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

Council & local affairs, 1895

316 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 16

The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 2

MET last evening; present the full council. Finance Reports.—The finance committee (July 9, present Aldermen Roberts, Richardson Howard, Knowlmen, and Line)…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 5

THE Council met on Thursday night. There was a full Council present. FINANCIAL The Financial Committee recommended the…

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Action Against the Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 2

SOME time ago a commercial traveller named Mr. Stevenson met with a somewhat serious accident in Auburn-street through falling over a number of planks in the dark. Large rusty nails were…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 July 1895 · 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 19 July 1895 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday last. Present-- the Mayor, and Aldermen Conlon, A. W. Thomson, Bradford, Dyball, and Iceton…

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Action Against the Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 5

SOME weeks back. Mr. Stevenson, traveller for Messrs. Tillock and Co., grocers, Sydney had his legs injured in Auburn-street South through falling over planks of a footbridge…

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Dr. Hollis's Final Meeting.—An Alderman Struck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

THOUGH Tuesday evening was one of the worst nights of the year, the weather being execrable, about a thousand people attended Dr. Hollis's final meeting of the campaign. A large number of…

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Cable News. London County Council. London, July 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

The Times hints that the Government will take steps to reorganise the London County Council…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 3

MET last evening; present the Mayor and Aldermen Richardson, Howard, Kuowlman, Line. C. J. McShane, McAlieter, Wilkie, and P. McSbane…

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Payment of Members. Privy Council Appeal

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

The matter of the Attorney-General versus Rennie was mentioned in the Full court on Tuesday. It will be remembered that this case came before the Full Court some weeks ago on an…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 5

THE Council met on Thursday night. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Howard, Knowlman, Wilkie, Line, C. J. McShane, McAlister, Richardson, son, P. McShane…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday last. Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Colls, Bradford, Conlon; G. Thomson, Dyball, Coen, A. W…

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Should the Mayor Be Paid a Salary?

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 4

MR. EDITOR,—This question is again before the council. Although uninvited it will turn up, and according to the latest proposal is referred to the…

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Allowance for the Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

IN response to a requisition the Mayor has convened a meeting of citizens, to be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening next, to "consider the question whether an allowance should be made…

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Should the Mayor Be Paid a Salary? (To the Editor of Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 3

SIR,—This question is again before the council. Although uninvited, it will turn up, and according to the latest proposal is referred to the ratepayers for decision. As a citizen and a ratepayer I should…

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The Powers of Municipalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 4

ONLY one matter possessing features of special interest to the public came before the Full Court on Friday. It involved the powers of municipalities to license vehicles used in connection with the…

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An Allowance to the Mayor. Public Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 2

THE public meeting convened by the Mayor in response to a requisition, to consider the advisability or otherwise of making an allowance to the Mayor, was held in the Town Hall last evening, about…

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Ownership of Land in Municipalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the Annandale Council, on a letter being received from the Municipal Association announcing the approach of the annual conference, the Mayor (Alderman John Young) stated…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 2

A special meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday last. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Conlon, G. Thomson, Dyball, and A. W. Thomson…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 2

MET last evening: present, the Mayor (in the chair). Alderman Roberts, Richardson, McAlister, Barrett, Line, Koowlmen, Howard P. McShanc, and Wilkie…

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