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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 7 of 12

The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 25 July 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the borough council was held on Tuesday evening; present, the Mayor and Alderman Clifford, Hawkins, Richardson, Roberts, Mc Alister, Macgraw, Conroy, and Howard…

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The Waterworks.—Friction Between the Council's Engineer and the Government Officers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1889 · page 2

FROM what occurred at the Council meeting on Tuesday evening it appears that considerable friction exists between Mr. Woodhart, the Council's Engineer, and Mr. Price,…

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Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 July 1889 · page 2
Also in The Burrowa News

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present-- The Mayor and Aldermen Colls, Thomson, Coen, Cross, Barber, Callaghan, Dyball and Nichols…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 6

THE usual bi-monthly meeting ,was hold on Thursday evening, when there were present—Aldermen Ball (in the chair) Clifford; Conroy, Howard, McAlister, Richardson, Roberts…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 4

MET on Thursday evening; present, Aldermen Ball (in the chir), Clifford, Richardson, Roberts, Me Alister, Howard, And Conroy. The town clerk apologised for the absence of the…

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An Electoral Legislative Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 July 1889 · page 3

SIR HENRY PARKES on Thursday night notified that he would consider it his duty during the week to introduce a bill for the re-construction of the Legislative Council…

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Visit of the Redfern Aldermen

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 3

On Friday morning. the Mayor and eight other aldermen of Reefern, with the town clerk and foreman of works, and four other visitors arrived at Young for the purpose of inspecting the electric…

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Payment of Members Bill. Cauous Meeting of Members of the Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 2

THE Payment of Members Bill was read the first time in the Legislative Council on Wednesday evening. The Attorney-General proposed that the second reading should take place to-day…

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Crookwell Municipality. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 4

SIR,—I see by advertisement in the Crookwell Gazette that a public meeting is called for Saturday next for the purpose of discussing the matter of forming the town of Crookwell into a…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening There were present—the Mayo[?](Alderman Forsyth), with Aldermen Rogan, Burrows, Wright, Slatyer,…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 2

ALDERMAN HOWARD will move this evening—"That the working overseer prepare plans and specifications for kerb, gutter, and barrel-drain in Bradley-street, as per report of improvement…

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Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the Council took place on Tuesday evening. Present the Mayor, Aldermen Dyball, Nichols, Colls, Coen, Barber, Cross, Callaghan and Thomson…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 6

THE Council met on Thursday evening. There were present—The Mayor and Alderman Clifford, Macgraw, Howard, McAlister, Wombey, Roberts, Richardson…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 4

MET on Thursday evening; present, the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Wombey, Roberts, Mc Alister, Howard, Macgraw, and Richardson. Arrears of Rates.—Alderman Me Alister asked,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 August 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the borough council was held yesterday afternoon; present, the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Richardson, Roberts, McAlister, Howard, and Ball…

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Borough Council. a Serious Blunder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 August 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL, meeting of the Borough Council was held yesterday (Monday) afternoon to consider a most important matter, in which a sum of between £3000 and £4000 is at stake, owing to…

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Privy Council Appeal Case. LONDON, August 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 August 1889 · page 4

The appeal to the Privy Council in the case of Colquhoun v. Brooks has been dismissed. The Lords of Appeal decided that appellant is liable to payment of income tax, but only upon his…

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The Council and the Subsidy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 August 1889 · page 2

THE committee appointed at the special meeting of the Council on Monday afternoon to inquire into the cause of the failure to apply for the Government subsidy for the years 1887…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council Tuesday, August 13

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 August 1889 · page 2

The sitting was devoted to the consideration of the proposed address to the Queen on the question of granting responsible government to Western Australia. Eventually an address was…

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