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

Council & local affairs, 1891

251 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 13

Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 6

THE Council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Hawkins, Gillespie, Gannon, Macgraw, Howard, Richardson, O'Brien, Cowburn, and McAlister…

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Scene at the Trades and Labour Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 3

THE weekly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held on Thursday evening at the Trades Hill. Exception was taken by one of the…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 3
Also in The Burrangong Argus

ALDERMAN MACGRAW has given notice of the following motion for the meeting to-morrow evening:—"That the necessary steps he taken for providing extra accommodation for…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 3

THE following notices of motion have been given for the Borough Council meeting to be held this evening:— Alderman McAlister will move—"That…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 2

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

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday last. Present:-- The Mayor (Mr. M. Coen) and Aldermen Poplin…

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The Borough Council Regular Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 4

THE borough council met last evening; present the Mayor, and Aldermen Hawkins, Richardson, Macgraw, O'Brien, Johnson, and Cowburn…

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The Braidwood Municipality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 3

THE nomination for the first election of aldermen and auditors for Braid wood Municipal Council takes place at noon to-day in the Literary Institute. It is believed that…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 2

THE usual ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The. Mayor (Dr. Heeley), Aldermen, Rogan, Wright; Webb, Forsythe, Taylor, Slatyer…

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The Exclusion of the Press by the Trades Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 3

The Daily Telegraph says:—There is great dissatisfaction among prominent unionists at the recent decision of the Trades and Labour Council to exclude…

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Braidwood Municipality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 June 1891 · page 3

THE nomination of candidates for aldermen and auditors for the newly-created municipality of Braidwood was held on Thursday last. Eighteen nominations for the position…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held On Monday night, for the purpose of considering 'the financial state of the borough, to determine upon the disposal of the balance of gravel to be received…

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Local & General News. Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday. Present-- the Mayor, and Aldermen Nichols, Thomson, McCallum Poplin, Callaghan and Iceton…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 7

THE regular mooting of the above was held at the Council Chamber on Thursday last. There were present— The Mayor, and Alderman Howard, Macgraw, Richardson, Hawkins,…

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The Borough Council. Regular Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 2

THE borough council met on Thursday evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen Hawkins, Richardson, Roberts, Howard, Macgraw, O'Brien, and Cowburn…

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Braidwood Municipality

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

THE polling for the elections of nine alderman for the recently established municipality of Braidwood took place on Thursday last. Eighteen candidates went to the poll and the…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 3

AN appeal court for the purpose of hearing the appeal against a number of assessments fixed by the municipal valuators for the ensuing year was held at the Court House this morning…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1891 · page 2
Also in The Burrangong Argus

NOTICE has been given of the following question and motion for the meeting to-morrow evening:—question by Alderman Richardeen: What it the cost of the street-cleansing per…

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