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  2. MEETINGS. WATER AND SEWERAGE' BOARD.

    The weekly meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board was held yesterday afternoon, there being present Messrs. Rowe, president; B. Palmer, vicepresident; P.. Hickson, C. Darley, J. D. Young, G. ...

    Article : 575 words
  3. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. GLEBE.

    The regular monthly meeting of the Glebe Borough Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, the 8th instant. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Burcher), and Aldermen Burton, Seamer, ...

    Article : 1,226 words
  4. IMPORTANT COAL DISCOVERY AT LIVERPOOL.

    A seam of coal has been pierced by No. 4 Government Diamond Drill at the depth of 2533't. 4in. from the surface, on the Moorebank Estate, Liverpool. The depth of the bore at present is 2601ft. 6in, and on this ...

    Article : 1,046 words
  5. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

    The following announcements are made in the Government Gazette of yesterday afternoon: — PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.—Public Holidays are proclaimed as under:—Narrabri, 17th instant; Cooma, 22nd ...

    Article : 418 words
  6. VICTORIA.

    The monthly meeting of the Victoria Council was held on the 9th instant. Present—Alderman M'Mahon (Mayor), Blue, John Blue, Waterhouse, Moodie, and Charlton. Letters were read from Mr. Hay refusing ...

    Article : 342 words
  7. MACDONALDTOWN.

    The first of the regular meetings of the Macdonaldtown Borough Council was held in the new Town Hal on Wednesday evening, the 9th instant, when there were present—The Mayor (Alderman [?]), and Aldermen ...

    Article : 1,099 words
  8. HUNTER'S HILL.

    The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hunter's Hill Council was held on Friday last. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Jeanneret), Aldermen M "Neil, Joubert, M'Bride, Tornaghi, Edginton, Brown, ...

    Article : 638 words
  9. A PUBLIC HYDRAULIC POWER SUPPLY.

    The provision of a cheap and efficient motive-power for public uses is a matter which up to the present has not been satisfactorily settled. In Melbourne the want has been, to a great extent, supplied by the Hydraulic ...

    Article : 697 words
  10. CITY OF SYDNEY IMPROVEMENT BOARD.

    The City of Sydney Improvement Board met yesterday, for the purpose of considering and dealing with the City Building Surveyor's references on alleged rmmoue and dangerous buildings. The reports of Mr. M'Rao ...

    Article : 267 words
  11. THE TRAMWAY QUESTION.

    Sir,—There is a similarity between the way in which this question and another important matter—the state of our roads—are viewed and [?] with by the public. The roads of the colony, both [?] and information ...

    Article : 738 words
  12. NEW SOUTH WALES LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE.

    The fortnightly meeting of the central committee of the league was held on Monday afternoon in the Temperance Hall; Mr. W. Henou, J.P., was in the chair. The general secretary reported correspondence with ...

    Article : 1,128 words
  13. NEWCASTLE HARBOUR AND SHIP PING REQUIREMENTS.

    At the last annual meeting of the Newcastle Chamer of Commerce, the president, Mr. S. Keightly, complained of the difficulty experienced in obtaining the co-operation of the Government in opening out and ...

    Article : 928 words
  14. KOGARAH.

    A meeting of the Municipal Council of Kogarah was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last. There were present the Mayor (P. Henmaun) and a full council. Correspondence: From Mr. W. Clarke ...

    Article : 920 words
  15. NORTH WILLOUGHBY.

    The council met on the 8th instant. Present— Aldermen Muston (Mayor), Simpson, Forsyth, Wilkes, Wilson, Landers, Hobson, and Newell. The principal items of correspondence were as follows:—From H. L. ...

    Article : 342 words
  16. RUST IN WHEAT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—On behalf of the farmers of New South Wales I beg to protest against the action of [?] Henry Parkes in offering to contribute towards a reward for a cure for rust in wheat supposed to be discovered by s farmer in ...

    Article : 201 words
  17. ALEXANDRIA.

    A meeting of this council was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, the 9th instant, when there were present: The Mayor (Alderman Turner), and Aldermen Moore, Hannan, Molyneaux, Harden, Jesson ...

    Article : 1,093 words
  18. RAILWAY SUNDAY WORK.

    Sir,—Coming in by tue train every Sunday morning, I cannot help being struck by the large number of men regularly employed on that day remetalling the railway line. I can quite understand how anything of this ...

    Article : 207 words
  19. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—I have been hoping to see correspondence opened on this important subject in your columns are this, as I am convinced it is a question that cannot be too freely ventilated in order to get the opinions of as ...

    Article : 392 words
  20. RANDWICK.

    The regular fortnightly meeting of the Randwick Borough Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, the 8th instant, when there were present the Mayor (Alderman James Robertson) and Aldermen ...

    Article : 497 words
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    The official returns of the number of horses and mules used in the British military service show that there are now actually 24,400 animals at work for riding or draught purposes, exclusive of those ...

    Article : 212 words
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