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

Council & local affairs, 1899

318 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 16

Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 5

THE Council met on Thursday night Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Thomas, Howard, Lime, Newman, Conolly, O'Brien, Richardson, Roberts. The Mayor said there were two or three matters…

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GAOL v. Municipal Council. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

SIR,—It is extremely doubtful if the Council is wise in pushing its opposition to the action of the Department of Justice in allowing the governor of the Goulburn goal a free hand to dispose of the…

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Privy Council Appeal. London, July 28

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

THE Judical Committee of the Privy Council has reserved judgment in the appeal in worth v. Wentworth from the…

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Municipal Council [?]

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 3

[?] at the [?] the [?] and [?] and [?] in the [?]…

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The Lambton Municipality

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 3

IN the express court, Sydney on Monday, Dr. Sly (in[?]d by Mer[?]s, Minter, Simp[?], and Co.) moved for a rule [?] calling [?] the mayor, alderman, and four-clerk of…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 August 1899 · 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…

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A Council's Law Costs

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

Through the bungling of someone the Yass ratepayers have been saddled with an enormous debt over the case “Lewis and Co.” v. the Council (says the Yass Courier) The case could…

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Prevention of Tuberculosis. Municipal Conference Proposed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 5

AT Monday night's meeting of the Marrickville council Alderman Dr. Perkins read a paper on the necessity far cases of tuberculosis being reported under the Public Health Act. He said that it had…

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Compelling a Municipality to Strike a Rate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 4

ON Thursday an application was made to the Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Walker, on behalf of the Commercial Bank of Australia for a rule absolute…

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Compelling a Municipality to Strike a Rate

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 2

ON Thursday an application was made to the Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Walker, on behalf of the…

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Municipal Council

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass municipal council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aid. Thane, Cusack, Harrison, and William…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 3
Also in The Burrowa News

MEETING last evening; present the Mayor, Ald. Roberts, Richardson, O'Brien, Nowman, Line, and Wilkie. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (August 8,…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 6

THE Council met on Thursday night. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Line, Newman, O'Brien, Richardson, Roberts, Wilkie. FINANCIAL…

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Municipal Case from Temora. Re Lucas, Coghlan, and Another Respondent. Conviction Set Aside

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 1

IN the first Banco court, before tho Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Walker, an application was-made by Mr. Pilcher. Q.C., and Mr. Scholes (instruceted…

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A Lively Council Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 4

Broken Hill, Sunday.—The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held last evening to carry on the business from where it was adjourned on Thursday…

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Municipal Amenities at Broken Hill. Am Eeting Breaks Up in Disorder. Broken Hill, Friday

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 2

At last night’s council meeting the Mayor Alderman Donstan) presented a minute that the Premier and the member for the district should be invited to meet Lord Beauchaup here in…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting was held last evening to consider a letter from Mr. Creer, superintendent of the labor department, requesting to be informed if the council are prepared to…

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Our Borough Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held last Monday night, when the whole nine Aldermen were present…

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Heated Discussion. in the Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

A VERY animated discussion took place in the Murrumburrah Council last Monday night when the maintenance man's lime sheet was presented for…

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