Scene in the Legislative Council of Western Australia
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 2
A LIVELY scene took place in the Legislative Council of Western Australia during the discussion on the Supplementary Estimates, which have been the cause of prolonged debates from…
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Goulburn Herald · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 2
MUNICIPAL STULTIFICATION.—Harmless-looking notices appear from time to time of the valuable services rendered in various municipalities by what are termed "ratepayers' associations;" and probably…
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The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 2
THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Chamber on Thursday evening, when the Mayor (Alderman Forsythe, in the chair), Aldermen Rogan, Neilsen, Wall, Sharp;…
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Goulburn Herald · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 4
HELD a special meeting last evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen J. Clifford, Richardson, Hawkins, D. Clifford, Womboy, Gillespie, and Ball. The business was to receive and consider a petition…
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Goulburn Herald · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 3
BOROUGH COUNCIL,—Notices of motions for this evening:—By Alderman Richardson : That tenders be invited for forming and ballasting Auburn-street, from Bradley-street to Citizen-street, as per…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 4
AT the meeting of the Sydney Council on Tuesday, the Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley) gave an address on the subject of the celebration of the centenary of the colony, in which he…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 2
To Messrs. Finlay, Kerr, Davidson, Quirk, and other gentlemen signing petition. Gentlemen—At the request of the Council I have the honor to forward you two resolutions unanimously…
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The Yass Courier · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 2
THE fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council, was held on Tuesday. Present-- The Mayor and Aldermen Barber; Nichols, Thomson, Colls, Zoellner and Walters…
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Goulburn Herald · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 3
MET on Thursday evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen J. Clifford, Hawkins, Wombey, Richardson, Gillespie, and Ball. Lamp, Union and Chatsbury Streets.—Alderman…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 August 1887 · page 2
WILCANNIA, Wednesday.— Alderman John Ross met with a shocking death from drowning in the river last night. He was returning home about midnight, the night being dark and windy,…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 4
A DEPUTATION, representing the Municipal Association, waited upon the Premier on Friday morning to bring under the notice of the Government the necessity for increased municipal…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 August 1887 · page 2
THE following motions have been given notice of for the meeting this evening:—By Alderman Hawkins:—That tenders be called for brick culvert at intersection of Grafton and Sterne…
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The Yass Courier · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 2
THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor (Mr. E. A. Iceton) and Aldermen Nichols,…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 6
THE usual meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen J. Clifford, Hawkins, Gillespie, D. Clifford,…
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Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 4
MET on Thursday evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen J. Clifford, Hawkins, Richardson, D. Clifford, Gannon, Wombey, and Gillespie. Brick Culvert Grafton and Sterne streets.—Alder…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 August 1887 · page 2
A DEPUTATION of very formidable dimensions waited on Monday on the Premier to urge that the usual endowments granted to the municipalities should be increased from 5s to 10s for…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 August 1887 · page 4
A loan of £65,000 is about to be placed on the London market by one of the Melbourne suburban municipal councils…
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The Yass Courier · Friday 2 September 1887 · page 2
A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening for the consideration of plans and specifications of a buckle-plated covered culvert over the drain in…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 2
THE Melbourne Argus reports that an extraordinary quarrel took place at the meeting of the Ballarat Town Council on Friday night between Councillors E…
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Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 3
A SERIOUS quarrel took place in the Ballarat town council on Friday night, the following particulars of which are given by the correspondent of the Melbourne Argus writing on Saturday:—The quarrel…
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