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

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Election of Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

Ald. Rogers moved that Ald. E. Ashley be the Mayor for the ensuing 12 months. The reason he did this was not out of any disrespect for any other alderman, but because for many…

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Municipality of Young Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

THE . ordinary meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Young was held in the Chambers Town Hall, oh Thursday night, the newly-elected aldermen taking…

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Election of Mayor. [?]Lderman Whiteman Chosen

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

After the ordinary meeting of the Council on Thursday night an adjournment was made until half-past eight o’clock when the Council met as a special…

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Rabbit Ring. Allegations at Labour Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

"I state emphatically that the rabbit combine is in existence, and the members of my union have already begun to feel the effects of it."…

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Crookwell Shire Council

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly-elected Council of Crookwell Shire was held at the Council Chambers on Friday last. There was a full attendance, those…

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The Council's Employees' in Revolt

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

Crs. McInnes and Davy signalised their idea of economy by voting for a proposal to increase the pay of the employees of the Crookwell Shire…

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Municipal Election—a Challenge. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—In a recent issue of the "Post," Alderman Holloway attacked me in a nebulous fashion about something I said at the only meeting I addressed during the recent aldermanic…

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Burrangong Shire. Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

AFTER the termination of the Special meeting of the Burrangoug Shire Council on Sat. the ordinary monthly meeting was held the re-elected president (Councillor Browne)…

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The Shire’s President. Councillor Browne Re-elected

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

Two special meetings of the Barrangong Shire Council were held on Saturday morning, the first to determine the annual allowance to the President and the…

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Rabbits and Meat. Is These a Ring? Labor Council to Take Action. Government to Be Approached

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 4

AT Thursday night’s meeting of the Sydney Labor council, Mr. G. Galloway, a representative of the. Cold Storage Union, as a matter of…

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Mulwaree Shire Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

A special meeting of the above was held in the Town Hall at 11 o'clock on Wednesday, the business being election of president and committees. All the councillors were present. They…

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Yass Municipal Council. Alderman Shaw Elected Mayor

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 2

The Aldermen met on Tuesday night. Present : Aldermen Cusack (in the chair), Shaw, Coulter, Browning, Taylor, Bradford, and…

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Murrungal Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Murrungal Shire Council was held in the Shire Office, Queen Street, Burrow, on Monday last, Feb. 6, commencing…

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Burrowa Municipal Council. Special Meetings

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

A special meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chamber, Court Street, on Friday evening last, Feb. 3rd, at 7.30…

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Gunning. Shire Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 2

The presidential dinner was held at Talty's Temperance Hotel on Monday at noon, when there was a full attendance of councillors, new and old. The arrangements…

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Those Unpaid Charges. Camden Council’s Dilemma

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

THAT portion of the Local Government Act which disqualified a number of candidates for municipal honors at Young, has placed the newly-elected…

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Municipal Election. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of the 7th inst. is a latter signed F. W. Yates, asking ma to resign my seat on the Council and contest it against him on the question of a clean city v. an unclean city…

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Goodradigbee Shire Council

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Councillors of Goodradigbee Shire was held on Thursday. There were present; Crs. C.F. Walker (president)., R…

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The Shire President

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

Cr. Walker is to be congratulated his re-election as President of the Goodradigbee Shire Council. It must have been pleasing to the Councillors…

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The council's Employees

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

Yesterday a number of the temporary hands employed by the Crookwell Shire Council struck for higher wages and left the work. The men ask for…

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