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

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Shire Council Elections—Important

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

IT is important that the ratepayers and intending candidates for the Shire Council Elections, should recollect that the nominations must be in the bands of the Returning Officer,, Mr. R. Rumble,…

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London's Lord Mayor. His Greatness

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

The Lord Mayor of the City of London is a familiar figure to the "man in the street," but of his real powers and privileges and the history of his…

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Mulwaree Shire Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

The usual meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday afternoon in the Town Hall. Present—President (Cr. Roberts) and Crs. Styles, Cole, O'Brien, Whiting, and…

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Shire Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 4

A correspondent writes:—Councillor O'Brien delivered his first address at Mummell on Monday, when he spoke to one of the best audiences seen there for years. The number present clearly…

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Mulwaree Shire.—income and Expenditure

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

Some particulars additional to those previously published by us of the Mulwarree Shire funds may now be given. Up to Tuesday about £6000 had been spent, mostly on roadwork, as…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen was held on Tuesday Evening last, those present being Alds. Lynch (Deputy Mayor), Shaw, Taylor,…

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Burrowa Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 1

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Burrowa was held in the Council Chambers, Pudman-street, Borrowa, on…

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Shire Council Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

A correspondent (Nadjingomar) writes as follows: On Wednesday evening, 15th instant, at the post office, Nadjingomar (Mr. Joseph Bond's residence), Councillor Styles, of C Riding, Mulwaree…

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The Shire Council Elections

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 2

ON Thursday at noon Mr. B. Bumble, Illeturning Officer for the Shire Council elections, declared the nominations which had been received for [?] on the Shire Council. The nominations…

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Mayor versus Premier. Mr. Bent Plays “ Second Fiddle.”

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 2

MR. BENT, who, besides being Premier of Victoria, it a member of the Brighton Town Council had a warm encounter with the Mayor of Brighton at a meeting of the council on Monday…

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Municipal Unimproved Land Rate. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 2

Dear Sir,—As an alderman who has served the city to the best of his ability for a considerable number of years, will you allow me space in your paper to discuss this important matter?…

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Yass Municipal Council. the Nominations

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

Not the slightest interest, apparently was taken in the nominations of Aldermen judging by the pair attendance present at the reading of the…

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Municipal Rating on Unimproved Land Values. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

Dear Sir,—As the question of the amount of rates required to be lovied has been raised by Alderman Knowlman in your issue of Saturday I last, and the Mayor of Rockdale in a letter has…

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The Municipal Elections

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 6

[?] for [?] municipal elections in [?] about a [?] and [?] announced [?] days. It may…

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Shire Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

Cr. O'Brien on Friday visited the Bannister racecourse, Where he delivered an address to about 15 persons in pursuance of his candidature for riding B. At Gurrundah the same night he…

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Municipal Rating and Overcrowding. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

Sir,—The efforts of a couple of your correspondents to show that single tax will not tend to produce overcrowding are futile. Just incidentally, the fact that…

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Correspondence. Mr. Nielsen and the Shire President. (To the Editor Yass Courier)

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 2

Sir,—Would you kindly publish the following correspondence, which will speak for itself:— N. Neilson, Esq., M.L.A.,…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 6

The Council met on Thursday evening. Present—the Mayor and Aldermen Ashley, Costley, Rogers, Gegg, Mullaney, Roberts, O'Brien, Holloway, and Knowlmen…

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Shire Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

Our Towrang correspondent writes:—Mr. C. Ross and Cr. Walsh addressed a representative gathering at Mr. John Kellett's on Tuesday evening. Mr. Ross, who was to…

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Young Municipal Council

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night. Present-- The whole Council. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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