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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

2,547 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 128

Queensland Council Case. a Decision To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 11

BRISBANE, Friday.--Argument on the motions brought by members of the Legislative Council for an injunction to restrain the Government from taking a poll on the question of…

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Queensland Legislative Council. Referendum for Abolition Injunction Granted. Brisbane

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

[?] sought [?]…

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A Question of Grab The Council and Water and Sewerage Board

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 9

At the Parramatta Council meeting on Monday, the Mayor and aldermen took into consideration letters from Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage…

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Municipal Matters

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

Alderman Stimson at the last council meeting asked that attention might be given to the state of the water-course near Elkington's, and Alderman Percival…

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Queensland Poll Illegal Legislative Council Abolition. BRISBANE

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1917 · page 7

The Pull Court gave its decision to-day in the case in which several members of the Legislative Council sought a declaration that the Parliamentary Bills Referendum Act of…

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Chief Force in Russia. Soldiers and Workers' Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday.--The "Observer's correspondent at Petrograd reports that the council of soldiers and workers' delegates is now the dominant factor in Russia. The council…

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Queensland Council. Injunction Against Referendum. Leave to Appeal Asked For

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A crowd assembled yesterday to hear the decision of the Full Court on the application of certain members of the Legislative Council for an injunction…

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Local Government Notes Municipal Rolls

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 5

Courts for the revision of the new Municipal Rolls (N.S.W.) must sit before May 19. When claims and objections heard up to that date have been…

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Glebe Council Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 6

But little interest was taken in the election held yesterday for an alderman to fill the seat in Glebe Council made vacant by the resignation of Aid. M'Ennally. Mr. T. Glasscock…

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City Council Coal. Question of Storage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 9

At the meeting of the Electric Lighting Committee of the City Council yesterday, a resolution by Aid. Walker, proposing that a site be prepared for the storage of from 10,000 to…

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Queensland Council Question of Abolition. Application to High Court

Evening News · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 5

The High Court of Australia— Mr Justice Bar-ton Mr Justice Rich- at Darlinghurst this afternoon considered an application by the Queensland Government for…

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Queensland Affairs The Legislative Council the Abolition Referendum Illegal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 5

The question of the legality of the proposed poll on May 6th next on the abolition of the Queensland Legislative Council was before she Supreme Court,…

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Federal Award. Appeal to Privy Council. Builders Laborers' Case Opened

Evening News · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 3

The case of the Australian Builder Labor-ers [?]…

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Comic Opera. Manly Aldermen Discuss. Special Council Night

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 4

At the Manly Council meeting on T[?] Alderman Reid, who is himself a [?] ticipant in the council's detales. compianes of not being able to get rat is be had brown…

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Rescuing an Alderman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

The rescue of Alderman D. M. Anderson's pony and trap from embarassing imprisonment is one of the good stories to be told. D.M. had to play his State…

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Hornsby Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 4

This council met on Thursday. Present: President v. A. James, Councillors Crittendon, Morris. Ramsay, Moore, Chapman, Hellmrich and Higgins…

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Manly's Funny Aldermen Comic Opera and Cabbages Getting on with Business

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 7

Place: Manly Municipal Council meeting. Time: Last night. Earnest discussion for two hours concerning the village streets, lamps, drains, surf…

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Russia. Workers' Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 9

PETROGRAD, Tuesday.--The workmen's deputies appointed a council of 600 members to discuss current affairs. The council is composed of an equal number of soldiers and…

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Electoral Council. National Movement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 10

GRENFELL. Tuesday.--A number of delegates from Grenfell, including the Mayor and Aid. John Taylor, visited Young on Monday night for the purpose of attending a meeting of…

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Executive Council To-day's Appointments

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 3

The Executive Council at its meeting this afternoon approved of the following appoint [?] Mr E C O'Sullivan. officers large…

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