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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

4,589 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 230

Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 8

This council me on Friday. present: Mayor Redshaw, Aldermen Kirke White, Cox, Anderson, Sutton, Bernard, Darvall and Benson…

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Bankstown Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting took place on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman W. Gilliver), Aldermen Tower, Davis, Hoskins, Gibson, Macauley…

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Shire Works and Local Labor

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 2

At the ordinary meeting of the Horasby Shire Council it was decided to invite tenders for the supply of a sufficient quantity of metal to pro­vide for tie proper maintenance of the…

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Who's to Be Boss? Progress Association or Municipal Council--which?

The St George Call · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 3

Matters municipal at Bexley have reached a crisis, and the question seems to hinge upon the advisability of allowing the Bexley Progress Association…

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At the Council Board Manly

The Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 31

At the last meeting of the Manly Council Alderman Ogi[?]vy moved [?]a special meeting of the council be called for the purpose of considering the advisability of…

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Farmers and Settlers. Eastern Riverina Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 12

WAGGA, Friday.--The Eastern Riverina District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association was formed at a meeting of delegates [?] branches held here yesterday. The…

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The Wire Netting Case. Privy Council's Decision. Victory for the Commonwealth. Melbourne

The Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 15

A cable message received in Melbourne today states that the Privy Council has refused the application of the New South Wales Government for leave to appeal against the…

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The Sunday School This Page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. Sunday School Lesson. Sunday, March 28th, 1909. Temperance Lesson.—Prov. 23:29-35. HY S.S. EDITOR

The Methodist · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

Golden Text.—At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.—Prov. 23:32. I.—Suggestions. See how many passages of Scripture bear on the…

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The Mayor Will Do His Duty

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 March 1909 · page 7

The Lord Mayor, Ald. Allen Taylor, stated yesterday that no efforts were wanting on the part of the Corporation officials to put the city in proper order,…

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Australian Judges on the Privy Council

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 March 1909 · page 12

Mr. Wade, the Premier, has received copies of a bill passed through the Imperial Parliament last year, allowing colonial judges to act as assessors on the Judicial COmmittee of the Privy…

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Railway Commissioners and Shire Council

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 4

At the meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council, a letter was read from the Railway Commis-sioners, stating that the septic tank, concern-ing which so many complaints had been made…

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A New Fish Commissioner. Appointed by the Lord Mayor

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

The Lord Mayor stated this morning that Mr. J. N. Breden, Comptroller of Corporation Assets, had been specially sent by him to the Northern Rivers, to meet and confer with the…

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Stirring Appeal by the Lord Mayor. the Empire's Peril and Her Children's Duty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 7

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. Allen Taylor, in the course of an interview, expressed himself in vigorous terms:-- "England is to-day," he said, "stirred to its…

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Trades and Labour. for the Labour Congress. Council's Resolutions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

The Labour Council on Thursday night approved the following recommendations of its executive committee, to be put on the business paper of the Labour Congress to be held on Easter Tuesday:—…

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The Timber Industry. Wood Blocks for City Council. Laurieton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 6

Considerable anxiety is felt by all concerned in the timber industry at the decision of the City Council to accept the contract of the Jarrah Company for the supply of wood blocks…

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No Gratuitous Advice. the Lane Cove Aldermen Indignant

The Star · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 14

At a meeting of the Lane Cove Council last night a letter was read from the Public Works Department stating further with, reference to the Council's letter respecting the…

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The Property Owner Municipal and Shire Matters. Latest Property Transactions. Municipal and Shire CONTRACTS--See page 5

Weekly Supplement to Building · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 6

Council and Shire 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 and shires they will find they are receiving…

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Wanted An Association for Municipal and Shire Engineers

Weekly Supplement to Building · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 3

"Efficient administration is the keynote to Local Government success, and as the shire engineer has to supervise effective working of Local Government services, both his and the position of other officers…

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Fruit-growers' Grievances. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Star · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 11

The insistent complaints respecting the intolerable conditions that hamper the New South Wales fruit growers in the Sydney markets are to have a thorough airing on…

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Suspended From Duty. The Lord Mayor's Recent Action. Council Officers' Alleged Neglect. an Extensive Report. C[?]me Startling Disclosures

The Star · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 12

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Allen Taylor, has prepared a report for presentation to the City Council to-night concerning his suspension from duty of Mr. John Duncan,…

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