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

Council & local affairs, 1894

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Extraordinary Municipal Deadlock

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 4

AFTER two meetings, adjourned for want of a quorum, the Cootamundra Municipal Council held a special meeting on Monday night, when six…

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Peculiar Municipal Case

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 3

AT the Temora police court on Toe ;- day the hearing was resumed in the ease brought by Aldeorman Lueae against Alderman Gardiner, aeking…

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Municipal Nomination

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 3

THE public nomination of candidates for the representation of the South Ward in the Borough Council in lieu of Mr. R. T. Ball, resigned, took place in the Town Hall to-day at noon, about 15…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 2

NOTICE has been given as follows:— Alderman Road: For preparing estimate for forming Hetherington street. Questions and motions by Aiderman Howard…

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The Council's Banking Business

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 3

WE learn that the offer of the City Bank has been accepted by the finance committee of the borough council, and that in future the council's finances will be entrusted to that…

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Cootamundra Council. Extraordinary Deadlock. Cootamundra

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 4

IN consequence of the last two regular meetings of the municipal council having lapsed for the want of a quorum, a special meeting was called for last Monday night, when six aldermen put in an…

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The Council Nominations. Question in the House of Commons. London

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 4

In the House of Commons last night a question was asked as to the recent refusal of Sir Robert Duff, Governor of New South Wales, to confirm the appointments to the Legislative Council…

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The Council's Banking Business

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 August 1894 · page 2

WE understand that the Mayor and finance committee, who were authorised by the Council to deal with the disposal of the municipal banking business, have decided to transfer the whole of the same to the…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 2

MET last evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen Hawkins, Richardson, Roberts, Mc Alister, Lansdowne, Mc Shane, Knowlman, Line, and Read. An apology was received…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 6

THE usual meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday night. Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Hawkins, Knowlman, Lansdowne Line, McAlister, McShane, Roberts, Richardson, Read…

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Are the Council's Officials Overworked? (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—Now that the South Ward election is over and Mr. Chas. McShane sits amongst the City Fathers, I hope he will not take exception to my pointing out on inaccuracy in one of his…

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The Municipal Waterworks Debts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 4

BATHURST, Thursday.—The Municipal Council has decided to unite with other similar bodies in the colony affected by the waterworks difficulty in urging the Government to frame laws suitable to all…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 2

THE usual 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 17 August 1894 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present the Mayor and Aldermen Coen, G. Thomson, Dyball and Nichols…

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Alderman C. McShane Contradicted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

THE Burrangong Chronicle says:—"A Mr. C. J. McShane, during an address as a candidate for a seat at the Goulburn Municipal Council, which, by the way, he gained, had a good deal to say in…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 3

AT the regular meeting to-morrow evening Alderman Howard will move his resolutions adjourned from last meeting, respecting the electric light. Alderman Road has also given…

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Municipal Retrenchment at Cooma

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 4

AT the Cooma municipal council meeting on Friday night the finance committee brought up a report recommending drastic retrenchment. It is…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 August 1894 · page 2

AT the meeting this evening Alderman Howard will bring forward his motion for the adoption of tile electric light, nod Alderman Read will move for the construction of two culverts, twelve feet wide, in…

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ALDERMAN C. McSHANE and the Electric Light. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 August 1894 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—I notice in your Evening Penny Post a speech given by Mr. C. McShane, in which he refers to the electric light at Young not being a success and that he had seen the town several times in one…

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The Borough Council Met last evening. There was a full council. Electric Light

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 2

MET last evening. There was a full council. ELECTRIC LIGHT. Alderman Howard moved "that it is desirable that a system of electric lighting be…

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