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

Council & local affairs, 1875

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Horn, Ball, Mc Govern, Hunt, Byrne, and Martyr…

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"Quid Rides?" In re the Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 June 1875 · page 3

What have we come to? And what can wo do? I leave it to you, All men of principle…

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The Reports of the Council of Education, 1874. Public Schools. [Concluded.]

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 June 1875 · page 2

WAGGA WAGGA (Boys):-- Visited, 15th and 16th July. Present at examination:-- 158. The accommodation is inadequate to the wants of the present attendance, otherwise the organisation…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, June 10Th

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

Mr. Docker moved the second reading of the Lands Act Amendment Bill, the object of which he said was to make plain many points in the Lands Act of 1861, a clear…

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PARLIAMENTARY. (From the S. M. Herald.)LEGISLATIVE Council. Tuesday, June 22Nd

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 2

The House resumed the debate on the motion that the Land Acts Amendment Bill be now read a second time. Mr. Samuel, though disapproving of much…

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Local and General. the Yass Municipal District. Meeting of Ratepayers

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 June 1875 · page 2

ON Friday evening last a very numerous meeting of ratepayers pf the Yass municipal district was held in the Court-house, Yass. There wore at least two hundred and fifty persons present,…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1875 · page 2

A THIRD court of appeal against tho municipal assessment for the year 1875 was held this morning before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. A. G. Finlay and A. Gibson…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1875 · page 2

A THIRD court for hearing appeals against values assessed upon city properties was held in the courthouse yesterday, before the police-magistrate and Messrs. Finlay and Gibson…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 July 1875 · page 2

PRESENT-- The Mayor (Mr. Rees Jones), and Aldermen Conlon, Grovenor, Pearse, Remmington, Sampson, and Sheekey. Before the business was commenced the Mayor…

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Correspondence. Our Municipality

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 July 1875 · page 3

To the Editor of the Yass Courier. SIR,-- Bearing on the question whether or not it is possible for our municipality to be carried on with any benefit to the community, the interview…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 3

THE ordinary Monthly meeting of the above council was held on Thursday afternoon last in the council chambers The members of our civic body present were—The Mayor, and Aldermen Ball,…

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The Borough Council

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 3

MET on Thursday, July 2. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Ball, Hunt, Jacob, McGovern, Furner, and Byrne. The town-clerk read the following letter from Mr…

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PARLIAMENTARY. (From the S. M. Herald.)LEGISLATIVE Council. Tuesday, June 29Th

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 2

THE House again went into committee for the further consideration of the Lands Act Amendment Bill. Clause 2 (improvements in respect of which sales may be made) was amended by…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, June 23. In the Legislative Council

The Burrowa News · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 4

Mr. De Salis moved the adjournment of the House in order to urge a complaint in reference to the grievances suffered by suitors in consequence of the failure of the Legislature to reform…

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Municipal or Cattle Sale Yards. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 7

SIR,—In reply to a letter which appeared in the last issue of our contemporary, signed Finlay and Co., referring to my action in regard to the above matter in the Borough Council will you allow me to…

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The Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 July 1875 · page 2

THE Goulburn Herald says: -- "The Yass Municipal Council has existed now for nearly two years and a half; and not only during that period has it done no good whatever towards the…

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The Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 July 1875 · page 2

THE Bathurst Free Press remarks: -- From the account of the Borough Council's meetings which have been published in the Yass Courier it is evident that the Yass councillors are a…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1875 · page 4

A FOURTH court for determining appeals against the values placed on city properties was held at the court-house on Wednesday. The presiding magistrates were Messrs. Sheppard and Alexander. Mr…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1875 · page 2

A FIFTH and final court for determining appeals against valcations set on properties within the municipality of Goulburn was held yesterday before the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. There were…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 July 1875 · page 2

PRESENT-- The Mayor (Mr. Rees Jones), and Aldermen Beverly, Conlon, Sampson, and Tanswell. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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