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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1873

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1873 · page 2

FOLLOWING is the business to be transacted at the General Meeting, which Will take place this (Thursday) evening:— Reception of Finance Report of 2nd January…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 2

THE regular meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, Present, — The Mayor, Aldermen Ball, Gale, Fitzpatrick, and Taylor…

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The Borough Council

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 2

MET on Thursday, January 2nd. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Gale, Taylor, Fitzpatrick, and Ball. The Mayor reported that he had given the…

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City Council. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1873 · page 3

SIR,—At the request of several ratepayers, I recently addressed a letter to one of, the aldermen, begging him to move for certain returns showing the number of council and committee meetings…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1873 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting was held in the chambers on Friday evening Present: The Mayor Alderman Clegg, Taylor Fitzpatrick Evans, While Ball, and Gale…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 15

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 January 1873 · page 4

Mr. ALLEN announced his resignation of the Chairmanship of Committees, to which office he had been elected twenty-two times. His chief reasons were failing eyesight and a…

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The Borough Council

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1873 · page 2

MET on Friday. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Gale, White, Ball, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Taylor, and Clegg. The application of Mr. Wikner to be relieved…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the council was held in the council chambers on Thursday afternoon at four o’clock. Present —The Mayor, and Aldermen White, Stewart, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Ball, Gale,…

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The Council of Education and the Grenfell School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 6

MR. ARNOLD, on Monday night, made his promised exposition of the reasons which actuated him, when a member of the council of education, in refusing a certificate to the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 22

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 4

Mr. SAMUEL obtained leave to introduce a bill to provide for the protection of objects and places of national or scientific interest, which was road a first time. The second reading of the bill was…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 29

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 4 February 1873 · page 3

The House wont into committee for the further consideration of the Matrimonial Causes Bill. Clause 46, providing that the wife might sue for divorce in this country on her husband deserting…

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Municipal Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1873 · page 2

THE nomination of aldermen to represent the different wards in the Borough Council took place at the court-house this day. There were about fifty persons present. The Mayor took the chair…

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Nomination of Aldermen

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1873 · page 2

A MEETING of ratepayers was held in the court-house yesterday at noon for the purpose of nominating three aldermen in the room of Alderman White, who retired from the north ward, Alderman. Clegg…

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Municipal Elections. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1873 · page 4

SIR,—In your account of the proceedings at the nomination of aldermen on Tuesday last, Mr. Z. Hawkins is reported to have said he “did think the machinery of the council very cumbersome,…

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Borough Council

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1873 · page 4

THE regular monthly meeting of the council was hold in the chambers on Thursday evening. Present— Aldermen Gale in the chair), Ball, White, Clogg, Taylor, Evans, and Filzpatrick…

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Borough Council. Thursday, February 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1873 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the council was held in the chambers on the above date. Present— Aldermen Gale (in the chair), White, Taylor, Fitzpatrick, Evans, Ball, and Clegg…

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Municipal Annual Races. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1873 · page 2

SIR,—The usual amount of. Christmas pudding having been eaten at; an immense cost to the [?] organs; the Sons of Temperance having had their annual spree ; the aristocratic squatte[?]…

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Municipal Election. Declaration or POLL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1873 · page 2

At 4.20 p.m. on Monday, the Mayor attended at the Court House, and declared the result of the polling at the North Ward. There were only two candidates for the North Ward, namely Mr. F…

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Election of Alderman for the North Ward

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1873 · page 2

THE polling for the election of an alderman of the north ward took place on Monday in a house adjoining Mr. Johnson's blacksmith's-shop, in Grafton-street. The candidates were Mr. F. White the…

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Municipal Races. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1873 · page 3

SIRS—I think I am entitled to some little gratitude from those who, acting upon my “tip,” invested a few “fivers,” upon the “Master of the Rolls” alias “Doughboy,” as his performances surpassed…

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