Shire Association
One of the side results of the new Local Government Act, certainly not anticipated at its first appearance, was the formation of that useful body, the Shires Association. With the…
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Council & local affairs, 1913
4,642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 233
City Council Business
At to-morrow evening's meeting of the City Council the following motions will be discussed:-- APPLICATIONS WITHIN SERVICE…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Council's Liability. Case at Dungog. Dungog
An important case was heard at the local police court to-day. William Edwards claimed £10 damages from the Wallarobba Shire Council the value of a cow and three calves…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Bear Garden. Unruly Council. President's Strong Action. Stroud
Stroud has had a lot of excitement lately. First came the North Coast railway. Then came a three-hours block when the Minister's train was held up, and to celebrate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Estimates
Mr. S. Stead writes:— "Oh, twenty-three," in his interesting articles on various subjects, referred to municipal estimates in your issue of 6th instant, and argues that under the Local…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Garage
The City Council proposes to establish a garage for its growing fleet of motor waggons and cars. The finance committee has recommended that a property in Palmer-street, held…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crushing Labour Defeat. Municipal Election. Brisbane
A strong political colour was lent to the Ithaca Town Council elections on Saturday. The Labour party ran candidates for each of three wards. Kelvin Grove, Paddington,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Reform in Victoria
Minister Edgar, of Victoria, has entered on a campaign of local government reform. He said recently that what had restricted the effect of municipal undertakings had been the narrow view…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Government by Commission
New Orleans recently voted 10 to 1 to put its 339,075 people under the Commission form of local government. An American paper commenting on the fact of this, the largest city, to adopt the new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Paddington's Mayor. Alderman Kerrigan Elected
After the ordinary meeting of the [?] special meting was held [?] Mayor the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rankwick's Mayor
A special meeting of the Randwick Council was held on Monday night, to elect a Mayor for the mayoral year of 1912. On the motion of Alderman O'Des, Alderman A. Campbell was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Councils
BARRABA.—The rates for the ensuing year have been raised to 1½d, owing to the endowment being taken away. BLAXLAND (Lithgow).—At the last meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire and Municipal Tenants and Noxious Growths
YaKs tells me that a man rented a property od an Annual Tenancy, and that he found the place overrun with sweet briar. The tenant cleared more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Glebe Council
A report, submitted at a meeting of the Glebe Council, showed that at the end of the financial year the council had a credit balance of £111[?] 4s 8d and outstanding liabilities amounting to £8[?]1 19s 10d. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mister Mayor. Storm at Marrickville Election. to When the Birds Were Chirping
The Marrickville Town Hall was crowded to the doors last night when the Mayor (Alderman Thornley) took his seat of the special meeting of the Council convened for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta Road Contract Stir in the City Council
City Council alderman have for the past day or so them waiting all excited loud and quite a number of little committee [?] have been held at which matters or [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Levying Municipal Rates
Temora wishes to know if a Municipal Council can levy rates for projected work, us apart from work actually accomplished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Markets
The City Council has decided to close the gateways provided for pedestrian traffic at the Municipal Fruit Market, and build stalls in the spaces. At a meeting of the Market…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal. Glen Innes
The municipal council has adopted a report for transmission to the Minister for Works relative to the main roads subsidy, the [?]ta[?] claim aggregating £4290 15s…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Workers
WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--The Municipal and Shire Works Board, consisting of Messrs. T. H. Jackson (chairman), Ald. J. G. Griffin, Cr. Trethowan, James Tyrell (president of the Municipal Employees'…
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