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  3. EASTWOOD.

    The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Eastwood Council, which should have been held on Wednesday, lapsed for want of a quorum, the only attendants being the ...

    Article : 52 words
  4. The "Cowardice" of Councillors

    A largely-attended meeting of ratepayers and other residents of Epping was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday to express indignation at the neglect shown ...

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  5. Embezzlement at Eastwood.

    Robert William McCheane, on remand, was charged at the Ryde Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., with having while in the employ of ...

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  6. SHIFTING A DWELLING.

    A two-roomed weatherboard cottage was removed bodily on Tuesday from Blaxland-road to Mr. Mobbs' allotment of Troy's orchard, a distance of over a ...

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  7. PETITION.

    A petition signed by a dozen ratepayers and tenants of Eastwood, has been forwarded to the local council asking that body to approach the Gas Company with a ...

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  8. THE PRESIDENT'S MENTAL STAMINA.

    Councillor Roberts, in some pointed remarks after the election of President, staid right from the date of his first election to the chair, his opinion of ...

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  9. THE BY-ELECTION.

    Nominations closed on Thursday in connection with the extraordinary vacancy in the Eastwood Council, caused by Alderman Hanks having forfeited his seat. ...

    Article : 74 words
  10. "THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE."

    Sir, -Will you kindly give me space to deal with a matter which the meeting on Tuesday night apparently overlooked, and which in my opinion is the most serious ...

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  11. EASTWOOD'S MAYOR.

    Alderman J. C. Matthews was the only candidate nominated for the office of Mayor at a special meeting of the council held this week, and was, of course, ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. TENDERS ACCEPTED.

    Ryde Council has accepted the tender of J. McCarthy, at £49 10s, for forming and ballasting Wells-street, and that of Peter McCne, at £46, for building a ...

    Article : 35 words
  13. VITAL STATISTICS.

    During the year ended 31st December, there were 349 births, 200 deaths, and 74 marriages registered at the Ryde Court-house. The local Court dealt with 116 ...

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  14. THE SCHOOL.

    Since the Department were persuaded into seeing the wisdom of raising the status of the Eastwood school, the attendance has wonderfully increased, and ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. AN ARREST.

    Late on Friday night, a cowardly assault, having robbery for its objective, was perpetrated on Miss Bertha Green, aged 24, and her sister, Vera, aged 17 ...

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  16. AN URBAN AREA.

    At the last meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council, Councillor Roberts moved that the council write to the Local Government Department for sanction to take ...

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  17. BEECROFT.

    The Beecroft-Pennant Hills Rifle Club are holding drills every Monday and Thursday evenings, and the members are attending same regularly. Drill is being ...

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  18. PERSONALITIES.

    It is rumored that legal proceedings are to be instituted, against an Eastwood alderman for a breach of the Local Government Act in failing to attend a special ...

    Article : 114 words
  19. "A GROSS WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS."

    Mr. W. Thompson, M.L.A., resuscitated the Beecroft subway question at the public meeting at Gladesville on Monday night to show the lavish disregard for the ...

    Article : 219 words
  20. HARVEST FESTIVALS.

    A harvest festival was held at St. Columb's, West Ryde, on Sunday, the church being nicely decorated and liberally supplied with harvest offerings. ...

    Article : 89 words
  21. FIRST AID.

    A fairly well-attended meeting of men was held on Monday to form a class under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association. Dr. D. G. Hunter was ...

    Article : 131 words
  22. DIDN'T WANT TO PAY.

    Yost Weiershauser considers himself a very badly used man. He had a house in Ryde, which was looked after by a woman. Yost says he was only a boarder, ...

    Article : 217 words
  23. DUNDAS.

    Mrs. Carson, wife of the town clerk, Mr. T. Carson, was, we are pleased to report, able to return to her home at Eastwood on Saturday. ...

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  24. RYDE.

    The Public Works Department has written to Ryde Council, that the Ryde-Concord ferry had been gazetted as a national work. A further communication ...

    Article : 154 words
  25. THE ANNUAL MEETING.

    The annual meeting of the congregation of the Eastwood Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday, Rev. J. A. R. Perkins, B.A., presiding over a good ...

    Article : 222 words
  26. CATTLE STRAYING.

    Dundas Council raked in some revenue at Ryde Police Court on Tuesday, when a batch of owner's of stray cattle were cased of a little superfluous wealth by ...

    Article : 63 words
  27. HORNSBY.

    At the last meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council, Councillor Hellmrich moved that the Minister for Education be asked to establish a district high ...

    Article : 137 words
  28. MAYORAL ALLOWANCE.

    At a special meeting of the council, held on Wednesday, the Mayor (Alderman Spurway) moved that the Mayoral allowance for 1915 be £10, as heretofore. ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. NO PAYMENT FOR MAYORAL SERVICES.

    At the last meeting of Ryde Council, Alderman McLeod moved that the council take into consideration the advisability of granting a mayoral allowances of ...

    Article : 330 words
  30. ERMINGTON & RYDALMERE.

    Regular meeting held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. Hughes), Aldermen Doe, Jack, Rippon, Randall and Sebbens. The finance ...

    Article : 162 words
  31. THE COUNCIL.

    Regular meeting on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman F. E. Spurway), Aldermen Watts, Neil, Edwards, Auchterlonie, Greenwood, Taylor, Catt and ...

    Article : 146 words
  32. THORNLEIGH.

    Mr. Hoy has been appointed librarian of the Thornleigh School of Arts for three months, and the committee are making arrangements to secure the services of a ...

    Article : 45 words
  33. ANOTHER "WORST" ROAD.

    Hornsby Council is so used to hearing from indignant ratepayers after wet weather, that their road is a disgrace to civilisation, that the councillors have ...

    Article : 181 words
  34. MEADOWBANK.

    According to the president of the Meadowbank Progress Association, Meriam-street, Ryde, is in such a bad condition in wet weather that the residents ...

    Article : 158 words
  35. PENNANT HILLS.

    At the last meeting of the Hornsby Shire Council a letter was read asking council to construct a substantial bridge over the creek on Copeland-road. The ...

    Article : 133 words
  36. GALSTON.

    Mr. Robert W. Sippe, Galston, wrote to the Hornsby Council intimating that he would feel obliged if the council spared their men for a few days to do something ...

    Article : 49 words
  37. GIVE HIM FATHER.

    "Wouldn't you like," his mother asked a little boy, "wouldn't you like to give your toy boat to that poor orphan who hasn't any father?" The little boy looked at ...

    Article : 48 words
  38. COMPLIMENTS.

    After his re-election as President of Hornsby Shire Council. President Schwebel invited the councillors and ratepayers present to join him in a little light ...

    Article : 242 words
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