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

Council & local affairs, 1889

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Municipal Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 4

THE official declaration in connection with the municipal election took place this morning in the Town Hall. Besides the Returning-officer (Alderman Clifford) [?] were present the…

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Election of Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held in the Town Hall on Monday at noon for the purpose pose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. All the aldermen were in…

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Municipal Elections

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1889 · page 2
Also in The Yass Courier

The official declaration of the annual election of aldermen was given by the returning-officer (Alderman Clifford) at the town-hall, at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. There were present Aldermen…

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Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 3

Os Saturday, at noon, Alderman Cranfield (Returning-officer) declared, at the Council Chamber, the result of the polling for the municipal election that held on the .previous day. Only two or…

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Municipal Elections

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 February 1889 · page 2

IN order to enable all persons interested therein to comply with the provisions of the law in reference to tho approaching municipal election, we give below an…

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Election of Mayor

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the aldermen was held on Tuesday evening, at the Council Chamber, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current municipal year. All the aldermen were present, the…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 6
Also in The Burrangong Argus

THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. There were present —The Mayor, Aldermen Clifford. Hawkins, Gillespie, Ball, Conroy, McAlister Richardson, Wombey,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 3

MET on Thursday evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Wombey, Richardson, Gillespie, Ball, Roberts, McAlister, Macgraw, and Conroy…

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The Collapsed Municipal Loan

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 3

THE following better [?] the collapsed municipal loan, from Messrs. Nisbet and-Barnes, financial agents, was laid before, the Borough Council on Thursday evening, it having been received by the…

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Election of Mayor

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of aldermen was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, for the election of Mayor for the current municipal year. There were present-- the Mayor Mr. E. A…

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Privy Council Appeal Case. LONDON, Feb. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 4

In the Privy Council appeal case, Reid versos Garrett, arising out of the administration of the Land Act in Now South Wales, the appeal has been dismissed with costs…

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Municipal Matters

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1889 · page 1

WHILST the borough is to be congratulated upon the elevation of so worthy a townsman as Alderman Forsythe to the important and onerous position of Mayor, it is at the same time to be regretted that…

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Local & General News. Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 2

THE first meeting of the Yass Municipal Council since the annual election of Aldermen, was held on Tuesday evening. Present -- The Mayor, and Aldermen, Nichols,…

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Appointments to the Legislative. Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 6

AT a meeting of the Executive Council held on Thursday the following gentlemen were appointed members of the Legislative Council:-Dr. H. N. Mac Laurin, medical adviser of the…

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Municipal Taxation

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE interest was manifested at Bathurst recently by the publication of letters from six out of eight members of the Legislative Assembly and Council for the…

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Affray at a Municipal Council Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—At the monthly meeting of the Bulleen Council to-day the meeting was brought to a sudden termination on a vote being taken against the ruling of the president…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 2

The following motions will be considered at the meeting of the Council this evening:—By Alderman Clifford: That the finance committee be instructed to prepare and submit to this…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Chamber on Thursday evening. The Mayor and Aldermen Rogan, Hourn, Wright, Taylor, Slatyer, and M[?]kenzie were…

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