Lord Mayor Sworn in
Accompanied by the town clerk (Mr. Nesbitt) and the deputy town clerk (Mr. Layton), the Lord Mayor was sworn in shortly after 2 o'clock to-day by Mr. Justice Ferguson…
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Council & local affairs, 1916
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Hornsby Council
This council met on Thursday. Present: President Schwebel, Councillors Ramsay, Best, James, Bembrick, Chapman, Hellmrich, Higgins and O. G. Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Lord Mayor. Ald. Meagher Chosen. Cabinet's Qualification
As stated in these columns last week. Ald. R. D. Meagher is to be Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1916. The matter came up incidentally at yesterday's meeting of Cabinet, and all that…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Executive Council. To-days Appointments
The New South Wales Executive Council at its meeting this morning. approved the following appointments to the public service:— Mr. J. P. Birroll as chief and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Isolation Camp on the Hawkesbury. a Council's Protest
The establishment of a military isolation camp for venereal diseases on Milson Island, Hawkesbury River, is being strongly protested against by the Hornsby Shire Council, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Pavement Dancing Manly Venetian Carnival Action by Local Council
All arrangements have now been made for Manly's Venetian Carnival, which will take place on January 26 and following days. The proceeds are to go to the Manly Cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manly's Venetian Carnival Council and Committee. Pavement Dancing Objected To
Pavement dancing is one of the attractions in the programme of the Manly [?] Carnival festivi[?] commencing January 26. It has been a successful feature of the festival for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Mayor. Alderman R. D. Meagher Appointed. the Labour Programme
At noon yesterday the Cabinet appointment of Alderman Richard Denis Meagher, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, as Lord Mayor of Sydney, was officially announced. At 2.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lord Mayor's Cablegram
As soon as he had been formally notified yesterday of his appointment as Lord Mayor of Sydney Alderman R. D. Meagher M.L.A., sent the following cable to Sir George Reid…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The New Lord Mayor
When Mr. Meagher became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly it was felt that the occupant, of such an exalted position should represent the best that was in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lord Mayor and Recruiting
Now that Alderman R. D. Meagher, as Lord Mayor, has become the official head of the city committee for handling answers to the Prime Minister's appeal for recruits, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lord Mayor Takes Office Many Callers
The Lord Mayor (Alderman Meagher) entered upon his official duties to-day at an early hour. As is customary, he met the heads of the various departments of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Lord Mayor Morning of Congratulations
The newly appointed Lord Mayor of Sydney. Alderman R. D. Meagher, had a busy time at the Town Hall this morning. He met the staff at half-past nine o'clock, and has a brief chat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canterbury Council
The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Canterbury P.L.L. Council, held at Bankstown on the 8th inst:)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manly Ferry. Proposed Municipal Service. Action by Council
The difficulty arising over the subsidy question between the Manly Council and the Port Jackson Company remains unsettled. There is a deadlock over the leases of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lord Mayor Congratulated King O Malleys Telegram
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Mayor of Sydney. R. D. Meagher Appointed
The N.S.W. Cabinet has "decided to appoint Alderman R. D. Meagher as Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1916. The delay of the Cabinet's decision was due to its…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Ah English Catholic Mayor. the Peotestant Service. Why He Will Not Attend It
In England it is usual for a newly-elected Mayor of a town or city to attend religious service at the Protestant Cathedral, on the first Sunday of his term of office, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →N.s.w. Labor Council and Conscription
The recent developments in Great Britain, and the agitation for conscription in Australia, are bringing home to trade unionists the necessity for a further…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Military Appointments. by Federal Executive Council. Melbourne
The Federal [?] the following appointments [?] the Expeditionary Forces. For Voyage Only. To be [?]…
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