Newtown Council's French Accident
A letter, which apparently caused some of the Aldermen considerably annoyance was read at the meeting of the Newtown Council last night. It was from a local resident Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1913
4,642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 233
A Surprised Deputation. Quick Work by the Lord Mayor
A deputation that visited on the Lord Mayor this morning had a bad time. It was introduced by Mr. J.E. West M.P. and a statement was made at the outset that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Council. Town Hall Additions
At last night's meeting of the City Council, the finance committee recommended that extensive additions be made to the Town Hall, to accommodate the clprlcal staff, the cost…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Blacksmiths' Conference. New Council Officers
The annual conference of the Blacksmiths' Society of Australasia was held at the Trades Hall on Monday. Delegates were present representing the Ipswich, Brisbane,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storage for Electricity. Hands Off Hyde Park. Deputation to Lord Mayor
Members of the Municipal Labor Assembly waited upon the Lord Mayor (Alderman Cocks) this morning to protest against the proposal to use portion of Hyde Park for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Walks A.a.a. Council
The monthly meeting of the executive and council of the New South Wales A.A.A. was held at the Sports Club last Thursday night. Mr. W. Jones presided…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Athletics. Anniversary Day Sports A.a.a. Council
Favourable weather prevailed for the Druid[?] sports at the Show Ground on Monday, and the racing in the five events for members of the A.A.A. was good. The first item was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woollahra's Lanes. Filthy Habits Disclosed. Council on the Warpath
The members of the Woollabra Council, on Tuesday evening, received a shock when a report was presented by Inspector Robinson on the result of a close examination of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motors at Mosman. Farcical Traffic Management. People Smothered in Dust. Mayor Mtddleton Complains Police Head to Be Appealed To
If the Major of Mosman (Alderman Middleton) can get his way the speed of the road motorist will be effectualy checked. The Mayor save a good deal of information to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Objections to a Name. "The L'avenue" of Newtown. Council's Foolish Decision
A Newtown ratepayer has written to the local aldermen asking that the name L'Avenue be changed to The Avenue. Not one person out of a thousand, he said, knew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming Deserves Greater Consideration From Municipal Dodies
We know that no sport that has yet been devised or practised by man can be considered in the same breath, with swimming as a means of attaining good all-round health, physique,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Minister's Explanation. Special Grant to Municipalities
Mr. Griffith, Minister for Work[?], 50s yes[?]erday explained the position from his point of view. "What I say to the shares," he sa[?]d, "is that I will not deprive them of the £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Municipal Golf Links
"How is it that none of our Labor, people have arisen to protest against the action of the so-called Labor Government in filching away 100 odd acres of our park lands and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tamworth Municipal Sports
TAMWORTH, Tuesday.--The carnival yesterday, [?]gurated by the municipal council, in order to raise funds for the improving of the oval on the Recreation Reserve, was very successful, a cool change in the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →National Rifle Association of F.s.w. the Annual General Meeting. a Lively and Interested Debate—the Council and Its Methods Severely Criticised— Strong Defence by Committee Men—mistakes Admitted and Suggestions Asked For
The annual general meeting of the Notional Rifle Association of New South Wales was held last Wednesday night at Aarons' Exchange Hotel, Sydney, and was much, more largely attended than usual, and very…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Labor Council
Mr. Charles Fox (Bricklayers), presided over a large and representative attendance of delegates at last Thursday evening’s meeting of the Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"He Tells Lies." Alderman and Officer. Kerbing and Guttering at Gladesville
A number of the civic representatives of Ryde municipality have been indulging in unfriendly criticism of the administration of the engineer or overseer of works, who is of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wentworth Federal Council
The usu[?] monthly meeting of the Wentworth Labor Council was held in the Gilberton Hall, Waverley, on Wednesday, January 8th. President J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council and Wheelers
The Newcastle Labor Council held a meeting last night for the purpose of conferring with representatives of the Burwood Extended Wheelers, and a deputation from the council…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Battery in the Park. Rudeness to Lord Mayor
A deputation, representing the municipal assembly, and comprising two or three gentleman and a couple of ladle's, was introduced to the Lord Mayor (Ald. Cocks), by Mr. J. west,…
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