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

Council & local affairs, 1905

572 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 29

Accumulated Municipal Rates. "An Improper Thing." Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

During the hearing of a case in the District Court to-day in which the Waverly Municipal Council sought to recover from a ratepayer rates which…

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Municipal Contracts. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

Sir, -- In your issue of Jan. 20th are two contract advertisements -- one for carting coal and other material required at the gasworks, and another one inviting…

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The Municipal Nominations

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

The public nominations at the Bathurst Town Hall yesterday gave candidates, both old and new, an opportunity for some spread-cegling, which was…

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Municipal Nominations. the Bathurst Election. Polling on

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

A fair amount of interest is being manifested in connection with the Bathurst municipal elections. Yesterday being nomination day a good gathering of…

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Orange Municipal Nominations

Leader · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Yesterday was the first day of the Municipal year 1905-6, and the Municipalities Act provides that a meeting of ratepayers shall be…

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East Orange Municipal Election

Leader · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Punctually at 12 o’clock yesterday day the Returning-Officer (J. W. Chalmers, Mayor) took the chair and read the advertisement…

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The Rates on the Cudgegong Council Chambers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 13

Addressing the ratepayers on Tuesday Alderman Keegan said that, if reelected to the Council, he would endeavor to bring to a conclusion the…

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The Municipal Franchise. (To the Editor of the National Advocate.)

National Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 3

Sir,-In your leading article or to-day, you refer to me as having said while addressing the ratepayers at the Town Ball on nomination day, that I blamed the…

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Municipal Nominations. Speeches by Candidates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 9

Tuesday was fixed as the formal [?]y of nomination in both municipalities. At noon Alderman Cameron took…

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An Alderman's Lot

Molong Argus · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 13

IN almost every paper one reads he finds the same apathy displayed in regard to municipal elections. In and out of season there are a lot of people…

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Alderman Cloe. To the Editor of the ARGUS

Molong Argus · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 9

DEAR SIR,—Dignity, Impudence, Arrogance and Ignorance—a beautiful combination, as on Tuesday he told the ratepayers at the Nomination that he…

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Voting at Municipal Elections

Molong Argus · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 16

A LEGAL opinion, having an important bearing on the question of the voting powers of ratepayers in municipalities, has been obtained by the Canterbury…

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Municipal Election. Nomination Day

Molong Argus · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 6

AT noon on Tuesday last Ald. P. F. A. kinns, Returning Officer, president at the Town Hall and announced that as Messrs. John McGroder J. S. Taylor George…

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Municipal Rates

Molong Argus · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 20

DURING the hearing of a case in the District Court, Sydney, on Monday, in which the Waverley Municipal Council sought to recover from a ratepayer…

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Lithgow Municipal Nominations. Quiet Proceedings

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 6

The nominations in connection with the municipal elections took place at the Council Chambers at noon on Tuesday. Very little interest was manifested in the…

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Katoomba Municipal Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday, the Mayor in the chair. There was a full attendance of…

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Election of Mayor. Alderman T. G; Dalton Re Elected

Leader · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

The election of Mayor took place in the Town Hall last evening there being present : The mayor (Alderman T. G. Dalton),…

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Mayor Dalton’s Rejection

Leader · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 3

We congratulate Mayor Dalton upon his re-slection as the chief ma[?] of the town; we also complimen the aldermen upon the wisdom of their…

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Voting at Municipal Elections

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 1

A LEGAL opinion, having an important bearing to the question of the voting powers of ratepayers in municipalities, has been obtained by the Canterbury Council. This was…

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Gulgong Municipality. Illegal Election of Mayor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

Our Gulgong contemporary reports the proceedings of a special meeting of the Council, called for the election of Mayor in place of Alderman A. E…

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