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

Council & local affairs, 1889

223 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 12

Borough Council. Engagement of an Expert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night to consider the applications sent in from persons qualified to revise the system of book-keeping and report generally thereon…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 2

THE following motions have been given notice of for this evening:—By Alderman McAlister That in the interests of the auctioneers and owners of stock, an additional receiving…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 6

THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Present—Aldermen Wombey (in the chair), Clifford, Hawkins, Bull. Quirk, McAlister, Howard, Richardson, Roberts,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 4

MET on Thursday; present, Aldermen Wombey (in the chair), Clifford, Hawkins, Richardson, Ball, Mc Alister, Howard, Quirk, Roberts, and Macgraw. Emma-street.—Alderman Quirk presented a…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor…

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Municipal Council. Tuesday, October 15

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 2

Present -- The Mayor, and Aldermen Cross Colls, Dyball, Zoellner and Callaghan. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed on the motion of Alderman Dyball…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 22 October 1889 · page 3

A special meeting of the borough council was held last evening, for the purpose of receiving a progress report from Mr. Christic, the accountant appointed to revise the books and report upon the clerical…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1889 · page 2

THE following motion will be considered at the meeting this evening. Alderman Clifford: —"That a call of the whole of this Council take place at as early a date as possible to take into…

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Municipal Council. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1889 · page 2

SIR,—The startling report that appeared in your journal of last evening with reference to the deficiency of the rates collected for some years past is a matter of serious moment to the…

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Municipal Muddle. to the Ratepayers of Goulburn. (Per favour of the Goulburn Heradd.)

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 October 1889 · page 2

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—Before you accept Mr. George Christie's figures, please take a pinch of salt. Kindly wait till Saturday when with the favour of the Herald I will endeavour to substantiate this…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 3

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. There were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Ball, Gillespie, Quirk, McAlister, Wombey, Howard,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 4

MET on Thursday; present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Wombey. Gillespie, Ball, Mc Alister, Quirk, Howard, Richardson, and Macgraw…

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[?] Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 2

[?] meeting of the [?] Council was held in chambers on Tuesday [?] The Mayor…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held yesterday (Monday) afternoon to consider a report from the Lighting Committee. There wore present—the Mayor, Aldermen Clifford,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 2

HELD a special meeting yesterday afternoon; present the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Richardson, Ball, Roberts, Macgraw, and Howard. The Mayor stated that the mooting bad been…

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English Municipal Elections. LONDON, Nov. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 4

The municipal elections, which have been taking place throughout England during the past week, are generally favorable to the Liberal party…

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Distribution of Prizes. Proposed Trades and Labour Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 November 1889 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last the prizes won at the sports held in connection with the combined demonstration on Saturday last were paid over in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute; and the…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor…

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Municipal Council. Tuesday Nov. 12

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 2

Present-- The Mayor, and Aldermen Dyball, Thomson, Cross, Zoellner and Nichols. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed on the motion of Alderman Dyball,…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 November 1889 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. There were present—Aldermen Gillespie (chair), Clifford, Hawkins, Ball, McAlister, Richardson, Wombey, Howard,…

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