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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

4,589 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 230

Support From Wagga Council

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

WAGGA, Friday.--The suggested presentation of a Dreadnought to the Empire was discussed at the regular meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night, on the following motion…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 11

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Freame), and Aldermen Miller…

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The Dreadnought Movement. Response to the Lord Mayor's Appeal

The Star · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 14

In connection with the proposition to raise a fund of £250,000 by citizen's subscriptions, the Lord Mayor this morning intimated that he had sent through Mr. Ashton an…

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"H.m.s. Australia." the Dreadnought Fund. Lord Mayor's Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

British statesmen are agreed that a crisis in the nation's affairs has been reached. All previous calculations have been upset…

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The City Council Fish Supply

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 20

PORT MACQUARIE. Friday.--Mr. M. Breden, of the City Council, addressed a representative meeting of local fishermen in the Town-hall this afternoon, on the advantages of…

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Smithfield and Fairfield The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

This council met on Wednesday evening. Present: Aldermen J. Anthony (Mayor), Laughton, Stein, Fergerson, Paine, Dreis, Stimson, Critchley and…

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At the Council Board. Erskineville

The Star · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 20

At the last meeting of the Erskineville Council a letter was received from the Department of Public Health to the effect that three samples of vinegar had been analysed, and that one was below the legal…

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City Council and the Plague

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 13

The Lord Mayor of Sydney is in receipt of the following communication from Tait and Co., commission agents, Sydney:--Sir. In this morning's papers appears the report of yesterday's…

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Balmy Bexley Breezes. the Council Wins

The St George Call · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

The gathering clouds on the Bexley horizon scattered themselves on Tuesday evening--with the result that the Council came out victors, rather than that…

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Cabramatta and Canley Vale The Council

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

The council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. Stimsen), Aldermen Johnston, McBurney, Dobbie, Zani, Bailey, and Ryan…

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Quarter of a Million Wanted. Lord Mayor Appeals to Citizens. Sydney Dreadnought Fund

The Star · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 15

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor), when seen yesterday, expressed enthusiastic gratification at the tone and character of last night's meeting of citizens. So…

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Loed Mayor's Appeal. Duty to the Empire. a Fund Opened. £250,000 Asked For

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

The Lord Mayor has issued the following appeal to the people of New South Wales:— "British statesmen are agreed that a…

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The Fish Trade. Important Proposals Foreshadowed City Council's Position

The Star · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 14

The Lord Mayor is now drafting a rough report dealing with certain important alterations in connection with the City Council's fish enterprise. He has within the past…

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Local Legal Cases. the Sewage Farm Case. Win for Rockdale Council

The St George Call · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

Mr. D. G. Ferguson and Mr. A. M. Cohen, instructed by Messrs Harold T. Morgan and Morgan, appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Garland, instructed…

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City Council Topics. Proposed New City Post Office. Movement to Reinstate Inspector Duncan

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

At next Tuesday's meeting of the City Council Alderman Meagher will move that, in view of the annual loss on the Queen Victoria Markets, and the obvious difficulty of…

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Shires and Municipalities. Important Magisterial Ruling

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 18

MACLEAN, Friday.--A case of considerable importance to shire and municipal councils was determined by the local Bench this week. The Harwood Shire Council proceeded against a…

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Sand in the Street. Interesting Municipal Case. "Worst Offender of the Three."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 22

A case involving the powers of councils under the Local Government Act was decided before Mr. Payten, S.M., at the Water Court yesterday, after a hearing lasting several days…

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The Sunday School This Page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. Edited by Rev. W. Henry Howard. Sunday School Lesson. Sunday, April 4th, 1909. Peter and Cornelius.—Acts 10:1-48

The Methodist · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

Golden Text.—"In every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him." Acts 10:35. Suggestions…

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Lord Mayor Gratified

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1909 · page 7

The Lord Mayor yesterday morning expressed his pleasure at the assistance the "Sunday Times" had given the movement for providing a Dreadnought for the…

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The Architectural Mayor

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1909 · page 8

When Mr. Martin Magruder started to build tho elep[?] house be now lives in he was his own architect. And, of course, met the same fate as those rash persons…

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