The Country. Moree Municipal Baths
MOREE, Wednesday.--The committee appointed by the municipal council last month to consider a design by the Public Works Department for the now artesian baths at Moree, has…
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Council & local affairs, 1912
5,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250
Obeying the Aldermen
At the regular meeting of the Granville Council on Tuesday evening. Alderman Riddle asked the Mayor if he had yet put the water-trough back at the intersection of Sydney-road…
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Alderman O'Halloran has been elected Mayor of Kempsey in place of Alderman S. Rudder, resigned. Messrs. George Hancock and George…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire and Municipality Legal Points
Being abstract of the opinions given by Mr. J. W. Maund, honorary solicitor to the Shires' Association, on points referred to him, through…
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AMAROO (Molong.—The council has decided that the rate for 1912 should be raised to 2d in the [?] on the unimproved value of all rateable land. HARWOOD (Maclean).—The council has struck a…
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"P.P." writes:—"I had 40 C.P. and 120 C.L. at £1 an acre which I took up in 1900, a.nd since then the Crown Land around has been appraised at 10/ per…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Runs for Mayor on Anti-corset Plant
Dr. Moses Stern, earnest advocate of liberal Sunday laws, reformer of Women's dress, recently put up as the People's candidate for mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Council's Loans
The City Council's borrowings last year totalled £1,001,200, the principal purposes for which the money was used being:—Completion of Oxford-street loan, £94,600; municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Labor Council Officers. Election Completed
At the meeting of the Labor Council last night the half-yearly election of officers was completed. In addition to the positions filled as reported a week ago, the following were elected:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dissolving a Council. Petition by Ratepayers. Brisbane
At a meeting of the North Rockhampton Council last night letters were read from the Home Secretary enclosing a copy of a petition with 234 signatures attached, praying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →National Council. Manufacturers' Big Move. Proposal of the President
Mr. Alfred Wanderlich, president of the New South Wales Chamber of Manufacturers, and also president of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia, has a big scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Improving the Streets. City Council's Programme. the Chronic Growler
"When we have get through with our present street improvement programme." says Alderman Fitzgerald of the City Council, "we will have removed a great many of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →P. and A. Societies' Council. Judges and Court of Appeal
The council of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union held a meeting in Sydney on Wednesday, Mr. P. W. A. Downes, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labor Council's Status. Retiring President Criticised. a Question of Power and Dignity
Some remarks made a week ago by the retiring president of the Labor Council (Mr. W. L. Duncan) published in these columns the following day, were the subject of discussion at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Income Tax. Business Men Protest. an Absurd Bill. Unjust and Iniquitous. Strategy of the Council
Business men of Sydney yesterday protested in no uncertain manner against the "absurdly unjust and iniquitous" Income Tax Act of 1911. They also unanimously decided to take steps…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Greater North Sydney. Reasons for Municipal Amalgamation. How the Shore Is Fast Increasing
The time is coming when there will be a Greater North Sydney, and the majority of the aldermen of the North Sydney Municipality think that time has almost arrived…
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"Observer" writes:—In your paper of yesterday's date. I see where one of the Newtown aldermen said that they the Newtown Council were like a lot of school boys. I thought it…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Golf. New Association. Municipal Links at Moore Park
The outlook of the proposed Association to central golf in this state was not too promising, but as a result of the meeting held at the chambers of the Australian Gold Club's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Jottings
The Council has decided to advocate for an overhead bridge at Mortdale railway station. The statements of accounts for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blacktown Shire Council
The regular meeting of the Blacktown Shire Council was held un Wednesday. Present: Councillor Willmot (President), and Councillors Angus, Argus, Pringle,Pye, Beat,…
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