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

Council & local affairs, 1894

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Borough Council. Special Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Hawkins, Richardson, Roberts, O'Brien, McAlister, Lansdowne, Read,…

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Council v. Huthwaite

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 2

IN our report of the above District Court case we said that a receipt was produced for part of the claim. This was an error, as the document referred to other rates. The claim was reduced because the…

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Borough Council. Special Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held on Tuesday night. In the unavoidable absence of the Mayor, Alderman Heeley presided. There were also present—Aldermen Cranfield,…

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Borough Council. the New Loan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Roberts, Richardson, O'Brien, Lansdowne, Hawkins, Read, McAlister, Huxtable, and…

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Municipal Rates. — An Important Decision

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 2

THE EVENING NEWS of Thursday says :—In the Small Debts Court at Narrandera on Tuesday the local council sued S. Duncan for arrears of rent. The council clerk produced the minute book, in…

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Liquidating Municipal Rates by Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

IT was recently decided by the North Sydney Council to assist deserving ratepayers to pay, their rates by employing them on the borough works, in the opinion of Mr. W H Pigett was sought…

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Important Decision Under the Municipalities Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

NARRANDERA, Wednesday.—An important decision under the Municipalities Act was given in the Small Debts Court yesterday. The Narrandera Council proceeded against…

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Executive Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 3

A meeting of the Executive Council has been fixed for Thursday. Meanwhile the Governor will remain at Moss Vale…

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Borough Council. Notice of Motion

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 2

NOTICE has been given of the following motion for to-morrow by Alderman McAlister :—That in the interests of the ratepayers of the South Ward, the council should take steps to have…

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Mining on Private Property Bill. Call of Legislative Council for Second Reading. Sydney, Wednesday, 7.5 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 3

THE second reading of the Mining on Private Property Bill in the Legislative Council has been fixed for Wednesday fortnight. Mr. Combes has given notice of a call of the…

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Municipal Elections. Candidate for South Ward

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 3

WE understand that Mr. W. J. Knowlman has, in response to a numerously signed requisition, consented to stand for the South Ward at the forthcoming municipal elections…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 2

AT the meeting of the Borough Council this evening Ald. McAlister will move:—That in the interests of the ratepayers of the South Ward, the council should take steps to have Train-street opened from…

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Municipal Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 2

IT will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr. J. Knowlman, in response to a requisition, has decided to offer himself as a candidate for the representation of the South Ward…

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The First Lady Mayor

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

OF all the [?]yoral installations which have just taken place throughout the colony, that which was witnessed at Onehunga was certainly the most interesting, being surrounded with a…

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Borough Council. Revision Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held yesterday at noon for the purpose of revising the Municipal List of the Borough for the year 1894-5. Present the Mayor and…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (R. B. Armstrong) Aldermen Cranfield, Heeley, Forsythe Webb, Hills,…

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Municipal

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 3

THE annual elections for the Borough Council are already exciting a considerable amount of interest. It was understood that Alderman Forsythe had positively made up his mind to retire, but his…

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Municipal Election

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 January 1894 · page 3

BEADERS are reminded that all nominations for aldermen must be received to-night…

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Queanbeyan Municipal Elections. Much Excitement Aroused

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 2

THE approaching municipal elections at Queanbeyan are causing a good deal of excitement. Messrs. Percival, Knox, Downey, E. Lewis, and J. Pike have offered…

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