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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Council & local affairs
236 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 12
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Mr. J. W. Rutter, Mayor of North Rockhampton, who is charged with having forged several promissory-notes, attempted to commit suicide this morning by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE ordinal fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Chamber on Thursday evening, when the Mayor (Alderman Forsythe) and Aldermen Rogan, Hourn, Mackenzie, Wall, Webb,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE annual municipal elections in connection with the Borough of Young are approaching, and as it is desirable that the ratepayers should be acquainted with the provisions of the Municipalities Act…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is the duly of the ratepayers of every municipality to make themselves acquainted with the laws by which they are governed, and if it is too much to expect that they should do-- what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable journal to make a few remarks upon the composition of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. I have no desire to take up much of your…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE condition of the finances of the municipality, as revealed by the special report submitted to the Council on last Thursday by the Finance Committee, is to say the lest decidedly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following notices of motion have been handed in for the meeting this evening:—By Alderman Hawkins: That a plan and specification be prepared at once for new bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening, present the Mayor, and Aldermen Zeollner, Barber, Colls, Wood, Thomson, Walters, Harper, and Nichols…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening. There was a full Council. Minutes of previous meeting wore read and confirmed, and reports and correspondence read…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MET on Thursday evening; present the full council. Bridge at Stubbings' Brickyards. — Alderman Hawkins moved, "that a plan and specification be prepared at once for a new bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE irresolution and procrastination that have characterised the actions of some of the aldermen in their civic capacity during the expiring municipal year 1887-8, have been revealed in many more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Federal Council held its first sitting at Hobart on Monday, adopted an address in reply to the Governor's speech, and at its rising adjourned until 11 o'clock on Tuesday. Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Up to the present the ratepayers of Yass do not seem to be taking much interest in the forthcoming annual election for aldermen, which takes place on the seventh of next month. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the meeting of the Federal Council on Tuesday, Mr. Gillies explained the constitution of that body, and appealed to the other colonies to join. He said that the reason there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Chamber on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Alderman Forsythe) occupied the chair. Aldermen Webb, Hourn, wall,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The time for holding the annual municipal (elections is approaching, but 110 public interest has yet been awakened in them. Nominations cannot be received after Saturday next, the 28th instant, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following notices of motion for the meeting which will be held this evening instead of Thursday next (Anniversary Day) have boon handed in:—By Alderman J. Clifford: 1. That…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The appeal to the Privy Council in the case of Tearle v. Edols has boon sustained with costs. [This was a special case under the Land Act. The effect of the decision of the Supreme Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE MUNICIPAL ROLL.—A court sat yesterday at the council chambers for the revision of the roll for 1888-9; present Aldermen Wombey (in the chair), Hawkins, Richardson, J. Clifford, Gillespie, and D…
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