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

Council & local affairs, 1884

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Municipal Appeal Court. Wednesday, July 24

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 July 1884 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and G. Mair, J.P. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the Municipal Council. Sarah Dickson appealed against the…

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Borough Council

Southern Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

At the meeting on Thursday night there were present—Aldermen Clifford, Ball, Wombey, Gillespie, Osborne, and Richardson. The town clerk read a letter from the mayor, in…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 4

MET on Thursday evening; present Aidermen Clifford (in the chair), Ball, Wombey, Gillespie, Osborne, and Richardson. A letter was read from the mayor creusing his…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held on Thursday night. There were present—Aldermen Clifford, Ball, Wombey, Richardson, Osborne, and Gillespie…

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Young Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of Young was hold at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. Present—tho Major (Alderman Sharp), Aldermen Russell,…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on last Tuesday evening. Present-- The Mayor (Mr. A. C. Wood), and Aldermen A. W. Thomson, Nichols, Beverly, Iceton, Barber, Yeo,…

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Borough: Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of Young was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening last. Present. —The Mayor (Alderman Sharp). Aldermen…

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Important Decision Affecting Municipalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 6

JUDGMENT was given in the Albury Court of Requests on, Tuesday, on a matter. of interest to all municipalities. The Albury Municipal Council sued a ratepayer named Fleming for the amount of the…

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Young Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 August 1884 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the Borough Council of Young was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening. Present—the Mayor (Alderman Sharp) in the chair, Aldermen Cram, J…

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A Refractory Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 4

IN the Parramatta Borough Council, on Monday, Alderman Hugh Taylor carried his resolution—"That the finance committee bring up a report with reference to the borrowing of money upon the…

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Extraordinary Scene at a Council Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 4

AT a meeting of the Leichhardt (near Sydney) Borough Council, held on Monday. night, a strange scene took place. After a quantity of business had been transacted the Council proceeded to resolve…

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A Municipal Bear Garden

Southern Argus · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 2

One of the most disorderly meetings which has been held for some years, disgraced the Parramatta Borough Council on Monday. There was a full attendance. The mayor, (Mr. Cox) presided…

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Municipal Works in Clifford-street

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 2

For several years past the work of forming and metalling Clilfford-street from Faithfull-street to Auburn-street has appeared on the improvement committee's annual…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present -- The Mayor (Mr. A. C. Wood, in the chair), and Aldermen A. W. Thomson, E. A. Iceton, G…

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The Land Bill in the Legislative Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday evening, Mr Dalley moved that the Crown Lands Bill be read the second time. In submitting the motion, the hon…

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Borough Council

Southern Argus · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 2

At the meeting 011 Thursday night, the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Hall, Gillespie, Wombey and Horn were present. The following report of the finance committee…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 3

MET on Thursday last; present, the Mayor and Aldermen Gillespie, Clifford, Ball, Horn, and Womboy. Minutes were confirmed, and reports and…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 6

THE Mayer and Aldermen Clifford, Ball, Wombey, Horn, and Gillespie were present at the usual bi-monthly meeting of the Borough Council, which was hell on Thursday night…

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Municipalities Gas Bill

Southern Argus · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 2

A correspondent to the S. M. Herald signing himself,"Lumiere" suggests that before.tho Municipalities Gas Bill passes the third reading in the Upper House, the powers it confers upon municipalities…

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Ratepayers and Council Meetings

Southern Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1884 · page 4

At the close of the meeting of the Leichhardt Council on last Monday evening, the alderman proposed to go into committee with regard, we suppose, to the settlement…

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