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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

2,984 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 150

London Financial Cables. Municipal and Compant Stocks. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 11

Qutoations on 'Chance to-day were (comparison being made with latest pries before the war):- City of Sydney 4 per cent. debentures,…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. Public Health Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

The introduction of a Public Health Bill in New South Wales Parliament must have come as a surprise upon aldermen and councillors. While there has been a healthy…

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Municipal. Goondiwindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 10

An extraordinary election in the Goondiwindi Town Council resulted:—Jas. Arthur Book, 65; Alexander Andrews, 45, the former being elected…

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Manly Council Vacancy. Alderman Bonner Retires

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

Alderman James Bonner retired from the Manly Council last night on account of falling health. His resignation was received with expressions of regret from every…

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Paddington's Mayor. Alderman Meacle Elected. Frank Admission by Alderman Kerrigan. Talk of Broken Promises

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

The election of Alderman Meacle as Mayor of Paddington for the coming year, at a special meeting held at the Paddington Town Hall last night, came as a surprise to more than…

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Surcharging Aldermen

The Land · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

Peak Hill Council has received a letter from Public Works Department, in reply to Council's letter asking that the department refrain from surcharging the…

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Manly's Veteran. Alderman Bonner Retires

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 10

At the Manly Council meeting the resignation of Alderman James Bonner was received. The retiring alderman, who is over 70 years of age, was elected for seven successive terns as…

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Tram Passes Wanted. Waterloo Aldermen's Desire

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

The question of free tram passes for aldermen was brought up at the meeting of the Waterloo Council by Alderman Warner, who moved. "The the Town Clerk be instructed to…

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Shire and Municipality. Boundary Roads

The Land · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

Dungog Municipal Council received a letter from the Works Department, re apportionment of Main Roads grant for boundary roads with the Wallarobba…

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Shire Chambers

The Land · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

The new offices of the Gundurimba Shire Council, built at a cost of £1914, were officially opened by Mr. Geo. Nesbitt in Lismore last week. The offices…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

YANCO (Narrandera).—At the monthly meeting of the council a rate of 1d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of all ratable land within the shire was struck. The is estimated to yield £5368…

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Kuring-gai Shire Loan

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

Councillor Conley's letter on the above matter thrown a lot of light on a subject of vital interest to the ratepayers in the shire. The council, in view of the facts set forth by…

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Opposition to Shire Rate

The Land · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

At last meeting of Temora branch of the F. and S. Association, a letter from the Ariah Park branch was discussed. It had reference to the rate imposed by…

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Labor Council Action

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

In bringing the matter of the award before the Sydney Labor Council last night, the secretary of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union (Mr. Steyne) said the chairmen of…

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District Court. (Before Judge Murray.) Claim for Damages. Tomlin v Municipal Council of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

James William Tomlin, of Day-street, Sydney, sought to recover £20 from the Municipal Council of Sydney for damage to his property owing to the alleged negligence of…

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Unionism. Labor Council President's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

In taking his seat last night as the new president of the Sydney, Labor Council, Mr. W. O'Neill said the power and the dignity of that body were entirely in the hands of the…

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Women's Wages. Protest by Labour Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 10

Mr. W. O'Neill, the new president of the Labour Council, on taking his seat last ovening, said that the industrial movement had been loyal to arbitration as opposed to strikes,…

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Legislative Council. Babies and the Public Health

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

In moving in the Legislative Council the second reading of the Notification of Births Bill, Mr. Flower's said he did not anticipate any opposition. The object of the principal…

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The Soil Stockowners' Interests. Council of Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the P.P. Boards' Council of Advice, hold in Sydney, there were present Messrs. J. G. Fletcher (Wagga), R. Hunt (Molong), J. N. Magill (Brewarrina), Jas…

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Legislative Council. Saving the Babies. Notification of Births

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 10

The Vice-President of the Executive Council (Mr. Flowers) moved the second reading of the Notification of Births Bill. He said the principal Act, requiring notification to be…

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