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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
5
The piece explains municipal powers to manage garbage disposal under ordinance No. 61, including joint councils and a garbage destructor. It details receptacle requirements, disposal prohibitions, and penalties up to five pounds for noncompliance, with duties on residents to keep areas clean and avoid nuisance.
The Marrickville Council, at Monday night’s meeting, reviewed a Public Works draft ordinance limiting height design structure materials and building lines for all municipalities under Local Government Act 102. It requires plans, specifications, and subdivision layouts for approval, with penalties from £1 to £50. Alderman Lithgow urged urgency, while Alderman Henson called for a full Building Act, and the measure was referred to the works committee. Also noted: Jabez Hill, a strop roller, died.
A fragmentary 1908 report notes the prickly pear pest persists in a lace office, with a specimen kept in a stall box since 1903. The plant shows vigorous growth, including two three-inch sprouts and a one-inch shoot, while the latest piece remained alive under glass, resisting removal. Bees and church repairs are mentioned in passing.
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