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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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YASS, Saturday.--At a meeting of the councillors of the Goodradigbee Shire, held yesterday, Cr. R. Julian reported on his visit to the Minister for Works regarding Burrenjuck…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Alderman G. J. Mor[?] been unanlmously re-elected Mayor for [?] third time, His allowance was [?] £5 [?] year. The Mayor afterwards entertained the council and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation of Count Tolstoi's admirers, headed by the Rev. Stewart Headlam, yesterday waited on the Education Committee of the London County Council, and inquired…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Warringah Shire Council have struck a rate for the current year of 2d in the £ on the unimproved values, while a lighting rate for Freshwater-street of 12d in the £ has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABERCROMBIE (Rockley).—Councillor Harold M'Intosh was unanimously re-elected president, and the presidential allowance was fixed at £30. A special meeting of the council will be held on the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Viewing the abnormal cost of administration in the case of some shires, the Minister for Public Works bas been desirous of placing shires with small incomes, say under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of farmers at Dubbo on Saturday, called by the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, to discuss the basis of valuation for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Vaucluse Council had a serious position placed before it by the Mayor (Alderman Johnson) at last night's meeting. The financial position of the municipality was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The financial position of Vaucluse was considered by the new council at its first meeting last night. The Mayor (Alderman W. Johnson) said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The question of the excessively high rents obtaining in Sydney nowadavs was a subject of discussion at the Labor Conference's meeting at the I.O.O.F Temple last night and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. c. E. Rennie Chief inspector. Department of Lands as Under-Secretary for Lands in place of Mr. R. M'Donald. Mr. P. Pate, chairman local land board…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The question whether the Lord Mayor of Sydney should be asked to go to the Coronation was debated by the City Council last night. The chair was occupied by the Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Alderman Lowis brought the matter of Newtown electric lighting up at Tuesday night's meting of the Newtown Council. when he moved.—"That the whole of the correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A discussion took place at Tuesday's meeting of the city council on a motion by Alderman Clarke which read as follows.—"That in the opinion of this council it is desirable that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →There was a little brush last night between an officer of the Mosman Council and one of the aldermen. Some time ago the council passed a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a brief discussion on municipal amalgamation at Tuesday night's meeting of the Newtown Council. Alderman introduced the subject to moving—"That the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the meeting of the Waverley Council last night some of the newly elected alderman bombarded the Mayor with request for attention to roads in their respective wards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Apparently to the satisfaction of the Lord Mayor, the City Council last night negatived Aid. Clarke's motion requesting the Lord Mayor to represent the citizens of Sydney at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On a contract which was accepted last night by the City Council the ratepayers will save £1500 as the result of negotiations by the Lord Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wages board awards are apparently not good enough for some of the aldermen of the City Council as applied to the municlpil employees…
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