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

Council & local affairs, 1914

290 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 15

Aldermen Visit the Weir Position Becoming Serious

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a number of the aldermen and the Mayor (Ald. J. Turner) motored to the weir and inspected portion of the area from which Goulburn secures its…

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Chamber of Commerce. First Council Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

The first Council meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce was held on Monday night at Mr. W. H. Wheatley's office. Mr. C. W. Furner, president, was in the chair, and…

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Yass Municipal Council. Council [?] of [?]

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held last evening. Present: Alderman Shaw (Mayor), Browning, Coen, Massy, and Roche…

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Hon. Austin Chapman’s Vielt. With the Adherence at the Council Chambers

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

The member for Eden-Monaro met the Aldermen at the Council Chambers on Tuesday morning, for the purpose of discussing several matters…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

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

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A Hint to the Mulwaree Shire Council. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 5

Dear Sir,—In Tuesday's edition of the Post I notice a letter signed "O. L. Shipp" in which he attempts to contradict statements that I made in a previous letter in the Penny…

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Alderman Meagher's Explanation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 1

Exception was taken by Alderman Meagher at Tuesday night's meeting of the City Council, to the reports in the press of the proceedings of the last meeting of the electric light…

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A Hint to the Mulwaree Shire Council. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 1

Dear Sir,—Kindly allow me a little space to again reply to Mr. Hogan, who first attempts to answer the two questions I put to him by calling ne a defeated candidate and a ship…

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MUNICIPAL. Council Meeting. Monday, February 23rd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 2

Present: The Mayor aud Alds. Sharp, Lazzarini, McGee, Harmer, Hart, Lester, Bembrick and Kelly. MINUTES…

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Municipal Rates. a Coephrison of This and Other Places

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 4

A correspondent sends as the following interesting paragraph :--Ratepayers of the Municipality of Murrumburrah may think their lot a hard one in the…

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Municipal Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 6

The Council met on Thursday evening. Present—the Mayor-elect (Ald. Betts) in the chair, and Aldermen H. O'Brien, Cooper, Gilling, Wood, East, J. O'Brien, Rogers,…

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The Retiring Mayor. Aldermen and Staff Entertained

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 4

Saturday was the last day of Alderman Turner's term of office at Mayor of the Municipality of Goulburn, and in order to fittingly mark the occasion lie entertained the aldermen and staff…

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Shire Council. Tuesday, March 3

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

PRESENT-- Cr. N. Graham (President), Julian, Frater, Fowler, and Roberts. Minutes were read and confirmed…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

Mayor Browning presided over his first meeting of the Council on Tuesday evening. The Aldermen present were Co[?], Cox, Massy, G. W…

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Minor Shire Roads

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Demondrille Shire, the Engineer reported on an application from Mr, W. Dwyer to make an outlet from…

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Postal Voting at Shire Elections. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 4

Sir,—I notice a controversy has struck up re the above subject, and such passages as "Of course the Act would have to be altered before postal voting could be allowed," and, again, "If it is…

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MUNICIPAL. Special Meeting Monday, March 2Nd

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

Present: The Mayor and Aids. Sharp, Lazzarini, McGee, Harmer, Hart, and Kelly. The Mayor explained that, the…

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Municipal Finance. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

Sir,—I ask for space in your journal to draw attention to the actions of the Goulburn Municipal Council, and beg to state that if the present aldermen consider themselves financial…

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Murrungal Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of Murrungal Shire Council was field in the Shire Office, Court House, Burrowa, on Monday last, 2nd March. Present…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

THE fornightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Alderman…

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