Shire Councils
ABERCROMBIE (Rockley).—At the last council meeting a letter was read from the representative of the Lloyd Copper Co., London, asking particulars as to the conditions of the road Perthville to…
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Council & local affairs, 1912
5,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250
Councillors and Politics. the Income Tax. Discussed by Turon Shire Council
BATHURST, Thursday.--Some members of the Turon Shire Council were somewhat diffident yesterday about discussing a resolution of the Timbrebongle Shire Council,…
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The president and secretary of the Sydney Municipal Employees' Union waited upon the Town Clerk early this week, and intimated their intention of bringing in a new claim on…
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The annual meeting of the Western District Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association met in the Coronation Hall, Gilgandra, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Inspection. Deputy Lord Mayor Active. Rises Before Daybreak
The Deputy Lord Mayor (Alderman Stephen). Town Clerk (Mr. T. H. Nesbitt), and Council's Comptroller of Assets (Mr. J.N. Breden) made an early start with the day's work for…
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Sir,—Some months have elapsed since the auditors brought forward their startling report upon the administration of the shire. I understand the two leading salaried officials…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mackay Difficulties. Trouble with the Steamer Pilbarra. Mayor Helps to Work Cargo
MACKAY, Thursday.--The A.U.S.N. Company brought cargo by the steamer Pilbarra, and gave the usual notice for waterside labor. None being forthcoming, the staff of Messrs…
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At last meeting of the Narraburra (Temora) Shire Council, the president, Mr. C. Hawkins, said it was the duty of the councillors, on behalf of…
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I am directed by my Council to give you the following particulars of its employees, and to ask you if the Council is liable under the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Important Rating Case. Question of Liability. Paddington Council Fails
The Municipal Council of Paddington sued the City Mutual Life Assurance Society, Ltd., before Judge Docker, in the District Court, yesterday, to recover £18 16s 8d, claimed as rates…
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(Case.)—The council are constructing a deviation through, private property (C.P. Lands) enclosed with a sheep proof fence, and the owner has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Casino F.S.A. District Council Arranging for the Executive's Visit
A special meeting of the Casino District Council F.S.A. was held on February 1st, for the purpose of arranging for a visit of the executive to Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liability of Councils. 121.—Council's Liability for Accident through Contractor's Neglect
(Case).—A work under contract is in progress on a public road, and an accident happens owing to neglect on the contractor's part to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Labor's Land Policy New Tenures: Homestead, Settlement, and Irrigation Farms. Reserves to Be Curtailed and Vested in the Shire Councils
Mr. Beeby, N.S.W. Minister for lands, in the course of a policy speech at Blayney, on Monday, announced that when Parliament resumed he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. (Before Judge Docker.) Municipal Rates. a Paddington Case. Question of Liability
Mr. Coffey, instructed by Messrs. Hughes and Hughes, appeared for the Paddington Council, plaintiff; and Mr. R. K. Manning, instructed by Mr. P. J. O'Donnell, for the City…
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At a meeting of the North Illawarra Council last night a rate of 4d in the £ on the unimproved capital value was struck for the year. Owing to the bad state of the main…
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"Let them have it as from the first of the financial year, and it can come as a bel[?]ted Christmas box," said Alderman Griffin at Tuesday's meeting of Bexley Council, after he was successful in persuading…
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At a special meeting of the Mosman Council a general rate of fourpence in the pound on the unimproved capital val[?] of all ratcable property in the municipality was struck…
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This council met on Thursday. Present: President Ramsay, Councillors Best, Schwebel, Nicolson, Higgins, Dobson, and Morris. The President apologised for the…
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At the Parramatta Council meeting on Monday, Alderman Thomas pointed out that in a big city paper lately had been published a statement of the number of…
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