Land Valuations. Shire Council's Protest. Grafton
When the Premier, Sir George Fuller, was defending the Valuer-General's Department against attacks by Messrs. Nesbitt and Missingham, members for Byron, he stated that…
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Council & local affairs, 1924
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City Railway. Street Excavations. Aldermen Protest
Mr. Bradfield engineer in charge of the city Railway, in a letter read at the health committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon, stated it was the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Domain Baths Danger of Overcrowding Reserve for Aldermen?
The safety of the lives of people when the Domain Baths are taxed with a crowd, such as that which filled every inch of space on Saturday when "Boy" Charlton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Civic Delays. Report Referred Back. Resented by Labour Aldermen
The Labour aldermen, at a meeting of the electricity supply committee of the City Council yesterday, keenly resented the criticism of Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Goths Ruining Hyde Park Aldermen Up in Arms
The Railway Commissioners are apparently determined to ruin Hyde Park, but they are now meeting with belated opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cessnock Shire's Progress. Cessnock
Applications for permits to build within the Cessnock Shire area for 1923 totalled 625, representing an estimated cost of £350,234. This showed an expansion in the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Civic Delay Aldermen "Carpeted" Mr. Mackay's Report Committee Sends It Back
A report issued by Mr. Forbes Mackay, general, manager of the city electric light department, pointing oat the effect of delays on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bank and Council Authority Disputed
The Lane Cove Council disposed at an aere Of land some few months back at Longueville tram terminus, and certain building covenants were conditions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Main Road Million Where Is It? Shire Councillors Anory
The first meeting of the executive committee of the Shires' Association of N.S.W. for 1924 was hold to-day. In typical country fashion, members…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Council Doings Lane Cove Causes for Complaint
"We wish to help in making Lane Cove a model municipality" was the excuse offered by the Lane Cove Progress Association for a letter which…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Myerson's Money £15,000 Legal Costs Privy Council Next
The protracted litigation, between Emanuel Myerson, property owner, Sydney, and "Smith's Weekly" Publishing Co., arising out of a claim for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Proposed Municipality
WENTWORTH FALLS.--At a meeting held under the auspices of the Progress Association last Friday in connection with the formation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damaged Roads Aldermen Blame 'Buses
Complaints were general among the Woollahra aldermen on Monday regarding the injury done to the roadways of the municipality by motor 'buses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rates Increased Bland Shire Council West Wyalong
The Bland Shire Council increased its general rate from 1¾d to 2d, and the Barmedman local rate of 1[?]d to 2d. Other rates are to remain the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →City Traffic. Another Tramline. Aldermen Protest
Mr. Morris, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, early this month wrote to the City Council, saying that in regard to the city railway construction it was essential to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Not So Bad Tramway Department Alderman's Bouquet
Many hard tilings have been said about the Tramway Department, but a compliment of a sort was paid to it today, when an alderman of the City…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →4- INCREASE Paid to Civic Officers Reform Aldermen Protest
Reform aldermen are indignant at the sudden re-operation of a resolution still standing on the City Councils books, whereby the basic wage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →City Streets. Attack on Mr. Weekes. Vigorous Defence by an Alderman
At a meeting of the Works Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon Alderman Bridges (Labour) said the aldermen had been attacked by Mr. Mackay for delay…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →RATS Council Prosecution
Inspector Vogwell, of the City Council, told the magistrate (Mr. [?] in the Central Summons Court to—day, that within two weeks 74 sats [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Martin Place Privy Council Appeal City Council's Decision
The City Council, at a special meeting last evening, adopted the minute by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Gilpin), recommending the council to appeal to…
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