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

Council & local affairs, 1874

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 2

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening last. Present— Aldenen Fitzpatrick, (in the chair), Clegg, Ball, Stewrt, White, and Southall…

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The Borough Council

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 3

MET on Thursday. Present—Aldermen Fitzpatrick (in the chair), Stewart. Clegg. Ball, Southall, and Watte. The following letters from the railway branch of…

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Local and General. Yass Municipal Council. Friday. January 9

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 January 1874 · page 2

PRESENT -- The Mayor (Mr. Cottrell), and Aldermen Colls, Grovenor, Sampson, and Rees Jones. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, January 13. Before the Mayor (Mr. Cottroll), Dr. Perry, and Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 January 1874 · page 2

APPLICATION FOR PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. -- Mr. Windeyer, on behalf of John Byrne, applied for a license for a house (to be called "The Iron Horse") at Boulder Hill, near Gunning. The…

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Yass Municipal Council. Tuesday, January 20

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 January 1874 · page 2

PRESENT-- The Mayor. (Mr. Cottrell), and Aldermen Conlon, Rees Jones, Grovenor, Ritchie, and Sampson. This was a special meeting convened by the…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, January 20. Before the Mayor (Mr. Cottrell) and Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 January 1874 · page 2

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. -- James Leary was charged with having illused a horse on the 17th instant, by driving it in his team when it was not in a condition to work…

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Local and General. Yass Municipal Council. Friday January 23

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1874 · page 2

PRESENT -- The Mayor (Mr. Cottrell), and Aldermen Grovenor, Rees Jones, Ritchie, Conlon, and Sampson. Before the regular business commenced, the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 21

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1874 · page 3

Mr. DEAS THOMSON moved the motion standing in his name, reaffirming the necessity for the representative member of the Government in that House to be a member of the Cabinet. He desired…

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The Borough Council

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1874 · page 2

MET last evening. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen White, Clegg, Southall, Fitzpatrick, Ball, and Stewart. A letter from Alderman Davies resigning his seat…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, January 27

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 3

Mr. RAPHAEL moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of directing attention to the case of a blind man named James Peters, tried at the Central Police Court, on Saturday, and…

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Yass Municipal Council. Friday, January 30

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 February 1874 · page 2

PRESENT-- The Mayor (Mr. Cottrell), and Aldermen Grovenor, Sheekey, Colls, and Rees Jones. The minutes of last meeting were road and confirmed…

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Municipalism in the Gutter

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 February 1874 · page 2

A TAILOR named Brown addressed the ratepayers of Hume Ward on Friday evening from the balcony of Hart's Royal Motel, and yesterday evening from that of Slipway's Globe Hotel. On each…

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Borough of Goulburn—nomination of Aldermen

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1874 · page 2

THE nominations of aldermen to fill the vacancies occasioned by the retirement through effluxtion of time of one alderman in each ward took place at the court-house yesterday. The mayor took his seat at…

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Domination for Aldermen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1874 · page 2

A MEETING of the ratepayers of the borough of Goulburn was held, in the court-house at noon on Tuesday last for the purpose of nominating and electing an alderman for each of the three wards…

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Prison Labor and the Municipal Election. (To the Editor of the. Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1874 · page 4

SIR,— The opponents of one of the candidates for the Centre Ward are endeavouring to damage his election and to create an ill-feeling against him by stating that he is a large employer of prison labor…

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Municipal District of Yass. Nomination Day

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 February 1874 · page 3

THE nomination of candidates as aldermen for the three wards was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday last, at noon, and created little or no interest. The only persons present were the Mayor…

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Election of Alderman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1874 · page 2

THE polling for an alderman to serve in the municipal council in the place of Alderman Fitzpatrick, who retires by rotation from the centre ward, took place at the Mechanics’ Institute yesterday. From…

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Municipal Election

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1874 · page 4

YESTERDAY was the polling-day for the centre ward. The candidates were Mr. T. V. Jacob and Mr. Frederick. There was some amount of bustle and excitement amongst those who usually take an…

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Municipalism in the Gutter

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1874 · page 6

A TAILOR named Brown addressed the ratepayers of Hume ward on Friday evening from the balcony of Hart's Royal Hotel, and yesterday evening from that of Shipway's…

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Election of Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1874 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the borough council was held in the council chambers at noon yesterday (Monday) for the purpose of electing one of the aldermen to serve as Mayor for tho present municipal…

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