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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 8 of 12

Municipal Taxation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

IT is to be hoped that there will be a large muster of ratepayers and citizens at the meeting to be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening next. The subject of municipal…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 August 1889 · page 2

Alderman McAlister has given notice that he will move this evening:—la. That in the interests of the ratepayers of Train and Mundy streets, this Council should cause Train-street to…

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Municipal Taxation

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 22 August 1889 · page 3

A CROWDED meeting of ratepayers was hold at the town-hall on Tuesday evening last for the purpose of considering the basis of municipal taxation. The Mayor (Mr. H. S. Gannon) occupied the…

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The Municipal Endowment

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 22 August 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the borough council was held on Monday evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen Clifford, Hawking, Wombey, Richardson, Ball, Roberts, Me Alister, Macgraw, and Howard…

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The Basis of Municipal Taxation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 August 1889 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last a public meeting of ratepayers, convened by the Mayor in response to a requisition, was held in the Town Hall to consider the present basis of municipal taxation…

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

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 August 1889 · page 2

SIR,—In reading the report of the Council meeting hold on Monday evening lust, which appeared in your journal of Tuesday, Messrs. Aldermen Clifford and Wombey, in reply to…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 2
Also in The Yass Courier

The usual fortnightly meeting of the I Burrows Murrows Municipal was held in the library room of the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening. Present:…

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Goulburn Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 3

When the aldermen took their seat on Thursday evening there were present Aldermen Ball, Clifford, Hawkins, Macgraw, McAlister, Wombey, Howard, and Roberts. An apology was…

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Municipal Taxation. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 3

SIR,—I notice by this morning's issue of your valuable paper, that you have in the leading article dealt with the above subject. But while you state that you write with a bias in favour of the principle…

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Wanted, an Alderman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 2

AN advertisement elsewhere notifies that Friday, the 13th proximo, is the day appointed for the nomination of an Alderman for the East Ward to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 4

THE adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday night. There were present—Aldermen Ball (in the chair), Clifford, Hawkins, Macgraw, McAlister, Richardson, Wombey,…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 2

MET on Tuesday evening pursuant to adjournment present, Aldermen Ball (in the chair), Clifford, Hawkins, Richardson, Wombey, Roberts, McAlister, Howard, and Macgraw…

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Municipal Taxation and Land Values

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 2

Albury, Wednesday.—The Borough Council to-night decided to instruct the delegates representing the Council at the forthcoming Municipal Association to support the motion of…

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Municipal Endowments

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 4

SOME of the municipalities seem to have misunderstood the Treasurer's remarks concerning a special municipal endowment in his recent financial statement. The 2s 6d in the £ which is to…

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Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 September 1889 · page 2
Also in The Burrowa News

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

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Municipal Vacancy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 September 1889 · page 3

MR. W. M. H. QUIRK, nominated by Messrs. R. S. Russell and Hoather, is the only candidate for the vacancy in the Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Mr. A. H. Conroy, one of…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 2

HELD a special meeting on Tuesday; present, the Mayor, anti Aldermen Clifford, Hawkins, Wombey, Richardson, Gillicepie, Ball, Roberts, McAlister, Macgraw, and Howard. The business before the…

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Borough Council. a Muddled Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the Council to deal with the various matters in connection with the non-receipt of the Government endowment was held on Tuesday night. There were present,…

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