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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

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Mayor of Brisbane Rebuked. Evasive and Defiant Reply. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 8

With reference to the matter of an Australian Dreadnought, the secretary of the Brisbane Stock Exchange to-day wrote to the Mayor of Brisbane:—…

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Council Meetings. Byron (Byron Bay)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 5

The council received word from the works department that they had no authority to issue hawkers' licenses until after the hawkers and pedlars' act…

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Australia's Dbbad-nought. the Lord Mayor's Appeal. Wants a Quarter or a Million

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 6

"When seen by an "Evening News" repartee this morning, the Lord Mayor said: "I am issuing an appeal to the people of New South Wales for a quarter of a million. The…

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Improvement, of Sydney. Issue of City Council Debentures

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 5

In answer to the Lord Mayor's inquiry this morning, the Town Clerk stated that the finance committee of the City Council had approved Alderman Taylor's action with regard to the…

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City Municipal Elections. Activity by Labor Candidates

The Star · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 10

Considerable activity is being displayed by the various branches of the Political Labor League in the metropolitan area with respect to the next election for the City…

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What Are Church Lands? Action by a Municipality

The Star · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 7

An action brought by the Council of the Municipality of North Sydney to recover £107 13s 1d, claimed to be due as rates on certain property in Miller-street came before…

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Baulkham Hills Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 7

The regular meeting took place on Wednesday at the council chambers, Castle Hill. Present: Mr. J. P. Hopkins (President), Councillors Cranston, Lowe…

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Blue Mountains Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above council was held in the council chambers, Lawson, on Thursday, when there were present: Crs…

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Current News the Mayor's Telegram

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

Alderman Waugh, Mayor of Parramatta, has forwarded the following telegram to the Lord Mayor of Sydney:—"The Dreadnoughts. Parramatta is in…

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Melbourne Lord Mayor's View. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

The Lord Mayor to-day was asked if he had received any subscriptions towards the Dreadnought Fund, and whether he had yet formally opened a public subscription list…

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Parramatta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of Parramatta Council was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Waugh, and Aldermen Graham, Brown…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 8

The council met on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. T. Lang), and Alderman Gibbons, Lightfoot, Morice, Gray. Vore, Locke, O'Sullivan, Hunter…

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Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

This council met on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. S. Davis), Aldermen Smith, Wehster, Harvison, Whitfield, Thorne. Deadman and…

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The Brisbane Deadlock. Stock Exchange and Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

BRISBANE, Friday.--In reference to the correspondence between the Mayor of Brisbane and the Brisbane Stock Exchange regarding the Mayor's refusal to call a meeting of…

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Wholesale Confectioners. Deputation to Tue Lord Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 11

Alderman Cocks yesterday introduced to the Lord Mayor a deputation representing a section of the wholesale confectionery trade. They complained, he said, that they…

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City Council Inspections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

The Lord Mayor has arranged with the Board of Health for the temporary services of their chief sanitary inspector (Mr. Lloyd) to supervise the City Council's inspections…

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Lively Council Meeting

The Star · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 19

At the last meeting of the Enfield Council a rather stormy scene occurred. Alderman Phillips moved--"That in future all cheques be signed by three, viz., the…

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Stone-Breakers' Strike at Ryde. Tramway Works Impeded. Discussed by the Aldermen

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

At the meeting of the Ryde Council on Friday night, the overseer of works reported that a strike had occurred among the stone-breakers employed by the contractors at the council's…

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A Confectioners' Grievance. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Star · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 18

A deputation was introduced to the Lord Mayor yesterday by Alderman Cocks representing members of the wholesale confectionery trade whose business it is to buy…

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What Sydney Is Doing. the Lord Mayor's Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Allen Taylor) is issuing an appeal to the people of New South Wales for £250,000. "The Commonwealth has big obligations, and…

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