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

Council & local affairs, 1900

323 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 17

Yass Municipal Council

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly (nesting was held on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Thane, Dyball, Harrison, Kenny, Lynch, and Cusack…

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Municipal Reform

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee appointed at the public meeting on Monday, 16th instant, when a resolution in favour of certain reforms in the constitution of the Goulburn Borough Council was…

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The Municipal Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 3

MET last evening, Present, the Mayor and Aid. Roberts, O'Brien, Wilkis, Line, Thomas, Newman, Richardson, Barrett. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (July 24, present…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

THERE was nothing of importance at the Municipal Council on Tuesday night. A resolution was moved by Alderman Kenny with reference to the…

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Proposed New Cemetery.—the Mayor's Remarks; Their Justice.—impossisility of Adequately Evincing Tender Respect for the Memory of the Dead If a Distant Site Be Selected

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

AT the meeting on Monday the Mayer appropriately pointed out that in other places cemeteries are made ornamental and beautiful and that…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 6

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

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Municipal Reform. (To the Editor of the Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

SIR,—At a meeting of the committee to reform the Goulburn Borough Council, held at the Town Hall on Monday last, Alderman Thomas said some one had written to the Minister to point out that the…

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Municipal Reform. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I[?]otion that a meeting of citizens and now the members of the council, have a greed that municipal managemennt requires some reformation I quite agres that it is time we…

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Distressed Municipalities. Important Deputation to the Colonial Secretary

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 3

AS important deputation of Mayors and aldermen waited upon the Colonial Secretary on Friday and urged upon him the necessity of granting a special endowment to the im[?]palities, There…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 August 1900 · 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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Privy Council Appeal

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 1

THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed with costs the appeal in the case of Papworth and others v. Williams, New South Wales…

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Privy Council Appeal Upheld

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 1

THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed with costs the appeal in the case of Williams v. Scult. This was an Equity suit brought by…

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Privy Council Appeal Upheld

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has allowed with costs the appeal is the case of Williams v. Scott. This was an Equity suit brought by…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 August 1900 · 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 Hogan) in the chair, Aldermen…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 4

Alderman Ayling has given notice of the following motions for the meeting of the Council this evening:—1. That the whole of the Council's outdoor labourers receive notice that their services…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borroowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayer (Aiderman I…

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The Municipal Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 3

MET last evening. Present the Mayor and Ald. Roberts, Richardson, O'Brien, Conolly, Line, Wilkie, Thomas, Newman and Barrett. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (August 6th,…

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The Council and Its Employes

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 5

In accordance with a motion carried at last night's meeting of the Goulburn Municipal Council all the out-door employes will receive their discharge on Saturday 24th…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 6

THE Council met on Thursday night Present—the Mayor, and Aldermen Roberts, Richardson, O'Brien, Conolly, Line, Wilkie, Thomas, Barrett, Ayling, Newman…

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The Reorganisation of the Council's Labourers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

BOTH the local papers in reporting the discussion on Alderman Ayling's motion for the discharge of the Council's labourers and the calling for fresh, applications at the increased wages of 7s per day…

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