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Sydney · Council & local affairs
2,738 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 137
At the close of the meeting of the Sutherland Shire Council on Wednesday evening Mr. Councillor Monro, president for the year 1917, and re-elected president for the year [?] by unanimous vote of the council,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cr. Henderson, president Mulwaree Shire, gave a very interesting report concerning the work of the past year, from which we extract the following:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The badge worn by the Lord Mayor of London is studded with diamonds to the value of £120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On account of the floods in Queensland interfering with the annual shire elections eight shire councils have received Permission to Postpone their elections…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. John M'Master a father of the City Council, and alderman for 40 years, has been elected Mayor of Brisbane. He is [?]7 years of age, wonderfully active and alert. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A carnival in aid of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund has been arranged to [?] on Bondi [?] to-morrow. and [?] two weeks. The [?] has been provided with [?] electric…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Premier (Mr. W. A. Holmun) made the following statement yesterday regarding the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund:-- "No appeal to the generous public of New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →They tell you people do not live long in the north, and in the south they talk of a man being too old at forty. Ploughing through these cranky standards is M'Master,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The new Industrial Arbitration Bill was discussed at last night's meeting of the NewSouth Wales Labour Council. Mr. Bryan (Electrical Trades Union) said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the F.S.A. was held on January 20, when the president (Mr. McMahon) occupied the chair, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the electric fighting committee of the City Council yesterday discussed the question of acquiring the Balmain colliery. It was eventually resolved to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a meeting of the Central Downs Districts Council of the Queensland par[?] Downs at Towan[?] last week, the chairman (Mr. J. H. C. Rubes[?] selected to the [?]lly for the union…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The reopened amendments to the Industrial Dis[?] Act were subjected to consideration and [?] at last night's meeting of the Sydney [?] Council at the Trades Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The proposed purchase of a colliery by the City Council, so as to secure a permanent supply of coal for the powerhouse, was discussed at yesterday's meeting of the electric…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman Monson complained at the council meeting that the attendances at the aldermen at council meetings had not been published. The Mayor: We have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A special meeting of the Lidcombe Council was held on Wednesday to elect a Mayor. Present: The Mayor (Aldermun W. Brown), Aldermen Lidbury, Maunder…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A special meeting of Auburn Council was held on Tuesday for the purpose of electing Mayor for the current year. There were present: The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Alderman Frederick E. Spurway was elected Mayor at a special meeting of Dundas Council on Wednesday. Alderman Taylor was also nominated. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At yesterday afternoon s meeting of the committee of the staff of the Municipal Council, Sydney, it was decided to hold a concert on March 20, 1918, at the lower hall in aid of the Lord Mayor's Fund. Their…
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