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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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Mr. Robert E. Jones, Engineer in charge of Local Government, has presented his fourth triennial classification of Shires…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Thomas Jessep writes:-- In your issue of yesterday you give a very interesting account of the Cabinet's failure to come to a decision re the selection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayoralty of Sydney is still vacant. Ministers met in Cabinet yesterday morning to consider the matter. Several were strongly of opinion that an appointment would be made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appointments: A. W. Rudd, Engineer Amaroo Shire; Miss D. Poignand, Assistant Clerk, Cowra; T. F. Birrell, Engineer Byron Shire; P. Sains, Engineer,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the motion of Mayor Grant at last night's meeting of Hurstville Council it was decided that the general rate for 1916 shall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The election to fill the vacancy in the Drummoyne Municipal Council caused through the death of Ald. G. A. Richards, M.L.A., was held on Wednesday. The voting resulted as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hornsby and its environments have made wonderful progress during recent years and the population has grown considerably in a fine healthy area. Last night the new and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Matters relating to the war census cards and the general question of conscription were referred to at the Sydney Labor Council last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Sydney Labor Council last night the Government was citicised for the delay that has occurred in amending the Trade-union Act…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Labour Council expressed an opinion at its meeting last evening on the question of the recruiting cards being issued—or, rather, it refused to allow a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The attitude of members of the two Engineers Unions in reference to the making of shells was discussed at the Sydney Labor Council last night. It was decided to refer the matter to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Councillor: "Here's a fine-looking street. Second Ditto: "You're right. What's the best thing to do with it?"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Alderman J. Rippon has so far recuperated as to be able to go into camp at Liverpool. Nothing definite has been decided by him as to his intentions regarding his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Mr. Anderson has made himself somewhat prominent over the garbage removal question at Lidcombe, and at a public meeting he went so far as to challenge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Thursday night the official opening of the new Hornsby Shire Chambers was performed by the President (Cr. Sehwebel). The President proposed the toast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The trouble caused by Alderman Shelton's incorrect reporting of Deputy Mayor Willick's remarks at a recent gathering of the Auburn Brotherhood, found further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Penrith Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, 29th December,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Auburn Council met on Monday. Present: The Deputy Mayor (Alderman C. F. Willick), Aldermen Ibbett, Cheetham, Peat, Egan, Robertson, Shelton, Lock and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The executive committee for the Smithfield and Fairfield War Council were elected on Wednesday evening. For Fairfield, Messrs. J. Y. Bell, W. Stimson, F…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the meeting of the Lidcombe Council on Tuesday, a letter, was read from Mr. H. Sneesby, Joseph-street, who wrote drawing attention to the removal of footpath in…
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