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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Referring to the ordinance concerning gauze wire [?]etting of butchers' shops, the Mayor (Alderman Waterhouse), at the last meeting of the municipal council, said he regarded the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lord Mayor stated to-day that he, together with Alderman Lane Mullins (the chairman of the finance committee), the city surveyor (Mr. Gordon), and the comptroller of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following committees were elected at the last meeting of the Petersham Council: -- Finance, Aldermen Russell-Jones, Wheeler, Hordern, Barry, and Davis; works,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great surprise was expressed when it became known that the council [?]lerk, H. Quinan, had been arrested and charged with stealing £23 11s 5d, the property of the Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Lord Mayor to-day gave some interesting particulars conceding the use of electric power in connection with hoists used for building operations. He stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The men engaged in what are known as the noxious trades with a the metropolitan area of Sydney are up against the Act as it stands. The trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--On November 25 last a deputation from the Iron Trades Council asked the Minister for Home Affairs that the Government should submit a resolution to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOLONG.--A special meeting of the municipal council on Monday struck a general rate of 3½d in the £. and a lighting rate of 1 4-5d in the £. both rates to belevied on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In his annual report the Mayor of Redfern (Alderman J. Leitch) refers to the progress made by the municipality. He says that during the last year tram lines were extended from Crown-street to the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In his annual minute the Mayor of Redfern (Alderman G. Leitch) refers to the council's, proposal to borrow the sum of £21,500 for street wood-blocking and improvements to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Factory Employees' Union, at its meeting at the Trades Hull last night, appointed Messrs. W. J. Wilcox and Alf Carter and Mrs. K. Dwyer us delegates to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City estimates and salaries were finally approved of by a special meeting of the City Council yesterday afternoon. A few amendments, whereby increases were granted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The following appointments were made to-day: -- Dr. C. J. Lees, as Government Medical Officer at Molong. Mr. C. H. Lyons, as returning officer for electoral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lord Mayor was indignant yesterday afternoon at the special meeting of the City Council Alderman Lindsay Thompson asked a question, and received an answer which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday the Lord Mayor said he had made an inspection of the chimney-stack which has just been completed at Pyrmont as part of the new electric power house…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Mayor (Alderman J. P. Treadgold) presided at last meeting of the Leichhardt Council. The report, of the finance committee, recommending payment of accounts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a meeting of the City Council yesterday Alderman Lindsay Thompson asked the Lord Mayor: -- "Is it essential that draftsmen, &c., in the City Surveyor's Department should be qualified as (1) licensed surveyors, (2)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A meeting of the delegates from the various branches of the Political Labor, Leagues in the Burrangong electorate was held at Young last night for the purpose of forming a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recently a conference took place between the finance committee of Leichhardt Council and the manager of the Electric Light and Power Supply Company, Limited, of Balmain, regarding an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Privy Council, on December 2, delivered judgment on the appeal of Kelly v. Hart, from a decision of the N.S.W. Supreme Court. Philip Hart, lessee of the refreshment rooms…
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