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Council & local affairs, 1909

4,589 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 230

Suspended City Officers. Lord Mayor's Action Upheld

The Star · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 4

After considering the correspondence tabled by the Lord Mayor in connection with the suspension of the Inspector of nuisances, Mr. Duncan, and District-inspector Cox and the…

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Public Fund Opened. Lord Mayor Gives £1000

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Allen Taylor) slated last night that ho had received large numbers of letters congratulating him upon the action he had taken, in conjunction with the Lord…

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Newcastle's Mayor Supports. Unassailable Supremacy Needed. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The proposal that the Commonwealth should make a gift of a first-class battleship to the British navy has aroused a good deal of interest in Newcastle, but it has not yet been…

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Council Versus Railway Department

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 11

A long discussion took place at the meeting of the Municipal Council in regard to a dispute that has arisen between the council and tho Railway Department, over the payment…

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The City Suspensions. Official Reports. Lord Mayor's Action Confirmed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

Yesterday a special meeting of the City Council was held to deal with the cases of Mr. John Duncan, inspector of nuisances, and Mr. A. B. Cox, sanitary inspector for the district…

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Brisbane Mayor's Reply. Wants an Expressed Desire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The Mayor of Brisbane (Aldermnn Wilson) to-day received telegrams from the Lord Mayors of Sydney and Melbourne on the Dreadnought proposal, cordially inviting the…

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Coolness in Adelaide. Mayor Declines to Call Meeting. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The Mayor of Adelaide has received telegrams from Melbourne and Sydney inviting him to call a public meeting simultaneously with meetings to be held in those cities,…

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Dignity of Office. Victorian Mayor and His Robe. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

An incident arising out of the attitude of the Collingwood Council in connection with be laying of the foundation-stone of the new stand at Victoria Park, at which the Mayor…

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Rating Railway Property. Newcastle Council Difficulty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 11

For some time correspondence has passed between the Newcastle City Council and the Railway Commissioners in respect to a claim made by the council for the payment of rates…

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The Unprofitable Markets. a Loss of £47,000. Lord Mayor Faces the Position

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 6

The Lord Mayor of Sydney has written the following minute, which will be considered by the finance committee of the City Council at its meeting to-morrow evening:—…

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The Council of Progress. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 2

Sir,—May I, through your valuable columns, draw attention to the fact that "The Cumberland Council of Progress" is really an organisation consisting of…

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The City Council Block Contract. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 12

Sir.--In your issue of the 17th last., which reached us yesterday, sawmillers here were surprised and alarmed to see it reported that the City Council had carried a motion to accept…

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N.s.w. Athletic League. Meeting of the Council

Referee · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The Council of the N.S.W. Athletic League met at 27 Post Office Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney, on Wednesday last, 17th inst., when there were present: Messrs. M. J. Reddy (chairman)…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Opened. Mr. Samuel Hordern Offers £20,000. Nearly £60,000 Subscribed in Sydney

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 6

After the meeting of the City Council last evening the Lord Mayor announced that he had opened a Dreadnought Fund, and would head the list with £1000. He also read the…

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Lanes and Rights-of-way. Council Have No Control

The Star · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The Lord Mayor, in a minute to the works committee of the City Council yesterday on private lanes and rights-of-way within the [?]lty boundaries, said that this was a very…

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Local Enthusiasm. Sydney Offers Beach £56,000. Mr. S. Hordern Ready with £20,000. Lord Mayor Opens Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 9

Promptitude in action on the part of the Lord Mayors of Melbourne and Sydney in calling public meetings to consider the question of coming to the aid of the mother country in…

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Club Notes and Races. New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association. Meeting of the Council

Referee · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Council of the N.S.W.A.A.A. took place at the Sports Club, Hunter-street, Sydney, on 17th inst. Mr. W. Jones (chairman) presided over a full attendance of…

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Municipal Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 11

At the meeting of the City Council the Mayor (Alderman J. Reid) put forward a proposal that he and the city engineer should go to Sydney for the purpose of inspecting…

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Municipal Rating Powers

The Star · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. Justice Cohen, sitting in No. 1 Jury Court, yesterday; delivered his reserved judgment in the action brought by the Municipality of Rockdale against the Water and…

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Municipal Fish Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 11

The success that has attended the municipal control of the fish market in Sydney has attracted the attention of the members of the Newcastle Council. The Mayor, at the last…

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