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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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At noon to-day the town clerk (Mr. T. H. Nesbitt) announced that the following nominations had been received to fill the vacancy in the City Council for Cook's Ward, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Privy Council has reserved judgment in the appeal from the decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the action Hordern v Hordern. Counsel for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Grafton Municipal Council has decided to rotor the proposal to borrow £8000 for street improvement to a poll of ratepayers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →With regard to the vacancy in the Cook Ward, it was decided at a meeting of the P.L.L. on Friday that the action of the combined meeting of the members of the Belmore and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COFF'S HARBOR, Monday--The Dorrigo Shire Council finds itself in a hopeless position regarding the maintenance of the main roads. The trouble is that there is so much Crown land…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By means of a series of questions which he had placed on the business paper of the Willoughby Council, Alderman Dickson sought information regarding the number of officers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Hastings complained at last night's meeting of Lelchhardt Council of the Incivility of the town clerk, who, he said, had "rung him' off" on a recent occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After a short period of 18 monthly as a member of the Municipal Council. Mr. T. H. Hicks, manufacturer of the "Ideal" poison cart and other st[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A case presenting unusual features came before the Glebe Police Court this morning, when William Bastard, an alderman of the Municipality of Leichhardt, was proceeded against on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A case of considerable interest came before Mr. Maitland, D.S.M. at the Glebe Police Court to-day, when Harold Sutton, of 532 Crown-street, Sydney, prosecuted William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting of the New South Wales Executive Council this afternoon. His Exellency Lord Chelmsford presiding, the following appointments were made:-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Paddington and Vaucluse councils have a grievance in common. In each municipality there is a large area of land under the control of the Federal Government, and which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The powers of councils to control the erection of hoardings was dealt with by the Paddington Council last night. Alderman Lofts moved :--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ald. Michael Burke yesterday resigned his seat as one of the representatives of Denison Ward in the City Council. He will, however, offer himself for re-election. Some hint of what…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mayor (Alderman James Lonsdale) presided at the last meeting of the Leichhardt Council, and intimated that he had received an apology from Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the meeting of the P.L.L. executive committee last night. Labour candidates were endorsed for Cook and Denison wards in the City Council. Mr. M. Burke, who resigned his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fact that the clerks of the Willoughby Council acted as officials in the booths for the recent elections, while supposed to be available for the duties of the council office,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some time during the past year Redfern Council, when the Crown-street tram was extended to Waterloo boundary along Baptist-street, resumed some land near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Times," commenting upon the Des Moines (U.S.) plan of municipal government by commission, says that tho Americans, have got a very big idea, namely, the reform of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor of Drummoyne, Alderman T. Henley, M.L.A., has been interesting himself in tho matter of municipal control of shallow harbor foreshores, and last night a…
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