate…
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