The Council-bossed Peacock
VICTORIAN Premier Peacock is not as other men. He has given the world to understand that the methods of his Government in finance are pure, and holy…
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Council & local affairs, 1915
2,984 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 150
Angry Chatswood. Council Asked to Resign
The ratepayers of Chatswood and Willoughby are very angry about the financial policy of the Chatswood Borough Council; and last night, at an animated meeting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. Exemptions From Rating
The worry which shire and municipal representatives receive through the string of exemptions to rating in the law will impel them to endeavour, by their representatives,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Rating
At the last meeting of the Botany Council it was resolved that a general rate of 4 12 d in the [?] be [?] on the unimproved capital value of all rateable land in the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dalgety Shire Council
Applications are hereby invited for the position of Engineer and all Inspectorships under the Local Government Act, to the abovenamed…
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AMAROO (Molong).—The council has adopted estimates totalling £6644 17s 1d, and struck a general rate of 2d in the £. The unimproved capital value i[?] £626,5[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Council Enclosing Street
"Enquirer" asks:—A street divides two properties, A and 13. A fronts the whole of one side of the street; B fronts half of the other side, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne Council Works
MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The Melbourne City Council is on the point of entering into two massive works, which should considerably relieve unemployment. These are: -- (1) An…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hurstville Council Staff
At the last meeting of Hurstville Council Ald. Low referred to the Council's office staff. He had been told that the staff was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lord Mayor's Fund. Total to Date, £178,873
The Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund has reached £l78,873 2s 8d. To-day's contributions were:--Cornwall and Devon Association of New oSuth Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Council and the Newsboys
The question of the newsboys' dispute was again brought before the Sydney Labor Council last night. Mr. J. T. O'Reilly (Hairdressers' Union)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Day Work in the Council
The electrical engineer to the City Council (Mr. Forbes Mackay) recommended to the electric light committee some time ago that the digging of trenches to put down a cable…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire and Municicipality CORRESPONDENCE. Leaving Rabbit Proof Gate Open
J.H. wants to know if he gets permission from Shire Council to erect rabbit-proof gate on main road, are the public compelled to shut same.?…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Justice Heydon. Labor Council's Attitude
Recently the Sydney Labor Council wrote asking the Government to remove Mr. Justice Heydon from his position on President of the State Industrial Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Redfern Council's Way. of Dealing with Complaints
At the meeting of the Redfern Council a letter was received from a business firm complaining of the "deplorable condition" of Gerge-street Redfern, from the firm factory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Light for Waverley. City Council Starts Work. the Complete Scheme. Beady in There Weeks
The Town Clerk (Mr. T. H. Nesbitt) in reply to an "Evening News" representative to-day, stated that the City Electrical Engineer had reported a number of inquiries as to what…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Government. Municipal Rating
At the Redfern Council meeting last night a general rate of 5½d in the £ was levied on the unimproved capital value of all rateable land in the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Council Retrenchment. Culoairn
Owing to the stress of times, the local Shire Council had decided that the maintenance staff will in future work 40 hours, instead of 43. The reduction will effect about 30 employees and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nepean Shire
The usual monthly meeting of the council was held in the Council Chambers, Bringelly, on Wednesday, 6th inst. There were present—Crs. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Meeting
The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman L. J. Ashcroft), Aldermen Boslcy, Everington, Ayres, Swain, Suttor…
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