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

Council & local affairs, 1886

187 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 10

Borough Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council of Young was held in the Council. Chambers on Thursday evening. Present,—Aldermen Sharp (in the chair, the Mayor being absent), Cran[?]ld,…

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The Mayor of Sydney and Mr. A. G. Taylor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 6

ON Thursday morning Mr. Shepherd, M.L.A. (as chairman of a public meeting held in the Temperance Hall), with Messrs. Garrard, M.L.A., Hawken, and Hamilton, waited on the Mayor…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 3

No meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last, there not being a quorum present. The Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Davies, and Gillespie were the only representatives present…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the borough council lapsed on Thursday evening for want of a quorum. There were present the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Gillespie, and…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 4

THE adjourned meeting was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. There were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Davies, Tait,' Clifford, Ball, Gillespie, and Lansdown…

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Borough Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1886 · 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 Rogan), Aldermen Sharp, Forsythe,…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present. The Mayor, and Aldermen Nichols, Thomson, Harper and Zoellner…

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Legislative Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 3

THE Legislative Council dealt with a considerable quantity of business on Wednesday. Mr. Dalley moved for leave to introduce a bill to amend the Married…

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The Duty of Mayor. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 2

SIR,--I saw by a Young paper, that I found in a railway carriage to-day, that Mayor Rogan declined to call a public meeting of the inhabitants, who wished to enter their protest…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday night. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Clifford, Gillespie, Ball, and Lansdown…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 3

MET on Thursday evening; present, the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Gillespie, Lansdown, and Ball. Minutes were confirmed, and reports and correspondence were read and received…

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Borough Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 May 1886 · 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 Rogan), Aldermen Sharp,…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday last. Present-- The Mayor (E. A. Iceton, Esq) and Aldermen Thomson, Nichols. Wood, Barber,…

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Correspondence. We no not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by our Correspondents. the Mayor Voting. (To the Editor, “Burrangong Argus.”)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 2

SIR,—With regard to the latter portion of the leading article in your last issue, concerning the “bad taste” exhibited by the Mayor in giving his casting vote in favour of expenditure of public…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 6
Also in Goulburn Herald

MET on Thursday night. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Gillespie, Lansdown, Richardson, and Davies. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council. Wednesday June 16

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 June 1886 · page 4

Leave of absence for two months was granted to the on. G. H. Cox. The Prickly Pear Destruction Bill was, read the second time and was taken into committee…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 June 1886 · page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Notice has been given of the following motions to be discussed at the meeting of the borough council this evening:—By Alderman Davies—"That an officer be appointed as city…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 6
Also in Goulburn Herald

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday night. There were present the Mayor, and Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Gillespie, Ball, Lansdown and Davies…

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