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Council & local affairs, 1910

3,835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 192

To Borrow 21,500. Redfern Council's Finances.-works Department Report

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

At the last meeting of Redfern Council, a copy of a report by Mr. James S. Mollison, assistant Local Government Engineer of the Public Works Department, to the Governor, recommending the…

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A One-day Strike. All Unionists to Down Tools. Vetoed by the Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 10

An extraordinarj proposal came before the Labour Council on Thursday evening. Briefly, it was that the whole army of trades unionists should ecase work on elect on day, and march…

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The Sunday School This Page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. Rockdale Demonstration

The Methodist · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 6

At the invitation of the Convener, the superintendents and teachers who took part in the recent Demonstration in the Rockdale Town Hall, representing the Illawarra suburbs district, met in the Rockdale Sunday School…

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A Municipality's Responsibility

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 16

A deputation from the Prospect and Sherwood Council asked the Minister for Works for a sum of money to place in repair that portion of the Great Western-road running through their…

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Privy Council Appeals. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 March 1910 · page 7

The New Zealand appeals, Hamilton Gas Co. v. Mayor of Hamilton; Greveille v. Parker, were allowed, with costs. Russey v. Miles, leave to appeal…

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Broken Hill Municipal Elections. Six Independents. Six Labor. Broken Hill, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 March 1910 · page 7

The results of the Municipal bye-election held to-day resulted us follows:—Wills Ward: Bowen (Independent), 460; Massey (Labor), 388. Sturt Ward: Garrett…

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The Property Owner Municipal and Shire Matters

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 10

On this page weekly comments will be found on property matters; and as property is the basis of all Local Government revenue it will in a particular sense appeal s directly to the Local Government official in charge of…

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City Council's Proposals

Evening News · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 4

A special meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council will be held next Tuesday afternoon, when the city rate for the year will be struck. It has been recommended by the finance…

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East Sydney Labor Council

The Star · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 2

At last meeting of the East Sydney Federal Labor Council there was a record attendance of delegates. The reports received from the various leagues and committees were of…

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Privy Council Appeals. London, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 9

The New Zealand appeals to the Privy Council Hamilton Gas Company v Mayor of Hamilton, and Greville v Parker, have been allowed, with costs. In the case…

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Privy Council Appeals. Barton V. Lempriere Dismissed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed the New Zealand appeals, Hamilton Gas Co. v. Mayor of Hamilton, and Greveille v. Parker,…

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The Coming Struggle. an Extraordinary Manifesto. Issued by Victorian Labor Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday--The Political Labor Council of Victoria has issued an extraordinary manifesto to the Federal electors. The contest is described as the greatest…

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Municipal. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 7

Mr. Thomas Hughes, who recently retired from the office of town clerk, after 35 years' service, was presented by the Mayor, on behalf of friends, with a purse of sovereigns…

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Weekly Building Review. (This column appears every Monday.) Building Prosecutions. Wide Control by the Municipalities

The Star · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 4

So novel and so dyastic--doubtless so salutary--were the provisions of the new Local Government Act, in respect of buildings, that many citizens are even yet not…

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Local Government Jottings. Municipal Figures from the "Gazette" of 9th March

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 10

Statistics are not popular reading, seldom often read in the tramcar, and in the railway bookstalls have neither local habitation nor a name. But they keep a store of romance and high coloring beyond rivalry,…

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The Municipal Hotel City Council's Scheme. Lord Mayor Stands Firm

The Star · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 1

True to their decision, about 50 or 60 citizen, who had previously gathered at the Alliance headquarters to protest against the City Council retaining the hotel on the area…

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Hospital Saturday. an Appeal to Aldermen

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

St. Peters Council at its last meeting received a communication from the Board of Directors of the Hospital Saturday Fund urging upon the aldermen the desirableness of personal…

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City Council and Hotels. Citizens in Protest. the Lord Mayor and the Deputation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 10

A hurriedly convened meeting of citizens was held at the Alliance rooms yesterday to protest against some proposed action of the City Council in respect of the erection of an hotel…

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A Town-hall Invasion. Lord Mayor Remains Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 10

At 4.30 o'clock a large deputation, representative of the temperance bodies and the churches invaded the Town-hall, and awaited the presentation of a petition to the council as agreed…

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Water and Sewerage Board. City Council Election

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 4

Alderman Barlow was this afternoon elected as a representative of the Sydney Municipal Council on the Water and Sewerage Board. There were two candidates for the seat, the…

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