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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

734 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 37

Cudal Municipality

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 3

MESSRS. Charles Schramme and Alfred Percival Gavin have been gazetted valuers of all rateable property within the Municipal District of Cudal for the current Municipal…

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Limerick Municipality. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

Guided by the advice of its Mayor, Mr. John Daly, the Limerick Corporation has increased the rate struck for the improvement of the borough. This…

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The Appointments to the Council. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 3

The Upper House appointments are anxiously awaited by all classes of the community. The names will probably be announces about 5 o'clock to night…

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Carcoar Municipal Council

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the members of the above body was held at their Chambers an Tuesday evening…

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Katoomba Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 4

The Katoomba Municipal Council meeting hold on Wednesday was attended by the Mayor (Aid. W. F. Goyder), Aldermen Bronger, Scope, Vaughan, and Nimmo…

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Lithgow Borough Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 6

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night-- Monday being a holiday-- when a bare quorum, consisting of the Mayor, Aldermen James, Thirlwell, Gibson,…

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The Cudgegong Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 13

Tuesday's meeting of the Cudgegong Council lapsed, Alderman Wilton being the only one to put in an appearance. The Council…

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Reform of the Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

IN his speech at Wallsend last Friday the Premier referred at some length to the present unsatisfactory condition of our Legislative Council, and gave the audience a slight…

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The Political Crisis. the Council Appointments

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

Preliminary steps wore taken yesterday by the Cabinet in connection with the proposed appointments to the Legislative Council. Subsequently, the Premier stated that certain recommendations to the…

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The Council Appointments. Sydney, Friday, 3 p.m

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

The names of the new Councillors are not yet announced. Apparently some hitch has occurred, and it is stated that nothing definite will be done till to-morrow. The Lieutenant- Governor has gone…

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Cudal. Municipal Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 11

THE usual fortnightly Council meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night. Present—Aldermen W. R Carter (chair), W. Craigie, J. Kidd, and G. Gavin…

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The County Council. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

The elections for the County Council leave Unionism unrepresented. Munster and Connaught have very little representation and that of Leinster is largely…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday. Parliament House, 6.20 p.m; the New Councillors

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

The Chairman took his seat at 4.30 p.m. The new Councillors were sworn in…

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Borough Council. Wednesday, April 12th

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

Present: The Mayor (Alderman Kenny) Aldermen Craig, Simmons, McPhillamy' James, Scotford, Ryan, Bassett and Gilmour' STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday. Parliament House, 6.30 p.m

National Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

The Legislative Council met at 2 o'clock this afternoon…

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Molong Municipality. Nominations for Alderman

Molong Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

Two nominations have been received for the seat in the local Municipal Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Ald. C. T. Campbell, viz.:—…

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A Mayor's Vote

Molong Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 8

RECENTLY the Paddington Council decided to inquire from the Municipal Association as to the manner in which a Major should vote. It was claimed…

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The Council's Finances

Molong Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

OUR worthy Mayor (Ald. J. F. Wynne) is not altogether satisfied with the manner in which the finances of the Council have been attended to in the past, and will leave no stone…

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The Council Appointments

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

It is impossible to satisfy everybody, and despite the criticism levelled at the new appointments to the Legislative Council it is probable that the Premier has made the best…

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Molong Council. Tuesday, April 11, 1899

Molong Argus · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

PRESENT: The Mayor (Alderman J. F. Wynne) and Aldermen A. Packer, J. S. Taylor, E. J. Hamey and J. Tilbrook…

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