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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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That music has charms even for a municipal council was demonstrated last night at Marriekville, when aldermen waxed angry and eloquent over the question of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The question as to whether Councillors Broatch and Peacock can claim travelling expenses from the Shire Council and also from the Pastures…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The president of the New South Wales Chamber of Manufactures (Mr. Alfred Wunderlich), in his monthly report to the council of the chamber, said:--"Almost every day we have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yesterday a meeting of the executive of the Labor Council was held to consider the position. It began at 10 o'clock, and lasted most of the morning. Mr. C. Collins, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At a meeting of the City Council to-day the Mayor stated that a few of the employees had gone out on strike, and that he had ordered that they were not to be re-employed without…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A deputation from the Newcastle Council, including the Mayor (Alderman Shedden) waited on the Water and Sowerage Board to-day and asked that the board should defer action…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The decision of the Board of Fire Commissioners to relegate to Newcastle the motor engine at present at Darlinghurst, and about to be replaced by one of the newly-imported…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Following appointments were approved by the Executive Council at this afternoon's meeting:— Dr. Ceclt Purser, as honorary physician to the Hospital for Consumptives at Waterfall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramway Union has decided to forward £500 from its funds for the support of the men affected by the Brisbane strike. This amount is irrespective of the £100 originally…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The annual conference of the Western District Council F.S.A. was held at Gilgandra last week. The branches represented were Cobbocco, Collie,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board recently decided to issue notices requiring owners of premises at present connected with the City Council's drains…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Paddington Council, at a meeting held last month, voted increases of salaries to the officers after due consideration by a select committee. Last night a motion to rescind…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A ballot of ratepayers of the Newcastle Municipality was taken on Saturday to determine whether the council should be given authority to borrow £3000, required to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. W. H. Coughlan, of Emmaville, has been appointed bandmaster of the Glen Innes Municipal Band. ULMARRA, Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The presence in the Paddington Council Chambers last evening of an unusually large number of ratepayers indicated that something out of the ordinary was expected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Sydney Council got a surprise last night over the election of Mayor. For some time a section of the aldermen have been desirous of securing a change, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →GLOUCESTFR.—Councillor J. W. Corbett has been elected president of the Gloucester Shire Council. It was decided to base the estimates on a twopenny rate. This was earried on the casting vote of the president…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The unexpected happened at the meeting of the North Sydney Council last night, when Ald. C. A. Walker was elected Mayor for the ensuing year by eight votes to seven, defeating the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The regular meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday. Present: Mayor Jago, and Aldermen Noller, Champion, Smith, Brown, DeLow, Bartlett, Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Referring to the interview with Mayor Baker of St. Peters which appeared in the "Evening News" of Monday, under the heading of "Councils at Loggerheads," the Mayor of Alexandria…
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