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

Council & local affairs, 1902

314 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 16

Yass Municipal Council

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Council took place on Tuesday night, Mayor Thane in the chair, and present also Aid. Dyball, Tierney, Kenny, Cusack, Bradford,…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

At to-night's meeting of the Council Alderman Tisdale will move:—"That tenders be called for forming and metalling Victoria-street 30 feet wide from Kinghorne-street to…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 2
Also in The Yass Courier

THE [?] for[?]htly meeting of the Barrows Municipal C[?] was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present. The Mayer (Alderman I…

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The Borough Council

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 2

MET last night; present, the Mayor and Ald. Knowlman, Richardson, O'Brien, Donnelly, Dwyer, Roberts, Mitchell, Tisdale, Costley, Wilkie, and Ayling…

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State Parliament in the Council on Wednesday

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 2

IS the Council on Wednesday, Leave was given to introduce a bill to enlarge the powers of the A.M.P. society with regard to investments…

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Borough Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

The Council met on Thursday night. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Ayling, Costley, Tisdale, Mitchell, Roberts, Dwyer, Donnelly, Richardson, Knowlman, Wilkie, O'Brien…

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The Postmaster - General and the Municipal Councils.—insisting on the Impossible.—terrific Combat, Sword and Lance Versus Lasso.—a Choice of Remedies. — Don't Go to Law, But Stop the Supply

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 2

IF one of the principal kept in view when the Federal Constitution was framed was that the Commonwealth should take over as many of the state departments as by any…

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Yass Municipal Council a Sanitary Contract

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

On Tuesday night a special meeting of the Council was held to finally deal with the whole question of the sanitation of the Municipality, so far us it involved the…

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Municipal Increases. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

Dear Sir,—The ratepayers would like to know at whose request, and on what grounds, recent increases in salaries were made. What about the corporation men, with large families to…

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Borough Council

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2
Also in The Young Chronicle

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

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Our Borough Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held last Monday night, when the following members were present:--Aldermen Mille (Mayor),…

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Albury Council and the P.M.G.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 4

The Federal Postmaster-General has "backed down" over the water rates question. In reply to the intimation from the Mayor of Albury "that if the rates on the local post and telegraph office were…

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Yass Municipal Council

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday night; Aid. Dyball was voted to the chair, and there were present also Ald. Tierney, Kenny,…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 August 1902 · page 2

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

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A Lively Five Minutes. Aldermen Dissent from the Chairman’s Ruling

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 August 1902 · page 2

AT the municipal council on Tuesday evening last things for a few minutes took rather a lively turn. In the absence of the mayor Alderman Dyball was voted…

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The New Municipal Bill. Extended Franchise Proposed. Rating on Improved or Unimproved Land

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly went into Committee of the Whe[?] on Thursday afternoon to consider the expediency [?]ies of bringing in a bill to codity and amend the Municipa[?] Act, 1897, and to make further and…

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The Council Meeting. (To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 3

Sir,—I would have passed over the disgraceful episode which marked last Tuesday evening’s council meeting were it not for the remarks afloat the same in your…

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The Municipalities Bill

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

WITHIN the, course of a few days we will know the fate of the Municipalities Bill which at present is being piloted through parliament. It was not very long since…

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