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

Council & local affairs, 1898

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Our Borough Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last Monday night, when there were present--The Mayor and Alderman Russell, Long, Jones,…

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Municipal Institutions in the Colonies Behind Those of the Mother Country.—sydney Corporation a Warning Rather Than an Exemplar.—the Proper Direction of Local Government Schemes.—necessity for Increased Powers and Enlarged Resources for Existing Municipalities.—important Influence Which Might Be Exerted on the Welfare of the Country by Improvement of Municipal Institutions

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 August 1898 · page 2

IT has been sometimes claimed, and with a certain amount of justification, that the colonies have in some measures of public policy taken a…

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Municipal Gas Works

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 4

THE efforts to establish local gas works in Parramatta, and thereby save the profit it is believed that the present Gas Company is making, received a further impetus on Monday evening, when the…

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MUNICIPAl COUNCIL

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was hold in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…

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Local & General News. Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present the Mayor and Aldermen Bradford, Kenny, Lynch, Dyball, A. W. Thomson, Har…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

PRESENT the Mayor, and Ald. Richardson, Roberts, Howard, O'Brien, Knowlman, Lioe, Wilkie, Barrett, and Newman. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. (August 23,…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 5

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

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall on Thursday evening. In the absence of the Mayor, Alderman…

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Our Borough Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly mooting of the Council was held on Monday, the 29th August, the following members being in attendance--The Mayor and…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrows Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present : The Mayor (Alderman…

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Local & General News. Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present-- the Mayor and Aldermen Cusack, Dyball, Kenny, Harrison, Bradford and Lynch…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 3

MET last evening: present the Mayor and Ald. Richardson, Roberts. O'Brien. Knowlman, Line, Wilkie, Barrett, and Thomas. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (September 7,…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 6

THE Council met On Thursday night. Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Thomas, Knowlman, Wilkie, Line, Barrett, O'Brien, Richardson, Roberts. FINANCIAL…

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Correspondence. the Local Council and Tree Planting, to the Editor of the Signal

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

Sir,--As the local Council appears to have nothing more intellectual to engage their attention of late than fault finding re treeplanting carried out by me in the various…

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The Yass Council. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 2

SIR,-- In connection with the report one auditors of the Yass Council, I would sust that the mayor and aldermen considerne advisability of their Council Clerk devag…

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Alderman Trevarthen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 4

THE present situation of affairs concerning the proceedings taken by Mr. C. McAlister to oust Alderman Trevarthen is somewhat novel. We do not suppose that any one will deny the fact that the…

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Our Borough Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday last, the 12th instant. Present-- The Mayor and Aldermen McGrory, parry, Mille…

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A Municipal Imbroglio

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 2

EACH of the four wards into which Goulburn is divided should properly be represented by three aldermen; but for several months past the south ward has had only two. At the…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

THE meeting of aldermen to enquire into the complaints made by the auditors took place on Monday night last. There were present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Bradford, Kenny, Cusack, Cripps…

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Methodist Federal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—At the meeting of the Methodist Federal Council on Friday the following resolution was carried:—"It being found impossible for the Primitive…

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