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Council & local affairs, 1911

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North Botany Municipal Affairs

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 10

The work accomplished by the North Botany Council during the past year has been satisfactory, according to a report prepared by the Mayor (Alderman T. H. hicks). The total…

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Municipal Elections. Defeat of the Labour Party. the Suburban Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 10

The outstanding feature of the triennial municipal elections on Saturday was the complete defeat of the Labour party in practically every district. For months the caucus…

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Country Municipalities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 10

ABERDEEN.—J. Chaffer, E. Hall, K. M'Leod, W. Benn, R. Neely, and W. Robb were elected. ADAMSTOWN.—South Ward: S. Powell, J. A. Eaton, J. Bullerwell. East Ward: J. Gellately, T. Rutherford,…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 8

The results of Saturday's civic elections so far to hand indicate that the effort of Labor-Socialism to capture the municipal government of the State has signally failed…

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Paid Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

The polling in connection with the municipal and shire elections has been watched with some interest from the Town-hall, Sydney, where a section of the sitting aldermen have allowed…

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City Aldermen's Proposals

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 8

There are seven motions to be moved by three aldermen at to-night's meeting of the City Council Alderman Clarke has a proposition regarding the formation of a lighting trust, and…

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Shire Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 10

APSLEY (Walcha).—B Riding: A. Chandler, J. Steel, C Riding: T. Fletcher and T. Crawford. ARMIDALE.—Croft, Kirkwood, Glass, M'Rae, Perrott, Simmons (elected)…

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Shire Election Results. Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

The final results of the Cessnock Shire elections are as follow:--Riding A: Councillors Macdonald and Macnamara (unopposed). Riding B: William Morgan, 273; George…

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Royal Sydney Philharmonic Society. the Year's Doings. Judge Backhouse Warns Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 9

Sir William Manning presided over the annual meeting of members of the Royal Philharmonic Society, at the Girls' High' School last night. There was a large attendance…

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Local Government. the Election Results the Council As Life Savers

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

Saturday's elections were a surprise packet. As to the exact significance of the many changer that have occurred it is Impossible to speak There are so many small contributing cause of…

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Manly Wharves. Council and Ferry Company. Action by Minister for Works. the Lease Will Not Be Consummated

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. A. C. Wharton addressed a meeting from the balcony of the Ivanhoe Hotel, Manly, last night, on behalf of the Manly branch of the Political Labor League, on the subject…

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Municipal Referenda. Redfern and North Botany Proposals

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The question of borrowing a large sum of money by Redfern Council was settled by a referendum vote taken on Saturday last. The proposal which had been adopted by the…

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Municipal. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 7

Mr. J. Fraser, town clerk, stated at a Mayoral dinner that the Nowra municipality was one of the lowest, if not actually the lowest, in New South Wales in regard to…

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An Ebbing Wave. the Cause of Labour. Mr. Wade on the Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 9

"The wave of Labour success reached its highest mark at the Federal elections, but since then has been steadily subsiding." This remark was made by Mr. Wade…

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Local Government. Municipal Elections. the Barrier. Seven Labour Successes. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 10

The triennial municipal elections on Saturday resulted in the return of seven Labour representatives and five Independents. The figures were:—W. Barnett 1190, J. Long…

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Tramway Passes for Aldermen. Discussion by the City Council

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

At the meeting of the City Council in Tuesday night, Alderman Burks moved. "That it be an instruction to the Finance Committee, is preparing estimate for the ensuring year, [?]…

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Case of Alderman English

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 10

A slightly heated meeting of the Glebe Political League was held last evening in the Glebe Town Hall, the main business being the discussion of the action of the Labour…

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Liverpool Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 3

This council met on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman F. W. Webster). Aldermen Thorne, Deadman, Chapman, Swain, Bossley, Ashcroft,…

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"Plundering the Treasury" a Politician's Remarkable Statements. What an Alderman Is Worth

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 7

There was considerable discussion at the City Council last night on Alderman Burke's motion that sufficient money be placed on the estimates to pay for the tramway passes…

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