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

Council & local affairs, 1897

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Action of the Legislative Council. Slaughtering Useful Bills

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 2

LEGISLATIVE Councillors started on Wednesday afternoon by rejecting the Vegetation Diseases Bill on the second reading. They did not even go into committee to consider this bill. In reference to this…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 November 1897 · page 5

THE council met last evening; present the Mayor and Ald. Robert, Howard, O'Brien, McShane, Knowlman, Line, Wilkie, and Ayling…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 4

THE Council met on Thursday night. There were present the Mayor and Aldermen Roberts, McShane, O'Brien, Howard, Ayling, Wilkie, Line, and Knowlman…

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The Council and Land Legislation

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

THE action, taken by the Legislative Council on Wednesday night in making .important amendments in-the Church and School Lands Bill and the Crown Lands Bill was made the subject of…

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Stock Boards Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 4

THE quarterly meeting of the Stock Boards Council of Advice was held on Thursday at the offices of the Land Board. The Condobolin Board had submitted the following resolution in reference…

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Mayor and Aldermen

Goulburn Herald · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

ORANGE, Wednesday.—A stormy meeting of the municipal council was held last night. The mayor (Mr. Pitcher) and a majority of the aldermen were at loggerheads over certain…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 1

THE usual fortnightly meeting [?]Burrowa Municipal Council was [?] the Council Chambers on Tuesday [?]ing Present: The Mayor [?]…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting, of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Alderman G. Thomson), and Aldermen Bradford, Cripps,…

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The London County Council. London, Nov. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 2

Referring to the late speech of the Marquis of Salisbury at the annual conference of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, in the course of which the Premier said that…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 3

THE council me last evening; present the Mayor and Aid, Roberts, Howard, O'Brien, McAlister, McShane, Line, Wikile, Ayling, Barrett, and Newman…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 6

THE Council met on Thursday night. There were present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Howard, Ayling, Line, McAlister, O'Brien, Roberts, Barrett, Newman, McShane, Wilkie…

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Scene in the Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 2

In the Legislative Council on Friday night Mr. Barton made some observations relative to the preamble of the Federation Act Amendment Bill, whereupon the Attorney-General moved…

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Late Sittings of the Assembly and Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 4

So great was the interest stirred up in the Legislative Council by the consideration of the Federal Enabling Act Amendment Bill that the members of the Upper Mouse adopted the, for them,…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday, 1.30 p.m. Late Sitting of the Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 4

THE Council sat till nearly five this morning discussing the Federation Enabling Bill. Mr. Barton endeavoured to secure a reduction in the number of voters, but the House…

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Have You Worms? Certificate From a Physician Forty Years Ago. Before the Medical Council, Glasgow

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 4

"I do hereby certify that by request of my patient and others, I have analysed Comstock's 'Dead Shot' Worm Pellets. On analysis, I find them to contain nothing…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough, council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Taylor) in the chair, Aldermen…

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Young Municipality New By-Laws

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 4

The following By-laws, made by the Council of the Borough of Young under the provisions of the “Municipalities Act of 1867,” having been confirmed by His…

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The Government and Municipalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 2

"WOULD the Premier afford the Legislative Assembly an opportunity during the present session of discussing the motion standing on the paper with regard to aid to municipalities?" This question…

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Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening last. Present the Mayor and Aldermen Bradford, Dyball,…

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The Question of Municipal Government

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 3

Yesterday a deputation representing various municipal bodice throughout the colony waited upon the premier in relation to the question of the municipal revennes. About…

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