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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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The following tenders have been received by the Sydney Municipal Council:—Supply of lamps brackets, electric light department, Messrs. William Eld[?]rd and Company, at £[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owing to the recent resignation of Alderman Westbrook, an extraordinary vacancy occurred in the Leichhardt Council. An election to fill the vacancy was held on Saturday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In a paragraph published in "The Daily Telegraph" on Saturday, It was stated that an inquiry, commencing on February 20, was to be held by an officer of the Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It was fairly well known beforehand that the Randwick aldermen were about evenly divided on the question as to who should be Mayor for the ensuing year. It was not…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the Wagga Municipal Council mayoral election, Alderman Collm-defeated Alderman O'Regan by even votes to three, Alderman O,Regan at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The aldermen of Randwick have provided several surprises of late, but their greatest achievement was that of last night, when seven of them resigned…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Newcastle's new Mayor was chosen by lo[?] last night. There were two candidates for the position, and each received six votes. Both names (Alderman H. M. Shedden, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Council found itself in a quandary last night over the election of a Mayor for the ensuing year. There were two candidates for the position-- Ald. H. M. Shedden (the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The question of making an annual allowance to the Mayor was decided by the Hurstville aldermen at a special meeting of the council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When discussing what he termed the "cool request" that the Government should grant immunity from taxation to the wealthy residents of shires, Mr. Dacey yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor of Woollahra (Alderman Magney) reported at a meeting of the council last evening that he had interviewed the chief engineer of the City Council, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]ances of Tamworth Munici[?] Council are not in a flourishing [?]ition, as was revealed at last meeting when the acting council clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The public, which crowded every load of available space in the Randwick Council Chamber last night, to watch the election of Mayor, was not disappointed if they expected fun…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"A blister would have more effect on a wooden log than the income tax will have on farmers," declared Mr. Dacey yesterday, in the course of a defence of his income tax proposal,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The necessity of having a goos supply of coal to maintain the lighting services of the city. In the event of the coal miners being involved in industrial troubles, has prompted the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first meeting of the new council of the New South Wales Association was held on Monday evening at A[?]ron's Exchange Hotel, Gresham-street, Sydney. The president, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For some time the various unions connected with the theatrical profession have had under consideration a scheme for a closer organisation. A working agreement was recently…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →It will be remembered that when Parliament adjourned at Christmas, the extraordinary position was set up of an important income tax bill having been passed, on the understanding that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Manilla Branch F.S.A. has adopted a resolution for transmission to conference, urging that when the population of the urban part of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Mayor's annual report, submitted at the last meeting of the municipal council, it was stated that the total revenue from all sources was £7608 15s, and the expenditure…
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