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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

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The Municipal "White Elephant." Remodelling of Queen Victoria Markets. Interesting Discussion at the Town-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 10

A special meeting of the City Council--the members sitting as a General Purposes Committee--was held yesterday afternoon to consider the report of the board of adjudicators in…

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Hornsby Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 8

This council met on Thursday. Present: President Nixon, Councillors Best, Tucker, Schwebel, Nicolson, Jones, Ramsay, and Morris…

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Blacktown Shire Council. Interesting Annual Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the [?] town Shire Council was held on Wednesday evening [?] mot (President), and [?]…

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Lord Mayor's View

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 15

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Allen Taylor, writes:— "I notice that your Special Correspondent in his London letter of December 3, published in…

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Blacktown Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Blaoktown, on Wednesday night last. Present—Councillors…

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 3

This council met on Friday. Present: Mayor Redshaw, and Aldermen Benson, Darvall, Bernard, Cox and Kelly. Correspondence…

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Dundas Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

This council met on Wednesday evening Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Neil), Aldermen Auchterlonie, Catt, Rhodes, Spurway, Pettet, Watts, Midson…

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Smithfield and Fairfield. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

Regular meeting held on Wednesday Present: Mayor J. Anthony and Aldermen Downey, Stein, Fergerson Critehley, Stimson and Paine…

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Typhoid Outbreak. Killara and Gordon. Twenty-six Cases—Several Deaths. Asses as Shire Councillors. Typhoid Beds from Lindfield to Wahroonga

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

The typhoid outbreak in Gordon and Killara, bad enough in itself. is rendered worse by the diet that the Shire Council controlling…

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Municipal Prosecutions. Complaints Against a Magistrate

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 16

Considerable discussion took place at last meeting of Redfern Council, on Thursday evening, with reference to the treatment received by that body at the hands of the stipendiary…

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Municipal Markets. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 9

Sir,—I noticed with pleasure a paragraph in "The Argus" of January 1st, stating that "In the opinion of the Parramatta Council, the time had arrived…

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The Sunday School This Page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. a New Year Song

The Methodist · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

Father, I would be bringing All grateful thanks to Thee; My happy heart is singing A New Year's melody;…

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Committed Mayor Presides Over Council

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1910 · page 12

The Collie (W.A.) Council deadlock continues. The Mayor (Alderman A. E. Borkwood), who stands committed for trial on charges of embezzlement and falsification, again occupied the…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 3

BELLINGEN (BOWRAVILLE).—At a special meeting of the council it was decided that the election for [?] riding, to fill the vacancy caused by the ousting of Councillor Stewart, be fixed for February 19; nomination…

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The Property Owner Municipal and Shire Matters. Latest Property Transactions. Municipal and Shire CONTRACTS--See page 7

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Goonamble Council (N.S.W.) there was £154 to the credit of the general fund, to meet accounts amounting to £190. Bexley Council has decided on a rate of 4d in the…

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A Magistrate's Remarks. Redfern Council Indignant

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. J. Forgie (sanitary inspector to the Redfern municipality) submitted a report at the last meeting of the council severely animadverting on certain remarks alleged to have been made by Mr. G. H. Smithers,…

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Country Municipal Councils. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 8

At the last meeting of the municipal council the clerk's report showed only —154 to the credit of the general fund to meet accounts presented that night amounting to…

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Municipality of St. Peters. Mayor's Annual Minute

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

The Mayor (Alderman Baker) submitted his minute dealing with the affairs of 1909 to the St. Peters Council last night. The minute set out:--The year was started…

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Aldermen on Strike. "Gazette Us All Out."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

Another meeting of the City Council lapsed to-day for want of a quorum. Though the reactionary aldermen were in the councilchamber they did not go into the…

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Beautiful Cherries. the Alderman and the Hawker

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

A peculiar request was made by one of the Canterbury aldermen (Alderman Marsh) to the Mayor at the last meeting of the council. He asked that a letter be written to the police…

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