Parramatta Council
The regular meeting of the Parramatta-Council was hold on Monday. Present: Mayor J. H. Graham, and Aldermen_ Champion, Smith, Waugh, Ferris, DeLow,…
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Council & local affairs, 1916
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A German War Council
The Kaiser has summoned to a great War Council on his birthday, on January 27, the Crown Prince, General von Hindenburg, General you Mackensen, General von Sanders, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Australian Soldiers in the Lord Mayor's Procession in London
Australian Light Horse in the Procession. Australian Infantry…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →New Lord Mayor of London. a Message to Australia
The new Lord Mayor of London is Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield, and is stated to be just the man for the exalted job. He is the second of the only two Liverpool-born men to…
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The above interesting pictures were only recently released for publication by the authorities at Ottawa. Since they were taken the submarines have crossed the Atlantic under convoy, and have taken part in the operations in the Mediterranean and Baltic war zones. They have been responsible for the destruction of many…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Lord Mayor of Sydney. Appointment to Be Made by the Governor
The aldermen of the City Council of Sydney, not being able to decide among themselves who should be Lord Mayor, the Town Clerk (Mr. T. H. Nesbitt) on December 31 sent the following…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →North Sydney's Sewage. Council's Vigorous Complaints
Serious complaint was made at last night's meeting of the North Sydney Council regarding smells arising from the Folly Point sewage works, Middle Harbor. The council has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Polluted Beaches. Surfers Covered with Slime. Waverley Council to Act
The conditions at the beach at Bound during the Christmas holidays was the subject of discussion at the Waverley Council last night, when a letter from the North Bondi Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheaper Food Municipal Control Favored Melbourne
Mr. Higgs, the Federal Treasurer, not only supports the suggestion of Mr. Tudor, Minister for Customs, that municipalities should sell meat to the public, but advocates the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Extravagance and the War
While our State Government is adding to the difficulties of financing the war by overbidding the Commonwealth locally and by raising Ipans in London to keep up the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, January 5, 1916. Current News. the Old Municipal Votes
At the meeting of the Parramatta Council on Monday the following motion in the name of the Mayor war, unanimously agreed to:-"That the council hereby…
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The Sydney City Council having failed to elect a Lord Mayor by December £9, an appointment will be made by the Governor-in-Council, in accordance with the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Shire Councils
The latest classification of the shires for endowment purposes, as announced in the "Government Gazette," comes into force from the first day of the new year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mr. Meagher to Be Lord Mayor
At to-day's meeting of Cabinet Ald. R. D. Meagher is to be appointed Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1916. Ministers generally are agreed that Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Legislative Council
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Seventeen members of the Legislative Council will retire from office on June 2, and a periodic election will be hold. Judging by the experience at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Talk. at Marrickville Council
At a special meeting of the Marrickville Council last night, Alderman Webster [?]ook exception to the minutes of the previous meeting, declaring that there was on omission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing Banned by Auburn Council
Though fire boxing tournaments have been conducted in the Auburn Town Hall by the local [?]s' C[?] over £[?] raised for the various patriotic lands, Auburn Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Lord Mayor Yet Cabinet Unable to Choose Premier to Inquire
There is no Lord Mayor of Sydney yet. The Cabinet considered the position to-day, but failed to come to a decision. Several members of the City Council, including…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Wet Canteens War Council's Decision Melbourne
Indications point to the fact that the decision of the Federal Party War Council last night is not in favor of wet canteens being established at the several encampments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Election
A poll to elect an alderman to fill the vacancy in the Drummoyne Council caused by the death of Mr. G. A. Richards was held yesterday. The voting was as follows:…
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