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

Council & local affairs, 1901

711 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 36

Parkes Council. PARKES

National Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

The council have decided to place the matter of getting certain codes of by-laws gazetted in the hands of Mr J. B. Reymond, M.L A.. About two…

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Municipal Council

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night week in the Council Chambers…

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Gulgong Council

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 6

The Gulgong Council met on Friday evening Inst, there being present Ald, Rouse (Mayor), Hilton, Fletcher, Watt, Egan, and Croft…

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Lithgow Borough Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 6

The regular, fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday night, when there wore present--the Mayor (Ald. James), Aldermen Bennett, Spooner, Thirlwell, Crawford, Ireland,…

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Brisbane Executive Council. Two Death Sentences Commuted. Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

The Brisbane Executive Council to-day considered the cases of Beckman, who was sentenced to death at Bowen for murder, and three Kanakas…

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Municipal Councils. Orange

Leader · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—Aldermen Smith (Mayor) T. G. Dalton, Casey, Green, Edye, McNeilly,…

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Wellington Municipal Council WELLINGTON

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 3

At the meeting of the municipal council last week the rates for the year were struck as follows :—General purposes 1s, lighting 3d, water 1s, in…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council, was held on Monday evening. The treasurer reported the receipt of £220 10s 2d since last…

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The City Council. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 3

The City Council is preparing a bill for Parliament with tho object of enabling the Council to raise a loan of £200,000…

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Borough Council

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 2
Also in National Advocate

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Bathurst Borough Council was held last night in the Council Chambers, when there were present:—Aldermen W. J. McPhillamy…

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Gulgong Council

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 9

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Council was held on Wednesday evening last. Present Ald. Dunne (in the chair), Hilton, Croft,…

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Testimonial to Mr. Waddell. to His Worship the Mayor, Carcoar

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 3

Sir, We, the undersigned residents of Carcoar, request that you will be good enough to convene a Public Meeting for the purpose of considering what steps…

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Municipal Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 5

THE regular fortnightly meeting of Molong Municipal Council lapsed last Tuesday night, for want of a quorum. The weather was bitterly bleak; so absentminded aldermen…

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Blayney Municipal Council

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—the Mayor, A Mermen Bridgman. Clark, Freeman, Hill, Duncan…

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Municipal Deputation

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

A deputation consisting of the municipal council waited upon Mr. Crick, who promised that the portion of the Norton road leading to the depot would receive attention; also, that…

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Mustard and Cress. Municipal Mania

Leader · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 7

What weird, ghastly and strange influence can there be in municipal life that it should change intelligent men into numbskulls? Here we have Dr. Graham,…

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A Municipalities Act

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

The Municipalities Act, at present in force in this State, is probably an Act of very great value, but it becomes more obvious, day by day, that…

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Municipal Matters

Leader · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

At the Orange Council to be held lest night, the following are the motions, of which notice has been given:— Alderman McNeilly to move—…

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Municipal Council

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

The Counci1's adjurned meeting from Tuesday, was held last night. Full report is held over. The Mayor applied for £25 to regrade Soimpsons…

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