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Council & local affairs, 1910

3,835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 192

Tasmanian A.a.a. Meeting of the Council

Referee · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 9

The Council of the Tasmanian A.A.A. met at Bona Vista on Thursday evening last, there being present representatives of the New Town and Hobart Harrier Clubs, State…

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Cattle Straying at Randwick, Council's Inspector Makes a Raid

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 12

Horse and cattle straying at Randwick seems to be a standing complaint of some of the aldermen. At Tuesday night's meeting of the council the sanitary inspector reported that…

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Waste Fruit Must Be Destroyed. Mosman Council Takes Action

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 12

Recently, Inspector Hunter, of the Department of Agriculture, which administers the Vine and Vegetation Diseases (Fruit Pests) Act, paid a visit to Mosman, and had a conversation…

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Evangelical Council. Sunday Observance Question. Boxing, Law, and Cardinal Moran

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 11

The Evangelical Council met at the Y.M.C.A. Hall yesterday. The Rev. C. A. White occupied the chair. The secretary (Mr. G. E. Ardill) read the annual report, making reference to the work undertaken…

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Leichhardt Council. Action for Assault. Hastings V Treadgold. Verdict for a Shilling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

In the District Court yesterday, before Judge Backhouse, Mr. D. G. Fergusson, instructed by Mr. Henry Davis, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. James, instructed by…

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Leichhardt Municipality. Record Year's Work. Finances Highly Satisfactory

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 3

The Mayor of Leichhardt (Alderman. Treadgold) read an exhaustive minute at the meeting of the council on Monday night regarding the operations carried out in the municipality for the year 1909…

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Municipal. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 11

A special grant of £56 has been made for improvements to the main roads of the Bombala municipality. Aldermen Tracey and Livingstone, who have been members of the…

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A Municipal Election

The Star · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

The election of three aldermen to fill the vacancies in the North Botany Municipal Council, caused by the resignation of Aldermen Aston, Courtney, and Munger, is taking…

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Bathurst's Municipal Recovery What Has Been Done in Two Years

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

BATHURST, Tuesday.--Ald. F. B. Kenny, retiring Mayor, made an important statement last night concerning the progress of the municipality during his two years' term of office. When he took the mayoral chair…

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An Alderman Answered

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

At yesterday's meeting of the Water and Seweraga Board, Alderman Henley, M.L.A., drew attention to a report containing an assertion by an alderman that he (Mr. Henley)…

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Shire Presidents Elected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 8

TAMARANG.—Mr. Alexander [?]yke (re-elected). WEDIN.—Mr. John Newman (re-elected). GUNNING.—Mr. Starr. A[?]ERCROMBIE.—Mr. H. M. M'Intosh (re-elected)…

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City Council Salaries

The Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

The salaries of the officers were under discussion by the general purposes committee of the City Council yesterday. The chairman (Alderman Lane Mullens) pointed out…

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West Sydney Labor Council

The Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the West Sydney Federal Council was held in the Trades Hall last night. It was the largest meeting of the council for some considerable time,…

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Sutherland Council on Its Dignity

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

In a presidential minute to Sutherland Council, at last meeting, Councillor W. G. Judd (president) drew the attention of councillors to the fact that correspondence from private…

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At the Council Board. Randwick

The Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Randwick Council Mr. David Storey, M.L.A., wrote, stating that the Little Coogee Progress Association had invited him to inspect the condition of…

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London County Council. Great Election Struggle. London, Wednesday, 4.40 p.m

The Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 1

Brisk preparations are being made for the London County Council elections, which take place next month. A great struggle is foreshadowed…

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Municipal Markets' Hours

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

Sometime Ago a request was received from the Belmore Markets Employees Association by the civic authorities for an alteration in the times appointed for the opening and closing of…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. Drummoyne Finance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

The Mayor of Drummoyne is a bad-tempered controversialist. He belongs to that small class which claims a charter to impute bad motives to others, while extremely sensitive…

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Local Government Association. Useful Municipal Queries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 8

At the meeting of the Local Government Association of New South Wales l[?]st night consideration was given to a number of questions submitted by councils. The Carrington Council asked if it was entitled to…

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Municipal Election

The Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 5

The election to All the vacancy in the North Botany Council caused by the resignations of Aldermen' Courtenay, Aston, and Munger, took place yesterday. Them were…

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