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

Council & local affairs, 1887

227 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 12

Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Goulburn Evening Penny Post

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Chamber on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Alderman Forsythe in the chair), and Aldermen Rogan, Nielsen, Webb,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 3

MET on Thursday evening; present, the Mayor and Aldermen J. Clifford, Hawkins, Wombey, Richardson, D. Clifford, and Ball. Minutes were confirmed, and reports and…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 3

The mayor and a number of the aldermen paid a visit to the various parts of the city yesterday morning for the purpose of deciding what streets and roads required immediate attention…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday last. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Colls Zoellner Harper…

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The Legislative Council Again

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 4

SHORTLY before the all-night sitting of the Assembly terminated on Friday, Mr. O'Connor brought up the report of the committee appointed to search the journals of the Legislative Council…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 18

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 4

Mr. Knox presented a petition from the Bishop of Goulburn, praying the Council to refuse to adopt the Divorce Extension Bill. The petition was received…

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Legislative Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 2

THE Legislative Council Hat for only a few minutes on Wednesday, and, at its rising, adjourned until Tuesday next, the short sitting and the unusual adjournment being brought…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Notice has been given of the following matters for the meeting of the borough council this evening:—By Alderman D. Clifford, L. That the worker [?] are instructed to prepare…

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A Municipal Point

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 3

A MUNICIPAL POINT.—On Monday last, before Mr. Justice Stephen in chambers, Mr. Hanbury Davies appeared on behalf of Robert Stimson junior of Blayney, and applied for an order nisi calling upon…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 5
Also in The Burrangong Argus

THE usual mooting of the Council was hold on Thursday evening. There were present the Mayor and Aldermen J. Clifford, Hawkins, Ball, D. Clifford, Richardson, Wombey, and Gillespie…

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Stormy Meeting of the Sydney Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 4

THERE was a very disorderly scene at the meeting of the Sydney Council on Thursday during the discussion on the motion to vote £250 for the purpose of…

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Cable Messages. the Plenary Council of Australasia. London, May 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 2

THE Vatican has approved of the acts of the Plenary Council of tile Roman Catholic Church in Australasia…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 2

HELO a special meeting on Tuesday morning; present the Mayor and Aldermen Wombey, D. Clifford, Haw. kins, Richardson. Gillespie, J. Clifford, and Ball. The Mayor explained that on Saturday last he had…

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Civil Servants in Municipal Positions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 4

THE Colonial Secretary was asked on Tuesday afternoon in the Assembly whether the Government had yet come to any definite decision with regard to the regulations relating to Civil…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday last. Present-- Mr. E. A. Iceton, (Mayor) and Aldermen Thomson, Nichols, Zoellner, Barber and Wood…

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