City Council's Motors
The City Council has now four 5-ton motor waggons, of similar construction, known as Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. One is used as a watering waggon, and its driver is proud of…
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Council & local affairs, 1912
5,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250
The New Oxford-street. Lord Mayor's Excellent Suggestion
Sir Allen Taylor (Lord Mayor), in a minute to the works committee of the City Council yesterday, referring to the Oxford-street improvement scheme, said that in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Breaking From Lane Cove Council
The Department of Public Works has communicated with the Lane Cove Council, forwarding a petition from 290 ratepayers and 282 residents for the separation of the East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oxford-street Tenants. to Quit in June. What the Lord Mayor Says
A minute regarding the utilisation of the next section (from Crown-street to Palmer-street), of the Oxford-street resumption area has been prepared by the Lord Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Smoke and Soot. Action by City Council
The soot and smoke nuisance in the city was referred to a meeting of the electric lighting committee of the City Council. Alderman meagher said that what would be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In Family Council Fashion Fancies Hair Ribbons
To make hair ribbons last, try the following plan: Make a pretty bow for the little girl's hair, and leave about two inches of the ribbon on each side of the bow. Then tie these ends…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Town Hall. Proposals Before Waverley Council
The matter of a site for a new town hall at Wa[?]rley is one on which there are some differences of opinion. At last night's meeting of the council a report of the Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Odors From Glebe Abattoirs. Drummoyne Council Protest
The objectionable smells which are said to emanote from the Glebe Island abattoirs have proved a constant source of annoyance to people living in the vicinity, also to those who travel…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Pantlin's Pants. Claim on Waverley Council
The Waverley Council at its meeting last night was called on to deal with a recommendation by the Works Committee, as follows:--"Your committee recommend that the claim of Mr. Pantin for the cost of a pair of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Waverley Rate. Council Re-affirms Fivepenny Proposal
The proposal to impose a fivepenny rate in Waverley was responsible for a long discussion in the local council last night. Ald. Drew submitted a motion:--"That the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Ruling the State. Council or Assembly? South Australian Crisis
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--An immense audience assembled in the Jubilee Exhibition-building to-night, when the Premier delivered his second address in connection with the election…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Death-trap at the Spit. Council and Works Department
The duplication of the tramline along the Spit-road has rendered it a real deathtrap for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. There is no footpath and the roadway space available beyond the double line of rails is, in places,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Iniquitons! North Sydney Council Protests. Against High Ferry Charges
Another potest against the fares on the new Cremorne tram and ferry was made when the North Sydney Council voiced its opinion on the charges, and levelled further criticism at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Proposed New Theatre. Q. V. Markets. Plans Considered by Council
The City Building Surveyor (Mr. Broderick) submitted a minute to the Works Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon concerning the proposed new theatre in the Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Cremorne Tram and Ferry. Action by the North Sydney Council
The question of the fares charged by the Sydney Ferries Company to residents of Neutral Bay desirous of using the new Cremorne ferry service as a means et relieving the present congestion on the Neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Ferry Charges. North Sydney Council Protests. "Nothing Out of This Government."
The question of the charges on the ferries between Circular Quay and the north side of the harbor was the subject of a discussion at the North Sydney Council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Golf Notes and Gossip Sydney's Municipal Links
The Sydney Municipal authorities say that they hope to have a nine-holes course fit and ready to play about Easter next. As previously mentioned, they have a fine sir of good,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal. Blayney
An election yesterday for an alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Hevish resulted: James Matthews 61, J. J. Henderson 56, Smith 2…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Taxation. North Sydney in Line. "Taxation on Annual Values."
At last, rating on the unimproved value has been uniformly adopted by the North Sydney Council. Hitherto the general rate has been struck on unimproved values, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Manly's Municipal Rate. Fixed at 312d
There was a brisk debate amongst the Manly aldermen last night when fixing the rate for the current year. Last year the rate was 312d in the £. Alderman Quirk…
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