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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Not Standing Still. the Supply of Electricity. What the City Council Is Doing. Statement by Mr. Forbes Mackay

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 9

"In the supply of electricity the City of Sydney is certainly not standing still." said Mr. Forbes Mackay, the Chief Electrical Engineer, to a reporter .of "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday…

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Manly Municipal Finances

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 10

At a special meeting of the Manly Council the Valuer submitted a report [?]ing that the first trisunial reluation was made in [?] and slave that ported that vaibs property…

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North Sydney Municipal Election

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 4

The principal result of the North Sydney municipal election is the return of a majority of aldermen in favor of rating on unimproved values only…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. the Future Government of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 5

Mr. Carmichael's assurance that the N.S.W. Government is preparing a bill to give effect to the Premier's promise to allow a Citizens' Convention to thresh out the problems…

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More Aldermen

The Land · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 9

The Works Department has informed the Wingham Council that the population of the municipality does not warrant an increase in the…

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Lord Mayor's Optimism. City Council's Finances

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 12

The Lord Mayor made a statement regarding the council's [?] which the [?] and disbursements for this year being considered by the General Purposes committee…

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A Comic Opera Council. Municipal Muddle at Hurstville. One Alderman Too Many. and a Mayoral Mix-up

The Sun · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

The strenuous struggle for the honor of a seat as an alderman on the Huratville Council has resulted in a state of affairs so chaotic and absurd as to out-Gilbert all…

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The Junee Council Trouble Was the Mayor's Act Legal?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

A knotty point with which the committee of the Local Government Association wrestled at its meeting in Sydney this week was submitted by the…

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Hurstville Election Squabble in the Council Alderman and Town Clerk. a Disputed Seat

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

Since the municipal elections in the St. George and Huratvilla district, a pecuilar position has arison with regard to the declaration (one valid and the other invalid) of two candidates for the…

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Shire and Municipality The Elections

The Land · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 9

The triennial elections are over. As a rule there were 'plenty of cadidates. The success of the Labour Party at the late Federal and Estill…

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Election of Mayor

The Land · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 9

A paragraph in one. of our country exchanges, dated February 1, says:— "First. Mayoral clction takes place at Forbes. Ald. J. Edwards has been…

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Shire and Municipal. Was the Nomination Valid?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 1

Germanton.—The Albury returning officer made a grave blunder, it is to be feared, in rejecting a nomination paper because the candidate's surname…

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Lucky Shire President

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 7

At the caused chambers Prookvale last night to [?] Raising was elected presiding of the shut. He was equal with [?] Quike in the [?] and lots [?]…

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Picton's Anomal[?] Position. The Elected Alderman Cannot Sit

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

The situation at Picton illustrates the strange nature of some of the provisions of the N.S.W. Local Government Act. There were nine vacancies…

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A Mayor and the Act

The Land · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 9

The retiring Mayor of Wingham is not in love with the L.G. Act. At his valedictory to the Council, he is reported to have said that if the…

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The Lord Mayor of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 7

Alderman G. T. Clarke, vice-chairman of the finance committee, has given notice of motion in the City Council for Tuesday next that the Lord Mayor be asked to represent the citizens…

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Recovery of Shire Rates

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 1

Monaro asks if a shire council can take steps to recover rates on a conditional lease for 1907-8[?] without having sent notices annually…

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Council's Assets."

The Land · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 9

Wallendbeen Csuncil has decided to write off 10 per cent, off the library assets for depreciation. The value set down in the books for the…

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A Municipal Dilemma. The Whole Council Resigns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the Maclean (N.S.W,) Municipal Council was convened on Tuesday night to elect a Mayor. A large assemblage of ratepayers was…

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A Council Resigns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

MACLEAN, Wednesday.--Municipal mailers took an unexpected turn last night. On Friday Ald. Sehwonberg, who was disqualified for owing common agistment fees amounting to 7s 3d, made application to Mr. Piesley, the…

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