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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 5 of 16

Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 6

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

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Public Meeting at Eastgrove. Alderman Line and the Ratepayers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Church of England School-room, Eastgrove, on Wednesday evening. There was an attendance of about 15 and Mr. I. Bushell, chairman of the vigilance committee…

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Our Borough Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the local Council was held last Monday evening, when the following members were present: -- The Mayor and…

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The Council’s Amendments. No Agreement Arrived At. Both Sides Firm. a Political Crisis

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

The conference between the managers from the Assembly and the Council took place on Tuesday, opening at half-past 6, when the Assembly, adjourned…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday evening last. The Mayor (Aldermen Hogan) occupied the chair,…

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Appointments to the Upper House.—mistakes to Be Avoided.—class Representation to Be Deprecated.—qualifications Necessary for a Legislator; and a Grave Disqualification.—sixteen or Eighteen New Men Not Sufficient.—recent Divisions in the Council.—twenty or Twenty-five New Members the Least That Would Be Safe

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

BEFORE the contemplated additional appointments to the upper house shall be made, one or two remarks may not be out of place, seeing that it is above…

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Municipal Council

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Yass municipal council was held Tuesday evening. Present—Ald. Lynch (in the chair), Kenny, Cripps, Thane, and Cusack…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on the 21st ult. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Issac…

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Political & Governmental. the Council Appointments

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

PRELIMINARY steps were taken yesterday for the proposed appointments to the Council. Ministers were in conference for about two hours. The premier upon being seen by a…

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Ousting a Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

ON Friday, before the Chief Justice in Chambers, an application was made on behalf of J.J. Cornett, of Gundagai, for a rule absolute for a writ of quo warrante to oust Morgan Ryan from the position of…

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Illness of the Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

THE Mayor is suffering from a lung affection, and is so unwell that he has been unable to attend to business since yesterday morning…

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The Appointments to the Legislative Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 4

THE preliminary steps were taken on Thursday in connection with the proposed appointments to the Legislative Council. A Cabinet meeting was called for half-past 2 o'clock, and Ministers were in…

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A Mayor’ Ousted From Office

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

THE recent election of a Mayor for the municipal district of Gundagai was before the Chief Justice in Chambers on an application by Dr. Sly (instructed by Mr…

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Appointments to the Legislative Council

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The " Government Gazette " containing the names of the gentlemen who have been appointed to the Legislative Council was issued on Saturday. The delay which occurred in…

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Federation. the Premier at Belmont. Appointments to the Legislative Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 4

THE Government Gazette containing the names of the gentlemen who have been appointed to the Legislative Council was issued on Saturday. Following is a list of the names:—…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

MET last evening; present Ald. Line (in the chair), Richardson, Roberts, O'Brien, Howard Within Barrett, Thomas, Conolly, and Bryden…

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Appointments to the Legislative Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

THE following appointments to the Legislative Council were published in Saturday's Government Gazette:—Alderman J. N. Buzzacott, Broken…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council were held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday evening. After waiting for some considerable time after the hour fixed for…

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A Point in Municipal Rating

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 1

A POINT of considerable interest to municipalities generally was threshed out at length the other day at the North Sydney Police Court on the occasion of the hearing…

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