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

Council & local affairs, 1894

323 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 17

Mayor of Murrumburrah

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 2

AT the special meeting of the Borough Council, held on Saturday night, Dr. Parry, formerly of Young, was elected Mayor of Murrumburrah. Alderman Bourke was nominated, but declined to stand, and the…

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The New Mayor

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 2

THE election of Alderman HILLS, as Mayor, has caused considerable surprise in some [?]arters, though to those in the “know,” the result was quite anticipated. Noses had…

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Municipal Election

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 2

AN election to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the retirement of Dr. Heely as an alderman of the borough council will take place on Tuesday, 5th March. Nominations must be in the…

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The Wagga Municipal Waterworks Debt. the Claim to Be Contested

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday night to consider the writ served by the Crown for £12,400, the instalments and…

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MUNICIPAl COUNCIL

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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The Bowral Municipal Council. a Writ for Two Hundred Pounds

Goulburn Herald · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 3

THE Bowral Municipal Council has been served with a District Court writ for two hundred pounds by a Mrs. Jeffress for injuries alleged to have been sustained by a…

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Borough Council. Regular Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 3

THE Borough Council met last evening. Present, Alderman Ball (in the chair), Hawkins, Richardson, Roberts, Mc Alister, Lansdowne, Mc Shane, Read, Knowlman, and Line…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 1

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Present—Aldermen Ball (in the chair), Hawkins. Knowlman, Lansdowne, Line, Richardson, McShane, Roberts, McAlister, and…

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Municipal Election

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 3

NOMINATIONS for the extraordinary vacancy in the Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Dr. Heeley, must be in the hands of the Mayor by Monday next. So far there are only four probabl[?]…

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

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 3

SIR,—Seeing by a report in one of your contemporaries. that at the last meeting of the Council two of its clerks have been appointed as assessors for 1894, I would venture to ask—not forgetting that…

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Municipal Valuators. (To the Editor of the Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 4

SIR,—Seeing in the report of the last meeting of the Goulburn Council that the Town Clerk and assistant Town Clerk had been appointed valuators for the year 1894, I would like to know how the…

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Executive Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the Executive Council was held on Friday, which was presided over by the Vice-president, Dr. MoLaurin. Mr. Merewether was appointed Acting-District Court Judge in the north…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Borough Council, adjourned from Thursday night, was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Mr. W. J. Hills), Aldermen Cranfield. Forsythe,…

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Wagga Water-works Debt. Visit of the Mayor to Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 2

MR. J. J. MCGRATH, Mayor of Wagga, has proceeded to Sydney for the purpose of interviewing the Minister for Works respecting the writ served upon the Council, claiming…

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Municipal Nominations

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 3

THE nomination of candidatures for the extraordinary vacancy in the borough’s council caused by the retirement of Alderman Heeley c[?]osed on Monday night. Four nominations were received—…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass Munciple Council was held on Tuesday evening Present the Mayor, Aldermen Iceton, Cell, Conlon, Callaghan, Dyball, Nichols, and…

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Moss Vale District Court. Action Against the Bowral Municipality

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

THE Moss Vale District Court was held on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The principal case was that of Jeffress versus the Bowral Municipal Council, a claim for £200…

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The Council and its Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 2

MR BETTS had a disagreeable task at the Police Court on Friday in trying to steer the Council water rate cases through the ob[?]enrity and labyrinth of difficulties which surrounded them. The unwieldy…

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The Municipal Accounts

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 2

A LITTLE later than usual the half yearly abstract of the borough accounts for the period from 1st August to 5th February is published and will be found in our…

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Correspondence. the Council and the Water-rates. to the Editor of the Goulburn Herald

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 March 1894 · page 2

SIR,—Allow me to correct a mis-statement in your report of the Council's water-rate cases on Friday last. The Police Magistrate is reported to have said, when the case of Thomas…

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