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

Council & local affairs, 1881

187 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 10

Municipal Corporations and Fire Brigades

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 4

UPON several occasions we have called attention to the imperfect conception of their duties and obligations which appears to exist in the minds of municipal bodies…

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Yass News. (From Our Corespondent.) Municipal Council

Southern Argus · Wednesday 26 October 1881 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Fridays. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Sampson, D[?]nning, Yeo, Weatherby, Wood,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 3

MET yesterday evening. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Caldwell, Hawkins, Mc Connell, Wardle, Womboy, Taylor, and Osborne. Minutes were confirmed, and reports and…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the above took place on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen. Hawkins, Caldwell, McConnell, Wardle, Wombey, Taylor, and Osborne…

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Southern Daily Argus. Published Every Morning Truth ever lovely since the world began, The foe of tyrants and the friend of man.—campbell. Goulburn: Friday, Oct. 28. Borough Council Characteristics

Southern Argus · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 2

WE purpose in this article drawing the attention of our renders to the method of conducting business in colonial borough councils in general, and simply by way of…

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Borough Council v. Rogers

Southern Argus · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 2

We have been requested to state, in justice to Mr. A.O. bayley, that at the time he found the nuisance existing at Mr. Rogers' place (some three weeks ago) he put the matter into the hand[?] of the city solicitor…

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The Lord Mayor of London on Australian Frozen Game

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 3 November 1881 · page 4

It will be remembered that there was dispatched by the Cuzco, in August, with the shipment of meat from the Orange Meat Company, a present of Australian game and fish from Mr. George Munro,…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the above took place on Thursday evening last. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Osborne Caldwell, Taylor, Hawkins, Wardle, Wombey, and…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 5

MET on Thursday evening. Present—the Mayor and Alderman Caldwell, Osborne, Hawkins, Taylor Wardle, McConnell, and Wombey. Minutes were confirmed, and reports road and…

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Local and General News. Municipal Ways

Southern Argus · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 2

On more than one occasion the attention of our B[?]ough Council has been di[?] to wants in various parts of the municipality which certainly stand in need of remedying, however, it appears…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, November 16

The Yass Courier · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 2

The President reported to the House that he had received from the Principal Under-Secretary a letter enclosing a commission appointing Mr. Stephen Campbell Brown to a…

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Local and General News. Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 November 1881 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers last Friday evening. Those present were -- The Mayor (Mr. T. Colls), and Aldermen…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 November 1881 · page 2
Also in Southern Argus

THE regular meeting of the above was held last evening. There were present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Caldwell, McConnell, Wombey, Haw kins, Wardle, Osborne and Taylor…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 November 1881 · page 2

MET yesterday evening. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Caldwell, Hawkins, Mc Connell, Wombey, Wardle, Osborne, and Taylor. Minutes were confirmed, and reports and…

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Local and General News. Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last at the usual hour. Present: the Mayor (Mr. T. Colls), and Aldermen Coen, Wetherby, Sampson, Wood,…

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Borough Council

Southern Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council took place last night, the Mayor and five aldermen being present. The meeting was for the purpose of dealing with…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

HELD a special meeting yesterday evening, for the purpose of dealing with correspondence and adopting the new by-laws; present, the Mayor and Aldermen Hawkins, Osborne, Caldwell, Taylor, and Wombey…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above for the purpose of considering and adopting the new bye-laws and dealing with correspondence that had been received since the last meeting. There were present: The…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

THE regular weekly meeting of the above took place last evening. Present: The mayor, Alder men Osborne, Galdwell, Hawkins, McConnell, Wombey, and Wardle…

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