Found he was Married. Alderman's Son Sentenced
Having become engaged to a Nottinghill girl, the son of a Nottingham alderman obtained £1 from her, and then she found he was a married man. He told her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1920
3,094 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 155
Lighting Sydney. Aldermen's, Opinions. Some Streets a Disgrace
How to brighton the streets of Sydney after nightfall was the subject of an animated discussion at the works committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon. Some aldermon…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nearly Half a Century. Alderman Percy Lucas' Record
Forty-six years ago yesterday Mr. Percy Lucas was elected an alderman of the Council of Camperdown, a district now comprised in the area controlled by the City Council. During…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Legal Way Warringah Shire Tie
Mr. Jamieson, shire clerk of Warring [?] writes is reference to the "Evening [?] report of the election [?] Riding which occurred on Monday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Proposed Appointments. Mr. John Storey Explains
Mr. John Storey, leader of the State Labor Party, stated yesterday that the gravamen of his protest against any fresh appointments to the Upper House was that the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Earl Haig. Army Council's Tribute. London, February 2
In an army order recording the abolition of General Headquarters in Great Britain the Army Council expresses the highest appreciation of the services Earl Haig rendered to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Electric Light Signs. Council to Inspect. Brightening the City
The illuminated signs of the city, according to Ald. Walker, provide extra street lighting as well as being advertisements. For this reason he endeavored at yesterday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Elections. No Revolutionary Change. How Labour Pared
Out of 92 Labour candidates who went to the municipal polls in the County of Cumberland on Saturday 24 were elected. The principal successes of Labour in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Municipal Elections. Mayors and Presidents
Under the new Local Government Act, 1919, municipal and shire councils will have the whole of the month of February in which to elect their Mayors and Presidents…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Runaway Mayor
Eamonn De Valera, the "fake" President of the Irish Republic, had an inglorious set-back at Philadelphia. Tho Mayor had been induced to write a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Living Wage. Labor Council's Views
The Secretary of the Labor Council of N.S.W., Mr. J. S. Garden, makes the following statement regarding the living wage in his recently issued annual…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Privy Council Case. Judgment Reserved. London, Feb. 3
In the M'Cawley appeal case before the Privy Council, in which the appellant seeks a reversal of the High Court's decision declaring invalid his appointment as President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Triennial Orange Council. to Meet at Belfast. July, 1920
The last printed report of the halfyearly meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland contains the following draft programme and information…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Vatican Council, Memories of 1869. Notes and News From the Eternal City. Rome, Dec. 8, 1919
One can well imagine with what joy the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Vatican Council was celebrated this morning in the Vatican Palace…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Aldermen Entertained. Mayor O'Neill's Last Act
At the conclusion of business at the last meeting of Hurstville Council the Mayor (Ald. O'Neill invited the aldermen and staff to partake of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire and Municipality. Council News. Interesting to Crown Lessees
Attention is drawn to Section 141 of the Local Government Act, 1919, which provides as follows:— 141. (1) Where any rate is levied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Risks of a Mayor. Condition of a Municipal Sulky
The condition of the municipal sulky was discussed at the last meeting of Hurstville Council. The overseer has been driving about in it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Objects to Department's Interference
In compliance with the claims of the Shires Loan Act the Tintenbar Shire Council had to submit to the Local Government Department details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Association Doings. Orange District Council
A meeting of the Orange District Council of the F.S.A. was held at Cudal on the 17th January. Present: Messrs. D. Evans (president), A. Rogers, R. Gavin and G…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Roping-in a Mayor. How Hurstville Did the Trick. Ald. Cross Elected
At a meeting of Hurstville Couneii last night four nominations were received for the position of Mayor for the ensuing term. The candidates…
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