Faction Fights. Spanish Municipal Elections
MADRID, Monday.--Many fights between the Monarchists and Republicans have occurred in connection with the municipal elections in the Basque Provinces…
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Council & local affairs, 1913
4,642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 233
Cargo of Shingle. Claimants for Payment. Worried Mosman Aldermen
At a meeting of the Mosman Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Alderman Piggott) referred to a demand which had been made by the captain of the vessel [?] for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankstown Council
This council met on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman White), Aldermen Hoskins, Huston, Kennedy, Bransgrove, Bennett, Miller and Seanlan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waverley and Bondi Matters Mayor Answers Questions
At the meeting of the Waverley Council last night, the following series of questions were asked the Mayor (Dr. Lamrock) with a request that he would publicly give the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Lord Mayor Challenged. Trouble Over Black Smoke
At the [?] Summons Court this morning Inspector Lloyd, of the City Council, proceeded against John King, in charge of the Palace [?] Lighting plant, Pitt-street, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Enfield Council Lapses
It was generally anticipated that there would be another lively meeting of the Enfield Council on Tuesday night, and, in fact, there was every indication of such being the case, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Council Administration
The Lord Mayor (Ald. A. Cocks, M.L.A.) yesterday explained in connection with the allegations that thousands of pounds had been expended by the City Council which could not be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sun Basking on the Beach. Waverley Council Up in Arms. Letter From the Minister for Works. Mayor Says "It's a Big Insult."
A bombshell could hardly have started the orderly course of business at a Waverley Council meeting more than did a letter from the Public Works Department, read at last night's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Council. New Coffee Palace
At last nights meeting of the City Council, the recommendation of the electric light committee that the Chief Assistant Electrical Engineer (Mr. Cochrane) should be sent on a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The City Council. Committee Recommendations
The finance committee of the City Council last night recommended that in connection the remodelling of the Sir William Manning Markers an offer by Messrs [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →General News. Bar Council and New Judges
The bond of secresy imposed upon members of the legal profession who attended the meeting of the Bar Council on Monday evening to discuss the recent appointments to the High…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thanks to Manly Council. "Letter Should Be Framed."
Last night the Manly Council received a letter from the Rev. J. J. Willings, Congregational minister, of Sydney-road, warmly thanking the aldermen for "carrying out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Council Wants Water. Advised to Be Economical
The Town Clerk has written to the Water Board asking for more water for city purposes. The letter aroused a protest from Alderman Jones when it Was read at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Union Secretary's Version. Council Called for To-night
The secretary of the Gas Employees' Union (Mr. S. Rawlin) expressed the opinion that this offer on the part of the companies would do away with Mr. Justice Heydon's judgment,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Street Cleansing. Melbourne Compared with Sydney. City Council's View
The General, Purposes Committee of the City Council last night recommended that the estimated receipts and expenditure for the year be adopted, and that a rate of 1s 9d in the £…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Jehad Against Bathers. the Crime of Sitting Down. Minister on Harassing Restrictions: Waverley's Silly Council on Its Dignity
Some weeks ago the Waverley Council appealed to the Minister for Works, asking that an ordinance be gazetted to prohibit sunbasking on Bondi Beach, except in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman Grundy of Waverley
Mr. Grundy's voice is heard once more in the Waverley Council. His fixed belief is that it is immodest, improper, and indecent for people to sit on the sand. This is the superstition which determines the actions of the Council in almost every decision affecting the beach. But when Alderman Grundy of Waverley seeks to justify…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manly Band Trouble. Inquisitive Aldermen
The Manly Council is evidently under the impression that it has some say in the management of the Manly Band. When questions were being asked at the council's last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thick Buck Smoke. Lord Mayor Defends Himself
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Cocks) replied this morning to some remarks made by Mr. Barry in the Central Summons Court on Wednesday, when the Palace Electric light…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Imperial Council of Commerce
At the meeting of the council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce yesterday, it was decided to affiliate with the British Imperial Council of Commerce. This, newly-created body, is to…
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