The Mayor of Hurstville
The subject of our sketch this week is Ald. P. A. Low, Mayor of Hurstville, a man who has, so to speak, risen from the ranks to the highest municipal…
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Council & local affairs, 1912
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People Talked About. Youngest Mayor
Ald. Bonython, the eldest son of Hon. Sir Langdon Bonython, proprietor of the Adelaide "Advertiser," has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Seventies Penrith Municipal Council
At a meeting on the 8th February, 1875 (called by the clerk for the election of Mayor), There were present—Ald Riley,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mulgoa Council
A special meeting of the above council was held at the Council Chambers, Mulgoa, on Thursday, 28th December, 1911. Present—His Worship…
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A special meeting of the council was held on Friday Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. J. Larcombe) and the full council, with the exception of Alderman…
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At the meeting of the Prospect ana Sherwood Council on Tuesday, correspondence was read from Noyes Bros., importers, stating that the Aveling, and Porter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sunday School This Page Is Under the Auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. Our Boys and Girls. Accepting the Invitation
My Dear Boys and Girls,—The Secretary of the Christian Endeavour Convention was making the announcements, when he reached the one referring to the midday meal. "The Executive," he said, "made an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Salary of London's Lord Mayor
Mr. Carl Hentschel, Chairman of the General Purposes Committee, gave notice of motion for the next meeting of the City Corporation to refer to that committee —(1) the question of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Squalls Coming. Carpenters' Secretary Taken to Task. Labor Council Resents Criticism. Industrial Arbitration Bill
The conde[?]ry remarks directed by the secretary of the Amal[?]ted Society of Carpenters and [?] Mr.W.J. Carbitt, against the new industrial A[?] Act and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Paying the Piper. Country Municipalities and [?] Brigades
CASINO, Saturday.--The existing administration of the fire brigades was the subject of adverse criticism and protest by the Casino Municipal Council at a meeting hold last night. A…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Paddington's Finances. the Aldermen Pleased. a Surplus Realised. Mayor's Invitation to Mountain Trip
The Paddington aldermen are highly pleased with the financial results achieved last year, and reports presented by the Tows Clerk (Mr. A. V. [?]) at the meeting of the corporation…
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The engineer of Turon (Bathurst, N.S.W.) Shire has been called upon to pay the council £10, which it had had to pay a contractor on account of a…
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COPMANHURST (Grafton).—The shire council has struck a rate of 2d in the £ on the assessed unimproved land value for the current year. GOOBANG (Parkes).—The president reported that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Mayor and His Allowance
Last night Paddington Council voted its Mayor an allowance of £100 for the ensuing year. Whether Mayors should be paid for their services is a question that is open to argument. The tendency in these days is to pay those who devote their minds and energies to public service adequate compensation for the time and trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Concrete Pipe-making. Big saving by a Shire
At last meeting of the Blue Mountains (Lawson, N.S.W.) Shire Council Mr. Philip Caro (shire engineer) submitted a report of the first year's…
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The following appointments were approves by the Executive Council at this afternoon's meeting:— His Honor Judge Backhouse, as a Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Waverley Rate. Late Mayor Favors Fivepence. the District's Public Services
The immediate past Mayor of Waverley (Mr. R. G. Watkins), discussing yesterday the proposal by the Waverley Council to impose a five- penny. rate (and which 13 to be challenged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casing F.s.a. District, Council
At the annual meeting of the Casino District Council F.S.A. Mr. J. C. Wearne presiding, the secretary, Mr., Claude A. Mann, read rent the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Evangelical Council. Annual Week of Prayer
The Evangelical Council of New South Wales commenced its annual week of prayer at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday afternoon when there was a moderate attendance. Mr. R. Hickson…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Trams for the Bush a System Adapted to Shire Needs
The rail-less electric tram has come to the front with such startling suddenness in Great Britain that it was thought worth cabling about to…
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