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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

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City Council Contracts

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

The tenders for the annual contracts and services for the Sydney Municipal Council will be opened this afternoon. A large number of tenders have been received, and they will be…

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Council and Magistrate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

The question of a magistrate imposing a lino below the minimum provided by Local Government ordinance came before the Paddington Council last night. The municipal…

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Cty Council Building

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon plans were submitted to the Electric Light Committee of the City Council showing proposed additions to the electric fight sub-station in Kent-street. It…

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Electrical Workers. City Council's Wages Board

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

The Electrical Trades Wages Board constituted to inquire into the conditions of employment of electrical workers in the City Council met at the Town Hall last night,…

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City Council Scheme. to Meet Future Emergencies

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

The electrical engineer to the City Council (Mr. Forbes-Mackay) yesterday submitted to the electric lighting committee the following report realing with emergency supplies of coal:--…

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A Magistrate's Power. Questioned by Paddington Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

The question of a magistrate's power to vary a minimum penalty, as [?]aid down by statute, was raised as last night's meeting of the Paddington Council. The matter was…

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City Council Coal Store. Suggested Provision for the Future

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

The City Electrical Engineer submitted a report to the Electric Light Committee yesterday with regard to making provision in future for ensuring a supply of coal should…

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A Reducible Minimum. Magistrate and the Law. a Council's Protest

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

Some little time ago the Paddington Council took proceedings against a ratepayer for erecting an outhouse without the permission of the council. Mr. Barnett, S.M., who heard…

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Cost to the City Council. Further Outlay of £14,300. Question of Coal Storage

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

The city, electrical engineer yestarday submitted a report to the electric light commlttee on the question of coal supply and storage:- "The long continuance of the coal strike,"…

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"Flagrant Defiance." a Paddington Municipal Case

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Paddington Council, the sanitary inspector in his report referred to a case which had come before Mr. Barnett, S.M., at the local police court, in…

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Country News. Orange Municipal Jubilee. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

A public meeting was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening to consider the most suitable means of celebrating the jubilee of the Municipality of Orange. Part…

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Montreal Municipal Apathy. Citizens Organising. Lord Strathcona's Action. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

Owing to the apathy of the Montreal municipality in dealing with the outbreak and spread of typhoid, the citizens are organising an emergency hospital…

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Citizens' Hospital in Montreal. Lord Strathcona's Munificence. Apathetic Municipal Authorities

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Owing to the apathy of the municipal authorities of Montreal, the citizens have organised an emergency hospital…

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Law. Tuesday, January 11. District Court. (Before Judge Murray.) the Shire Council and the Board

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 14

The Warringah Shire Council were the plaintiffs and the City Mutual Life Assurance Society, Limited, the defendants in a case which had been stated in writing for his Honor's…

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Rookwood Council v. Police. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

Sir,—I see in your paper of 1st instant a report of certain proceedings of the Rookwood Council ro police, and stating that a resolution was carried passing a…

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St. Peters Council. Work for the Year

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

In submiting for the consideration of the aldermen a review of the St. Peters Council's transactions for 1909, the Mayor (Alderman Baker) stated that the year Vas started with…

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Proposed North Sydney Town-hall Vetoed by the Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 6

The scheme for the erection of a town-hall for North Sydney, put before the council some time ago by the Mayor (Ald. Milson) was again under discussion at last night's meeting…

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N.S.W. Labor Council. Annual Election of Officers Interest in the Contest

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 6

The election of officers of the New South Wales labor Council will take place at the Trades Hall, Goulburn-street, Sydney, to-morrow night. Particular interest is being centred…

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Municipal Estimates at Leichhardt

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

Leichhardt Council has approved its estimates for the year, as required by section 142 of the Local Government Act. The probable expenditure is set down at £14,644 14s 6d,…

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Municipal. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 12

The third bailot on,the question of raising a loan for the [?]rection of municipal gasworks was held on Saturday, and resulted in favour of the proposal, the voting being:—For the…

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