Public Meeting. the Call for Volunteers. Lord Mayor's Action
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Cocks) has called a public meeting of the citizens, to he held in the Town Hall at noon to-day, to consider the situation…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1913
4,642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 233
Meeting of Citizens To-day. Convened by the Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor has convened a meeting of citizens to be held at the Town-hall to-day at noon, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken in the public interest in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lord Mayor's Shift Starts Work As Fireman. an Admiring Crowd
The Lord Mayor went on shift at the Kent- street works this afternoon. His shift is a popular one, for about 50 or 60 volunteers who had signed on accompanied hint and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glebe Council in the Dark
The Glebe Council meeting on Monday was held in candle-light, while a hurricane lamp was swung over the entrance to the hall. "Would I be in order in moving that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A.a.a. Council Meeting
Mr. W. Jones presided at the monthly meeting of the Council of the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association on Wednesday last. The report of the Executive Committee recommending…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Abolition of Slums. Council Seeks Protection
In view of the judgment directed against the Marrickville Council by the State Full Court in a matter relating to approval of plane for buildings, the Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Meeting. Lord Mayor Howled Down. Police-officer Attacked. Wild Scenes of Confusion
The Lord Mayor's appearance on the platform was the "signal for a wild demonstration of applause and hooting. His voice was lifted to tones of thunder, and could Just be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manifesto. by the Labour Council. Support for Gasmen
A special meeting of the [?] of the New South Wales Labour Council was held last night. There was a full attendance, with the president, Mr. C. Fox, in the chair. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gas Strikers Enraged. Riot at Lord Mayor's Rally. Men Batoned and Ejected. Undergraduates Hold Lively Meeting. Gas on at North Shore
A riot broke out at the Lord Mayor's meeting at the Town Hall almost as soon as it had begun at midday. A fierce fight took place between a number of the police and a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clean, White Hands. North Sydney Council Affairs. Unanimous Call for Inquiry. Practically a Royal Commission
The serious allegations of bribery and corruption among aldermen of North Sydney Council, referred to in two sworn declarations by Alderman Clark, were further…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gas Strike. Must Not Extend. Labor Council Instructions. Manifesto to Unions. Gas at North Sydney. Turned on To-day
The freeworkers have done particularly well during the past 24 hours at the North Shore Gas Company's works at Neutral Bay. As a result, before 11 o'clock this morning two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carcoar Municipality. May Merge Into the Shire
CARCOAR, Wednesday.--A lengthy, and at times exceptionally lively and noisy, meeting of the Carcoar Municipal Council was held last night, when the question of merging the municipality into the shire of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Mayor Challenged. a Sporting Offer
Mr. Rawlin, secretary of the men's union, threw out a challenge to the Lord Mayor this afternoon. "You can tell the Lord Mayor," he said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labor Council
The president (Mr. C. Fox) occupied the chair at tho meeting of the Labor Council held on Thursday evening last. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Engineer and Councillor. Fight at Shire Council. Spirited Encounter. "No Decision" Contest. Bathurst
At the close of the meeting of the Turon Shire Council yesterday afternoon, at which, by request, Mr. A. A. Patterson (shire engineer) tendered his resignation, there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lang Labour Council
The monthly meeting of this council was held on Saturday, 15th inst.. at the Dispensary Hall. Marrickville This council has been freshly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hurstville State Electorate Council
Applications are invited from persons qualified to contest the Hu[?]stville State Electorate in the Labor interest at next State General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Mayor As Stoker. Does a Four-hour Shift
The Lord Mayor showed yesterday that he was in real earnest when the announced a day for two age that he would stoke, for shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday he donned a fireman's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chief Stoker. Lord Mayor at Work. and Smokes a Cigar
The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman A. [?] Cocks, started work on the 2 o'clock shift at the gas woks in Kent-street, yesterday, and has, now quallfied for a fireman's certificate…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Catholic Federation. Victorian State Council
The Victorian State Council of the Australian Catholic Federation met at the Federation offices, 98 Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, on Wednesday evening,…
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