Eureka Reporter | 1905-04-21 | Page 3 | Town Legislators Battle

town leg seators battle there has recently been a battle of waterloo in australia waterloo Is a prosperous suburb of sydney gov arned by a mayor and municipal coun ell at the last meeting of the coun oil an alderman alleged that a disproportionate onate amount of public money was being expended on the mayors ward the mayor retorted with the word liar whereupon the alderman rushed to the chair and struck the mayor both were soon on the floor hitting and kicking they were even separated the mayor resumed the chair and it was thought that peace had been restored but sudden ly the mayor seized an inkstand Inh stand and hurled it at the head of his opponent missing his aim but ruining the shirt fronts of several innocent aldermen