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The biennial elections for the Legislative Council passed off very quietly, and were generally distinguished by small polls. The returns at present are incomplete for all but two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lord Mayor has made an official inspection of the city meat market at Pyrmont, which is under the control of a Government department. He was so dissatisfied with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The prospectus is published to-day of a Hobart City Council loan of £50,000, bearing interest at the rate of £5/17/6, and with a currency of 20 years. The loan is guaranteed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Retrenchment in administrative expenses is seriously engaging the attention of the Central Illawarra Council. At its last meeting, on the motion of the Mayor, the council decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →ORANGE.—A meeting of the Western District Council of the Fruitgrowers' Association held here was attended by delegates from the Bathurst, Running Stream, March, Millthorpe, and Orange brandies, with Mr. Wark,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small additions have been made to the figures in the Legislative Council elections. The only material points undecided are whether the distribution of the second preferences at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Australian bowling team opened the tour successfully by defeating Forest Hill 109 to 100. A combined meeting of the team…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following statement was made yesterday by the Premier:—The Sydney Labour Council appears to have become suddenly concerned with the welfare of returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Claiming that the Minister for Justice (Mr. ley) is engaged in a campaign against leaders of the workers, the Sydney Labour Council to-day issued…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The New South Wales Labour Council issued a challenge to Mr. Ley (Minister for Justice) yesterday to bring forward evidence of the Trades Hall plot for a general strike…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There was a warm discussion at the meeting of the Essendon Council, when matters concerning spiritualistic meetings in the district were gone into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alderman Lambert, who was appointed by the Labour Government to the position on the Board of Health rendered vacant by the death of Professor Sir Thomas Anderson…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The usual meeting of the Blacktown Council was held on Tuesday, last week, Cr. G. Lalor presiding. Others in attendance: Crs. W. A. Lalor, Page, Cable, More…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present at the meeting held on 10th inst. were the Mayor (Ald. J. S. Fraser), Ald. Auchterlonie, Greenwood, Cook, F. E. Spurway, Mobbs and H. Catt. An apology…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Relative to your report of my comment of administrative cost of Blacktown shire. To me and to many ratepayers it appears strange when the same set…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The City Council, last evening, on a minute from the Lord Mayor, referred to the health committee a resolution requesting consideration as to how best the City Council could…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Prospect and Sherwood Council's finance statement at the last meeting was as follows:—General fund, £3726 1s 5d; lighting fund, £523 19s 5d; fire fund, £110 6s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following building applications have been lodged with the City Building Surveyor:--Erection of wireless aerial, Knox Street and City Road, Amalgamated Wireless, Ltd.;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A petition from the North Sydney Council's staff asking that the 44-hour week should be worked in live days, was considered by the council last night. Alderman Pinnock said…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Authority has been asked by the Health Department for the prosecution of certain master butchers for exposing meat to contamination from flies and dust on the…
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