Municipal. Parkes
Mr. Charles Leighton has been appointed by the municipal council to the dual position of waterworks engineer and gas manager, at a salary of £5 per week…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1913
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Liverpool Shire Council
LIVERPOOL, Saturday.--At the lost meeting of the council,the Mayor, before proceeding with the business, referred to the death of the late Mr. Harold Oswald Ashcroft, son of ex-Mayor E. J. Ashcroft, and brother of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →An Alderman Wanted
Through the resignation of one of the aldermen for Kogarah a vacancy occurred. Advertisements calling for nominations duly appeared without any response. The situation has thrown on the Town Clerk the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shire and Municipal
Mr. J. Hurford has been elected unopposed to fill the vacancy caused in Bathurst Council by the resignation of Alderman Perry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Councils
ABERCROMBIE (Rockley).—At the last meeting of the Abercrombie Shire Council, C. J. J. McPhee tendered his resignation as a representative of C. Riding. He explained that he was in receipt of a letter from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Strike of Shire Workers
A strike occurred last week among the men engaged on the Wingaden (Coonamble) shire road plant. They asked for an increase from 8s, 6d, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discussion at Willoughby. Suggestion by the Mayor
The ferry fares were discussed at a meeting of the Willoughby Council last night, on a minute by the Mayor (Alderman Backhouse). He said that the increase had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Employees. Terms of the Agreement
The shire councils have fixed upon an agreement with their labouring employees which has been registered in the Arbitration Court, and thus becomes an award. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Trouble in Blayney Council
local municipal matters recently very disturbed, have reached a crisis by the resignation of the town clerk, Last year's Mayor, Ald. Bridgman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Council Employees' Pay
A return has been prepared for the information of the Lord Mayor giving the amount of sick and accident pay to employees for 1912. Over and above the amount which the council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ordered Off. Casino Waterworks. the Mayor Insulted. Casino
At the last meeting of the Casino Municipal Council the complaints that the work of putting in the new machinery at the Casino waterworks was being carried out too slowly,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Executive Council to Days Appointments
Following appointments were approved by the Executive Council at this morning's meeting:— Mr. H. M. Hemilton barrister-at-law, to act…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ashfield Ratepayers. Council Spurns Association's Letters
A meeting of the above association was held in the local town hall last night. An animated discussion was held on the alleged unfairness of the council in dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ferry Fares. Willoughby Council's Strong Protest
At Willoughby Council meeting last night the Mayor (Alderman C. N [?] tablet the following minute dialing with the increase in ferry [?]ares:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Council Business. Mcsuions for This Evening
Among the motions to be discussed by the City Council at its meeting to-night will be the following:-- TRAM SERVICE TO MILLER'S POINT. By Aid. W. P. Fitzgerald--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blaming the Judge. Labor Council Makes a Move. Better System Wanted
Although the organisation to which the men on strike belong--the Amalgamated Railway and Tram way Service Association-- is not, affiliated with the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Strikers Further Condemned. Is Arbitration a Failure? Labor Council Secretary's Views
Discussing the subject this morning Mr. E. J. Karanagh. M.L.C., said he was [?] to [?] that the railway workers on strike had not accepted the proposal of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Loco Drivers' Position. Labor Council to Decide. Three Points for Consideration
The [?] council of the Railway and Tramway Unions, which is [?] to Mr. Catta organisation contains the Loco Engine Drivers and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Question of Pares. Willoughby Council Hesitates. Protest Shelved for the Present
The Mayor of Willoughby (Aid. Backhouse) asked his council lost night to take bold action respecting the increase of ferry fares, but the other aldermen thought it wiser to hasten…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ferries and Labor. Municipal Assembly Resolutions
At the last meeting of the Municipal Labor Assembly the following resolutions were carried in regard to the Sydney Harbor passenger traffic:--…
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