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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

3,835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 192

Water and Sewerage Board. Aid. Barlow Elected City Council's Representative

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 25

The aldermen of the Sydney City Council on Tuesday last took into consideration the matter of appointing a representative to the Water and Sewerage Board. The…

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Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Grand Council of New South Wales

Watchman · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 4

A lodge of this Society, to be known as Trafalgar Lodge, No. 122, was opened on March 17, at Arncliffe, by the Grand Lodge officers, Bro. Thomas Henderson, P.G.M.,…

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Municipal Corruption. London, March 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 9

The confession of a man named Klein, who has been sentenced to three years for bribery at Pittsburg (U.S.A.), led to the indictment of 40 present and former…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism[?]at Work. Shires and the Lands Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 6

One of the features of our departmental government which must strike and observer is the want of co-ordination, between the plans and the work of the various departments. The…

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Country News. Municipal. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 6

Giving evidence before the Public Works Committee on Tuesday on the water supply question, Ald. F. Harvy, Mayor, said the City Council had passed resolutions favouring…

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Shires and Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 14

BOWRAL.--An election held for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the municipal council caused by the resignation of Ald. John Holmes, who was a candidate for re-election, resulted:--Henry Foord, 61; John Holmes,…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. M. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) Measures and King v Wallarob[?]a S[?]e Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 7

Mr. Harvey [?] Dr. Waddell, instructed by Mr. F. H. King, apperaed for the plaintiffs, Frank Joseph Lappen Measures and Frederick Hart King, registered proprictors under…

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Athletic Games and Business. Are They in Conflict? a Lord Mayor's Views

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

Apart from Sir John Knill's prominence as Lord Mayor of LOndon he is well known throughout the length and breadth' of the land as one of the finest and most upright business men of the Empire…

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Statue of Captain Cook, Presented to the Randwick Council

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 9

At a recent weeting of the Randwick Council the Mayor Alderman Gilderthorp) reported that Mr. H. S Gibson, had presented the statue of Captain Gook, together with, the land…

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Rating Church Properties. Powers of Municipal Councils

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 10

Mr. Clarke, S.M, delivered bis reserved decision at New town Police Court in the appeals lodged against the rating by the Newtown Municipal Council of Roman Catholic…

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Western Suburbs Municipal Association. Initial Business Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

The first meeting of the recently-formed Western Suburbs' Municipal Association was held at the Ashfield Town Hall last night, when steps were taken towards getting to practical business…

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Hornsby Shire Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

At the Hornsby Shire Council meeting on Thursday, correspondence was read from A. Donovan, asking permission to [?]reo two posts on the footpath on Now…

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A Vigilant Alderman

The St George Call · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 3

Ald. Hunt brought a very important matter before Hurstville Council at last meeting in connection with the local station. This was that the brick edging of…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council (From the "Shire and Municipal R[?]rd" for March, 1910

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

"The report of the Mayor (Ald W G Freame) for 1909 ia a most interesting document, parlionlarly so for those immediately interested. This…

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Rookwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of this council was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. [?]. Larcomb[?]), adn Aldermen Schofield, Baty, Shiells, Jenkins…

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Auburn Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 9

The ordinary meeting of this council was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. T. Lang), and Aldermen Gibbons, Jenkins, Morice, Gray, Hill…

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Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

This council met on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman F. W. Webster), Aldermen Harvison, Smith, Suttor, Thorne, Bossley, Chapman…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 10

The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Ringr[?]), Aldermen Miller, Stieme, Cro[?], O'Neill, Soam[?]s, Y[?]nd, Freame…

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Cabramatta and Canley Vale. The Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

This council met on Monday evening. Present. The Mayor (Alderman Geo. Stimson), Aldermen McBurney, Zaut, Hamilton, Asimus, Bailey, Johnston, and…

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The Water Board and Council's Guarantees

The St George Call · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

It has been the custom since the advent of the Local Government Act for the Water and Sewerage Board to accept the guarantees of municipal councils for…

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