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

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

The Council met on Thursday evening. Present The Mayor (Ald. Turner), and Aldermen Beegling, Rogers, J. O'Brien, East, Wood, Gilling, Cooper, Betts, and Ashley…

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Municipality of Young. Council Meetings

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

The usual fortnightly, meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Young was held in the Chambers on Thursday evening last. The Mayor (Ald…

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News of the Day. A Wavering Alderman

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 2

A correspondent writes :—“As one of the audience which attended the meeting of the Council on Thursday night last, I was somewhat struck by the…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present : Aldermen Shaw (Mayor), Bradford, Coulter, Duddleston,…

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Municipal Employees

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

The Municipal Employees' Union, at its meeting held at the Trades Hall on Monday evening, decided that the shire councils' employees throughout the State should stand by the log…

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Good Roads. Shire Endowment to Be Reduced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

The Minister for Works made all important statement on Wednesday night in the Legislative Assembly concerning the determination of the Government to establish a main roads…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

The following matter will come before Thursday evening's meeting:—Report from Public Works Department re additional water supply, and consideration of motions previously…

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Railway Rifle Clubs Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 2

The first conference of delegate riflemen from Railway Rifle Clubs of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia has been held at the central station, Sydney…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 2

The Council met on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. J. Turner), and Ald. Ashley, Cooper, Steele, Gilling, Wood East, J. O'Brien, Rogers…

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Lawyer’s Fees & Council Cases Straight Talk by the Mayor Offers to Resign

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 2

BEFORE the proceedings terminated at Thursday night’s meeting of the Municipal Council, Ald. Hills asked the Mayor whether, in cases brought by the Council…

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Municipality of Young, Council Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Young was held in the Chambers on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Aid. G. S…

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MUNICIPALITY of Goulburn a Mis-statement

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 6

Following is from the Local Government Journal of Australasia:—"We notice that the local press in recently reporting a meeting of the Goulburn Municipal Council referred to…

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Mulwaree Shire Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday. Present—The President (Cr. Walsh), Crs. Styles O'Brien, Ross, Sykes, and Henderson…

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Breeze in the Shire Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

The quietude and good humour which usually characterise the meetings of the Mulwaree Shire Council were suddenly disturbed on Wednesday afternoon…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening, those present being Aldermen Shaw (Mayor), Shea, Coulter, McLean,…

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Sydney Municipal Debentures. London, Oct. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 6

The Municipal Council of Sydney is issuing £500,000 worth of 10-year debentures at 4 per cent…

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Disorderly Council

The Yass Courier · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 2

The ordinary meeting' of the Bankstown Council on Thursday night resolved itself into what was a mild AId. Huston asked the Mayor…

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Council and Shires. More Powers Needed

The Yass Courier · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 2

A deputation from the Local Government Association waited on the Minister for Works (Mr. Gi[?]ffths) on Thursday, to advocate certain…

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Barrangong Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 4

THE usual monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Burrangong was held at the Chambers on Saturday last. The President (Councillor Wan Browne)…

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Shire Council. Tuesday, Nov. 5Th, 1912

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 2

PRESENT--The President (Cr. N. Graham) and Crs. Julian, Murphy, Fowler and Mr. H. G. Dunlop, Shire Engineer…

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