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

Council & local affairs, 1913

311 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 16

Bankrupt Shire

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 1

Stroud Shire, thanks to the Government's indefensible policy of starving the local government bodies, is on the verge of bankruptey, Cr…

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Concrete Piping. Mulwaree Shire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 2

It is not generally known that cement piping is being used with success throughout the Mulwaree Shire, and that the man responsible for its introduction is the Shire Engineer, Mr…

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Mysterious Dynamite. Mayor Gaynor's Nerve. New York, Aug. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 2

Some sticks of dynamite were found outside the City Hall offices of Mr. Gaynor, Mayor of New York. The quantity of explosive was sufficient to wreck the whole building. Mr…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening. [?] Alder[?] Shaw (Mayor). [?] [?], Lawrence, and…

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Mulwaree Shire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 4

Dear Mr. Editor,—I notice in your issue of Saturday, 23rd, a short paragraph re road maintenance, Mulwaree Shire. I wish to state that I did not use the words "sweethearting"…

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The Municipal Quarry. What Is Being Done

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

Just a little over eighteen months ago the Goulburn Municipal Council deputed their engineer to inquire into and report upon a better means of securing metal required for road…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 2

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

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Burrangong Labor Council

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the electorate Council of the Burrangong Political Labor Leagues was held in the P. and A. Hall on Wednesday evening…

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En[?]a Council

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 2

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Branding Shire Candidates

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

The Thuddurgra branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is out to "brand" more than Parliamentary candidates. At the meeting of the Young branch after the…

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Shire Council. Tuesday, September 2Nd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

PRESENT--Cr. N. Graham (President), and Crs. Bourke, Murphy, Julian, and Fowler. Cr. Roberts was unable to attend…

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Murrungal Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Murrungal Shire Council was held in the Shire Office, Court House, Burrowa, on Monday inst. Sept. 1. Present:…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Court Street, on Tuesday evening last…

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Shire Road Plant Seized

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 1

Some few weeks back (says Coff's Harbor Advocate") it will be remembered that a man named Gosling got a verdict against the Dorrigo…

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Shire Meeting

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Goodradigbee Shire Council was held on Thursday. Present: Councillors Julian (President), Archer, Garry, Vallanee…

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The Shire’s Little Bill

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 2

Some time age a number of ratepayers petitioned the Shire Council for a deviation of the Waroo-Murruinhntenian road. The proposed deviation…

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Burrangong District Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 2

The conference called at Young on Saturday last of the F. and S. Association in the Burrangong electorate for the purpose of thoroughy…

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Crookwell Shire Council

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 2

THE regular monthly meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday last. There were present Crs. Keith…

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MUNICIPAL. Council Meeting Monday, Seprember 8th

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1913 · page 2

PRESENT --Ald. R. D. Heggaton. (Mayor), in the chair, and Alds. W. Bembrick, Lazzarini, Kelly, Hannaford and Hart…

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The Liability of Shires and Municipalities to Destroy Rabbits on Roads

The Yass Courier · Thursday 11 September 1913 · page 2

A very warm discussion to[?] at the P. P. Board meeting on Tuesday day on the above question [?] seems that legal authorities di[?]…

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