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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Ryde Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

Regular meeting of the above council was held on Friday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. Redshaw), and Aldermen Anderson, Sutton, Bernard, Cox…

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Road & Bridge Works Blacktown Shire

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

The following summary of works carried out during 1910 was presented at the Blacktown Shire Conncil meeting on Monday night—…

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Manly Municipal Affairs Social Chat of the Day. A Donkey Council Wakes Up

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

The Manly Count are exhibiting a death-bed repentam[?]. With the last bell ringing in their cars for the Election, they have…

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Labor Council Executive. Half-yearly Election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 20

The Labor Council of New South Wales at the half-yearly meeting elected the following delegates as an executive for the ensuing term: Messrs. W. R. Bagnoll (process engravers), H…

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St. Peters. Work of the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

A report issued by the Mayer of St. Peters (Alder-man W. S. Barker), covering the work of the local counil during the past three years, shows that municipal administration has been on progressive lines…

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Consumption As a Notifiable Disease. (By the Blue Mountains Shire Sanitary Inspector.)

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 7

In the daily press of the 13th instant is found a report of the-speeches made at the science congress regarding consumption. Sir Philip Sydney Jones, who…

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Government Loan to Council a Treasurer Has to Resign

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 11

FREMANTLE, Friday.--At last Wednesday night's smoke social held by the Fremantle Lumpers Union, Councillor Nicholas, treasurer of the Fremantle Council, in replying to a toast…

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The Sunday School This Page Is Under the Auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. The Riverina Convention

The Methodist · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

Our Junee friends are putting into their arrangements for the Sunday School Convention to be held on Sunday and Monday neat, a good deal of sane and sanguine effort. As well as the deputation from the…

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Municipal Elections. Polling Day Next Saturday. Labour-party's Effort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 13

Yesterday was nomination day in connection with the municipal and shire elections, although the time for receiving nominations closed at 5 p. m. the previous day. The…

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Alexandria Municipality. Ependiture for the Triennial Period

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

The town clerk of Alexandria, Mr. Sutton, has prepared a return showing the income and expenditure of the council for the first three years' work under local government. the total income for the triennial period…

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Coming Municipal Elections. To the Editor of the "Call."

The St George Call · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

Sir, In view of the approaching elections when the ratepayers are called upon to give effect to their only part in the…

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Topical Taps Municipal Elections

The St George Call · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 1

With the exception of Bexley. where 21 candidates are offering for 9 seats (there are no wards), matters municipal are in a very apathetic state in the Illawarra…

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Municipal Error

The St George Call · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

A provision of the Local Government Acts is that all candidates for the position of Alderman or Councillor must have a clean sheet so far as the…

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Municipal

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

Ex-President Roberts and Major Jenkins are advertised to address meetings at Hornsby, Thornleigh, Normanhurst, Waitara and Galston…

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Shire Council Nominations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 25

ASHFORD (Inverell).—A Riding: H. A. Eraser, G. W. Dight, E. H. Hallan, P. Callachor. B Riding: D. M. Sinclair. C. M'Cosker, D. M. Fraser. C Riding: R. J. Higgins, H. Wyndham (unopposed)…

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The Mayor's Statement. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 22

The Mayor (Alderman Harvey) on Friday, made a statement to the press, in the course of which he said:—I am not surprised at Mr. Griffith refusing to allow Mr…

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No Guns or Ammunition. Appeal by British Immigration League. Deputation to the Lord Mayor

The Sun · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

A deputation representing the British immigration League of New South Wales and a number of leading citizens, waited upon the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall this…

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Gulgong Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

For some considerable time municipal matters in Gulgong have been without any life whatever. No municipal election has been held here for a number of years. When…

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Western Suburbs Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

With the exception of Besley where 11 candidates are offering for nine events there are no wards matters municipal are in a very apatteur state in the Illavarra suburban area. And where a little…

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Randwick Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

A [?] meeting in support of the three concluded [?] John J. Juv[?]…

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