North Sydney Federal Council
The North Sydney Federal Council mot last night at the Friendly Societies Hall. Delegates were present from Manly, Mosman, Chatswood, St. Leonards, and Lane…
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Council & local affairs, 1910
3,835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 192
At the Council Board. Annandale
The Mayor (Alderman William Wells) presided at last meeting of the council, and submitted a minute relative to the proposal to light the borough by electricity as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prevention of Fires. a City Council Suggestion
At the City Council last night Alderman E. W. O'Sullivan stated that they had many mens in existence for putting out fires, but they had very few methods in vogue for preventing fires. He moved the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Slippery Streets. City Council Requires a Remedy
Within a hundred yards in a few minutes three horses drawing vehicles slipped on the wood pavement in George-street and blocked the traffic. This is a daily occurrence in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sufferers by the Strike. Action by Newtown Council
At the last meeting of the Newtown Council, Alderman Clegg moved—"That the Mayor be requested to convene a public meeting, for the purpose of taking steps to raise funds to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →City Council Boiler Cleaners. an Increase of Wages
After several years of fighting Alderman Fitzgerald succeeded last night in getting a motion passed by the City Council for interesting the wages of the boiler-cleanners in connection with the electric light power…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial Sydney Balmain, Prosperous Suburb, wiCH Celebrates Its Municipal Jubilee on February 21
k Balmain, looking n rtli-west, with Pyrmont in fi eground. A General View of Balmain, looking east, from the Pos' jjffice, with Dai'ling-street on the right of the picture. These two panoramic views clearly show the extent of Balmain, Sydney's largest suburb. The top picture was taken from the new chimney stack at the (Sydney Municipal Power I-Iot |and illustrates the Southern Shores of the suburb in the distance. Portion of Pyrmont is shown in the foreground. The bottom picture is of Balmain proper, and also gives a fine…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Balmain Municipal Jubilee
There is no place around Sydney that has pleasanter recollections concerning it than Balmain. Nearly half-a-century ago it was merely a rustic hamlet, with scattered…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Municipal Turmoil. Aldermen at Law
A peculiar municipal case came before the Full Court to-day, when William George George Lucas, of Temora. applied for a, mandamus to compel Charles' Bede…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alderman P. J. Flanagan
Quite a gloom was cast over Orange on Monday morning last. when it became known that Mr. Patrick joseph Flanagan, J.P., had died the previous night in the Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →What Is Garbage? a Protesting Alderman
At the last meeting of the Manly Council, the council clerk was about to open the tenders for collecting the house refuse for the, year when Alderman Ogilvy asked the Mayor…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—The City Council having failed to elect a Mayor, the Governor in Council has now appointed Alderman John W. Hetherington to the position. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire President Elections
BANNOCKBURN.—Mr. J. W. Anderson. BULLI.—Mr. Phillip Spiller. BOWRAVILLE.—Mr. Lyon. COONABARABRAN.—Dr. Failes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →How a Mayor Went to Mass
It has lately been recorded that the Mayor of Eccles (Eng.), accompanied by all the councillors, the town-clerk, the magistrates, and other officials, and led by a band which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane's Mayor. Appointed by the Governor. Brisbane
The City Council having failed to elect a Mayor, the Governor-in-Council has appointed Alderman John William Hetherington. The new Mayor was born in County…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Council Board. Manly
At the last meeting of the Manly Council Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., sent a communication suggesting that the Mayer call a public meeting at an early date for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Privy Council Appeals. Special Leave Granted
LONDON, Wednesday.--Special leave to appeal from the decision of the High Court has been granted by the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords in the case of Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Council's Plight. What Becomes of Its Coal
BATHURST, Wednesday.--At the meeting of Bathurst Municipal Council to-night letters were received from the Invincible Colliery Company, Cullen Bullen, with reference to its…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Privy Council Appeals. Sfecial Leave Granted. London, Feb. 16
Special leave to appeal from the decision of the High Court of Australia has been granted in the case of Smith and others versus Cock and others, and in the case of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lawn Tennis. N.s.w. Association. Annual Meeting of Delegates. the New Council
A meeting was held last night at Aaron's Exchange Hotel of the affiliated club's delegates to the association. Mr. W. P. Dunlop president of the association occupied the…
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