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  2. PARRAMATTA AND DISTRICT

    A much-needed reform in connection with house rubbish is about to be introduced by the Parramatta Council. Some time since Archdeacon Gunther drew attention in a letter to the unsatisfactory nature of the present ...

    Article : 109 words
  3. A SORE TEMPTATION

    As the weeks went by, Campbell's position in his uncle's house became more and more unbearable. Dick Cardale was his enemy--that was only to be expected. But Mrs. Cardale seemed ...

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  5. A PARRAMATTA NORTH ROW.

    A charge of malicious wounding was yesterday preferred against a young man named Ernest Mather, in the Parramatta Police Court. The trouble arose out of a squabble in Buller-street, Parramatta North, on June 3, ...

    Article : 405 words
  6. GOVERNMENT SANITARY INSPECTORS.

    The Ashfield Council objects to "foreign bodies" usurping the powers that should be possessed solely by the local authorities, and particularly so with regard to anything relative to the ...

    Article : 418 words
  7. THEFT AT BRUNTON'S MILLS.

    Two men named Angus and Alexander Hunt and a boy named Chivers were charged in the Parramatta police court before Messrs. T. E. MacNiven, P.M., and G. Coates and J. Wangh, Js.P., with stealing about seven ...

    Article : 212 words
  8. SUBURBAN NEWS.

    At the last meeting of the Redfern Council a communication was received from the Fire Underwriters' Association, stating that in future it was intended to charge a fee of 10s upon all buildings, with the exception of ...

    Article : 101 words
  9. FIRE AT GRANVILLE.

    An alarm of fire was rung out early on Sunday morning and proved to be caused by the burning of a truck load of lime at Clyde. The first on the scene treated it in the usual way with a plentiful on-pouring of water, ...

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  10. THE MANLY PARKS.

    The prospect in front of the parks and reserves at Manly is at present anything but reassuring. For a considerable time past, these areas have worn a neglected, down-at-heel appearance, for the reason simply that there ...

    Article : 162 words
  11. PARRAMATTA BATHS AND MARKET.

    Some years ago a piece of land was dedicated for baths and markets at Parramatta, and upon a portion of it the present municipal baths, just north of Lennox Bridge, were built. A portion of the land is unused and this ...

    Article : 161 words
  12. REDFERN PARK.

    At the last meeting of the Redfern Council a communication was received from the Lands Department stating that a sum of £50 was now available for the improvement of Redfern Park. It was decided to request ...

    Article : 45 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY.

    Sir,--If I had been in doubt as to the wisdom of the proposal to extend the operations of the society to the United Kingdom and other British possessions, tho speeches of some of the objectors ...

    Article : 689 words
  14. THE SUGGESTED PLAGUE HOSPITAL.

    At the meeting of the Redfern Council a letter was read from the Treasury, stating (in reply to a protest from Redfern) that the proposal to turn the old Exhibition Building in Prince Alfred Park into a ...

    Article : 69 words
  15. HARRIS PARK RAILWAY CROSSING.

    The overhead crossing which is being provided at Harris Park railway station will form an excellent means of communication for the up and down platforms, but, as the old level crossing will be done away with, those ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. DAMAGED ROADS.

    The recent heavy rains did a considerable amount of damage to the roads in the municipality of Randwick, and but for the prompt notion of the council's employees still more would have been done. At the last meeting ...

    Article : 112 words
  17. GRANVILLE AND PARRAMATTA BOUNDARY DRAINAGE.

    Residents on the border line between Parramatta and Granville have all the disadvantages of a divided control, and in the matter of drainage suffer from the fact that relief must always lie the result of joint effort, while ...

    Article : 156 words
  18. DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.

    Recently the Randwick Council wrote to the Water and Sewerage Board, asking that permission might be given them to dispose of garbage by emptying it into the main sewer at a point near Coogee, instead of burying ...

    Article : 97 words
  19. A MEAN THIEF.

    On the 10th inst. a man called at Mr. J. A. Jupp's, at Ryde, asking for employment. He said he had come from St. Mary's, and was hard up, and had worked some years ago for Mr. Jupp's father. Mr. Jupp, believing his ...

    Article : 367 words
  20. THE GREATER SYDNEY SCHEME.

    The Randwick Council has decided to co-operate with the Redfern Council in its action protesting against any Greater Sydney scheme being submitted to the Premier, in view of the recent conference at ...

    Article : 72 words
  21. RANDWICK RESERVES.

    The Randwick Council has been informed that the sum of £50 has been placed at its disposal for the maintenance and improvement of the parks and reserves within its control. The parks number more than 20, and include ...

    Article : 79 words
  22. MARRICKVILLE LOW LANDS.

    At the last meeting of the Marrickville Ratepayers and Progress Association, the president, Mr. U. G. Brercton, stated that the locality known as Tramvale and been insspected by officials from the Lands Department during ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. MARRICKVILLE TRAM SERVICE.

    It wag decided at the last meeting of the Marrickville Progress Association that a letter be sent to the Railway Commissioners requesting that additional tram service be supplied to the borough by the use of steam ...

    Article : 134 words
  24. EFFECTIVE VOTING.

    Miss C. H. Spence lectured on Friday under the auspices of the Democratic League, Mr. John Haynes, M.P., in the chair. The subject, of course, was effective voting., In his introductory speech Mr. Haynes mentioned that the ...

    Article : 178 words
  25. INSANITARY DWELLINGS AT BURWOOD.

    There was a rather interesting discussion at the Burwood Council on Monday regarding the condition of a shop and dwelling in the main thoroughfare, and which are to be the subject of an examination by Dr. ...

    Article : 225 words
  26. MEETING OE VOTING LEAGUE.

    The first meeting of the newly-formed Effective Voting League was held on Monday in the School of Arts, Mr. W. M'Millan in the chair. The following officers were elected:--President, Mr. W. M'Millan; treasurer, Mr. ...

    Article : 166 words
  27. WATER AND SEWERAGE TAXATION.

    At the meeting of the Burwood Council a communication was received from Dr. Marden, warning the council that the proposed new bill would give the board powers of taxation which would be disastrous to the ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--The vote to be taken by members of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, on the 20th inst., on the question of extending operations to any of the other British dominions, or of ...

    Article : 273 words
  29. DOUBLE BAY SEWERAGE RATE.

    A letter was received on Monday by the Woollahra Council from the Water and Sewerage Board, referring to the council s request for a reduction of the sewerage rate charged in connection with the Double Bay sewerage ...

    Article : 194 words
  30. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS.

    The quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan District Ledge, Independent Order of Good Templars, was held in the Protestant-hall, Castlereagh-street, on Saturday afternoon, there being a large representation of city and ...

    Article : 189 words
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