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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

2,984 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 150

In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Simpson.) Suit for Injunction. Stewart v Enfield Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 10

The suit remains part heard. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., v Gould and Others. The suit of Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd. (in…

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Municipal Land

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 9

Introduced by Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., a deputation of residents and councillors of Mosman waited on Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, yesterday, to submit a protest…

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Bronte Rescue. Municipal Appreciation

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 7

The following motion, by Alderman Kavanagh was carried at last night's meeting of Waverley Council--"That this council records its high appreciation of the bravery…

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Municipal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 11

The Municipality of Singleton is almost on the eve of its jubilee, as the first meeting of the council was held on March 5, 1866, in what was known as the "long room" of the…

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Parramatta Municipal Arrears

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

At the meeting of the Parramatta Council, held on Monday, the following recommendation of the finance committee was adopted:—"That the council be…

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Lawn Tennis for the Belgians. N.S.W. Council Decides to Hold Interstate and Championship Tournament in Sydney. Will Brookes Take Part?

Referee · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 10

As forecasted in last issue, the Council of the N.S. Wales Lawn Tennis Association has decided to devote[?] profits of the coming Inter-State and Championship tournament to…

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Attendance of Aldermen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

As the result of representations from Wagga, the Public Works Department asked the committee of the Local Government Association its opinion on a proposal to require aldermen to…

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Shire Councils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

BLAXLAND (Lithgow).—For the vacancy in the council caused by the resignation of Mr. F. Havenhand, Mr. Samuel Robert Nicholls, of Portland, was elected unopposed…

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Better Streets. Lord Mayor's Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 11

Early in his Lord Mayoral career, tho present occupant of the civic chair, emphasised the need for improvements in the construction of roads, and advised the council to adopt…

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Evangelical Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The first meeting of the recently elected Evangelical Council of New South Wales was held in the Y. M. C. A. Rooms on Tuesday. There was a large attendance of members…

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Camperdown Electorate Council

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 8

In this issue Camperdown Electorate Council advertise that they are calling for nominations for delegates to the P.L.L. Conference. One gentleman, one lady, and…

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Motor and Pedestrian. Lord Mayor's Opinion. Give and Take

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 7

The Lord Mayor (Alderman R. W. Richards) declined to discuss the remarks of Mr. Black the Chief Secretary, on the question of the council's former control of the street traffic…

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Decayed Telegraph Poles. Paddington Council Uneasy

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Paddington Council, Alderman Macnamara Crew attention to the practice prevailing in the municipality of [?] telegraph poles instead of new…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in the matter of the Yorkshire Insurance Company versus Campbell, has granted special leave to appeal from the judgment of the…

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Oxford-street, Waverley. Council Want It Washed

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

The W[?] Council wryte to the Water use [?]…

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City Rating. Unimproved Values Scheme Recommended to the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 8

At yesterday's meeting of the finance committee of the City Council a letter, in confirmation of a previous one addressed to an individual alderman, was read from the…

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"The Cheapest Market." N.s.w. Labor Council and Military Uniforms

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 17

The placing of contracts for military clothing was a subject tof discussion at the last meeting of the Labor Council of New South Wales…

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Housing. Cost to the City Council, £78,600. Loss £1550 Yearly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 9

The impending visit of a Victorian. Royal Commission to inspect housing reforms that have been effected in Sydney gives particular interest to our City Council's work in the…

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The Bond of Silence. (Copyright.) Chaper Xxv.—the Council of the Bond of Silence

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 9

Then were six of these Slavonians, strong stalwart fellows, and two more of them visibly stationed outside the door, so resistance would have been futile and…

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