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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 8 of 13

A Municipal Labour Platform

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 3

A MUNICIPAL platform of 14 planks is said to have been adopted by a section of the committee of the Balmain and Leichhardt Labour League, but it has not…

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The Case of Dr. McLEOD. Conviction Quashed by the Privy Council

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 2

LONDON, July 28.—In the appeal case of the Rev. Dr. McLand v. the Attorney-General of New South Wales, the conviction of the former has been quashed, with costs, on the…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting was held last evening; present, Aldermen O'Brien (in the chair), Hawkins, Cowburn, Howard, McAlister, Johnson, and Roberts. Mr. Betts, city…

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Local & General News Re the Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 2

IN our issue of the 21st instant, we published in answer to a correspondent that, we declined inserting his letter on the ground that it contained libellous matter in referring to…

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More Municipal Bungling

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 4

THE Council seem to have a happy knack of doing things in an irregular manner. At the Police Court on Friday they received another rebuff. Their legal acumen is evidently very…

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Pastoralists' Federal Council

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 3

THE Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia, which assembled at the offices of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales, Sydney; on Friday last, sat again during…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday last. Present: The Mayor (Dr. Heeley), Aldermen Canfield, Taylor, Forsythe, Armstrong, C…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 August 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 7 August 1891 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last in the Council Chamber. Present --The Mayor (Mr. M. Coen), and Aldermen…

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Correspondence. Things Municipal. [To the Editor of the Burrangong Argus.]

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

SIR,—I wrote to yon some weeks ago under the above head. Much to my surprise, although acknowledgement of its receipt was made, my letter has not appeared in your columns. I am at…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 3

NOTICE has been given of the following questions and motions for the mooting of the borough countil to-morrow evening:— Questions—By Alderman Howard: (1) Why…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 2

THE following questions and motions have been given notice of for this evening's meeting:— Alderman Howard will ask—1. Why was the case for recovery of rates against Deacon con…

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The Borough Council. Regular Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 3

THE borough council met last evening; present the Mayor and Alderman Richardson, Gillespie, Roberts, Howard, O'Brien, Johnson, and Cowburn. During the latter part of…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Present—The Mayor nod Aldermen O'Brien, Gillespie, Cowburn, Howard, Richardson,…

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Municipal Rates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 8

MR, B. R. WISE proposes to amend the Municipalities Act of 1867 in certain respects, and he has introduced into the Legislative Assembly a bill in which these…

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Cathedral Council

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of lay adult members of the Church of England, subscribers to St. Saviour's Cathedral during the previous twelve months, wars held at the Church Society's rooms, Bank…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 2
Also in The Burrangong Argus

A SPECIAL meeting of the borough council will be held at half-past seven this evening for the purpose of considering tile tenders sent in fur the construction of public baths on…

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Borough Council. Public Baths Abandoned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 August 1891 · page 2

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening to consider the tenders received for the erection of public baths and other matters…

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The Borough Council. Special Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

A SPECIAL, meeting of the borough council was held on Wednesday evening, to deal with the tenders sent in for the erection of public baths on the site off Sloane-street dedicated…

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