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

Council & local affairs, 1885

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Correspondence. the Late Council Meeting. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 January 1885 · page 3

SIR, -- Upon scanning the columns of your issue of the 1st instant, and subsequently that of your local contemporary, I observe that an animated discussion took place at the last…

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YOUNG BOROUGd COUNCIL

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 January 1885 · page 2

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

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 January 1885 · page 4

MET on Thursday evening: present, Alderman Cluford (in the chair). Gillespie, Mayer, E. Ball, Wombey, and Richardson. The town clerk read an apology for the absence of…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1885 · page 4

THE regular meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday evening. Present—Aldermen Clifford (in the chair), Wombey, E. Ball, Meyer, Gillespie, and Richardson…

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Municipal Elections

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 15 January 1885 · page 3

The annual election of aldermen and auditors takes place early in February, the nomination being fixed for the 3rd. Nominations must be forwarded to the returning-officer…

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Important Case under the Municipalities Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1885 · page 2

AN important under the Municipalities Act was heard at Cootamundra by the Police Magistrate on Tuesday. Edwin Doidge, proprietor of the Cootamundra Liberal, laid an information, under the…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 January 1885 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the committee of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. There were present-- The Mayor (Mr. A. C. Wood), and Aldermen Iceton,…

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Municipal Elections

Southern Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 2

From what we can gather there is no likelihood of a contest taking place for any of the vacancies in the Borough Council, except that in the North Ward. Mr. Richardson seeks re-election, and Mr. F. W…

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Important Municipal Decision

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 4

AT the monthly meeting of the New South Wales Municipal Association, held in the Town Hall Sydney on Monday last, the following highly important decisions were given in reply…

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Rorough Council

Southern Argus · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council on Thursday, there were present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Clifford. E. Ball, Wombey, Meyer, Gillespie, Richardson, and R. T. Ball…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 6

THE regular meeting Of the Borough Council took place on Thursday evening, and the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, E. Ball, Wombey, Richardson, Gillespie, and Meyer were present. Minutes of…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 3

MET on Thursday evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, E. Ball, Wombey, Moyer, Richardson, Gillespie and R. T. Ball. Minutes were confirmed and reports and…

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Young Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

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

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Municipal Revision Court

Southern Argus · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

A court for the revision of the Muncipal lists of the Borough of Goulburn was held at noon on Thursday. The Mayor, and Aldermen Clifford, Meyer, E. Ball, Wombey, Gillespie, and Richardson…

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The Southern Argus. Published in Goulburn. Truth, ever lovely since the world began, The foe of tyrants and the friend of man.—CAMPBELL. Goulburn: Saturday, January 24. Council Contracting

Southern Argus · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

The case against Alderman Pinkstone, of Cootamundra, who was lately fined for an offence against the 38th clause of the Municipalities Act, contains some features upon…

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Revision of Municipal List

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1885 · page 2

A special meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Friday afternoon last, for the purpose of revising the Municipal lists for the current year. There were present-- The…

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Municipal Elections

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 2
Also in Southern Argus

The time for receiving written nominations for the annual municipal elections closed on Monday at midnight. The following have been received:—Centre Ward—FRANCIS TAIT,…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 January 1885 · page 2

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

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Public Servants and Municipalities

Southern Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 2

The attention of the-Acting, Colonial secretary was recently drawn to the fact that Civil servants are sometimes elected by the ratepayers of Municipalities to the position of mayor or alderman or…

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