Council or Commission?
Alderman Mallett is returning to the charge with regard to abolishing Civic government by means of elected eldermen, and setting up a Civic Commission instead. He will move, at…
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Council & local affairs, 1915
2,984 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 150
A National Council of Women Delegate
One of the delegates to the National Council of Women said: "I think the response of Australia to the call to arms has been splendid. I do not think, however, the recruiting of young…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Council Is to Blame for a Lot of Our Common Ailments Says a Local Doctor Our Germ-laden Atmosphere
That that august body of public duty-sirkers—the Sydney City Council—is in a large measure to blame for the epidemic of colds, nasal catarrh, and other minor ailments, from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ratepayers to Elect Mayor
Prospect and Sharwood Progress Association is of opinion that the election of Mayor should be by a referendum of ratepayers, as in the case in New Zealand.It is asserted that this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Copying Sydney Municipal Markets. Melbourne
The Victoria Railway standing [?]will [?] Sydney nest week and [?] the [?] Market [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shires and Municipalities. Mitchell
WAGGA.--The Mitchell Shire Council has entered upon a policy of severe retrenchment. The minimum penny rate was struck, and twenty regular laborers discharged. The council has under consideration a proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unfair Report. Mayor and His Tambourine
With reference to a euchre party which was held at Hurstville in aid of the Kogarah Patriotic Fund Alderman Finney submitted a statement to the local council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Town Hall Roll of Honor. Inverell's Patriotic Council
A happy idea has been adopted by the Inverell (N.S.W.) municipal council. Many men from the district are in Egypt or in the training camps, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Willoughby Municipal Rate
The quarterly meeting of the Chatswood- willoughby Progress Association will be held at the Chatswood Town Hall to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock, when an effort will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Government. Municipal Honors
The knighthood conferred on Sir David Hennessey has been welcomed even by the fairly considerable body of people who dissent from the policy which he represents in municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Country News. Municipal. Dubbo
At a meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council the valuer's report was received. This stated that the unimproved capital value of the ratable lands within the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aldermen Annoyed. Granville Council's Difficulties
For some considerate time past the Gr[?] Council [?] with many [?] recently [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hornsby Council
This council met on Thursday. Present: President Schwebel, Councillors Ramsay, Best, James, Bembrick, Higgins, Hellmrich, Smith and O. G. Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ryde Council
This council met on Friday. Present: Mayor Sutton, Aldermen Reeves, Redshaw, Anderson. Rabone, Whitfield, Fitzroy and Kelly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Moving Picture Show Mayor and Tambourine
"It contains nothing about my taking round the tambourine--it is incomplete," says a suburban Mayor concerning the report of a patriotic entertainment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Punting or Burning? City Council on Refuse Destruction
For a considerable time last night the City Council was in the throes of a discussion as to the relative merits of punting refuse to sea or destroying it by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big City Loan. for Day-street Improvements. £300,000 Raised Locally. Announcement by Lord Mayor
Some time ago the City Council resolved upon the resumption of the properties and land [?] for the Day-street extension, involving an expenditure, approximately, of £300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal. Campbelltown
The municipal council has decided to recommend the ratepayers to adopt electricity as the illuminant for street lighting, and has resolved to get expert opinion with respect to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Kuring-gai Shire Loan
The Kuring-gai. Shire Council's proposal to borrow £15,000 for expenditure on the Gordon Road-the mail public thoroughfare running throughout the shire-is not likely to go…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of a Brisbane Irishman. Alderman John Bergin. Brisbane, January 12
It is but a few months since we chronicled the death, after a very short illness, of a young priest of great promise, Father James Bergin, of Nanango, a member of…
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