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

Council & local affairs, 1920

642 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 33

"Preposterous!" Municipal Officers' Claims. Mayor Emphatic

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

In a l[?]tter to the secretary of the Local Government Off[?]rs Association, the Mayor (Ald. Rabbets) protects in emphatic terms against the…

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Municipal Council. Summary of Business

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

Alr. Rabbets (Mayor), Macadam, Rennie (Normoyle, Tresilian. Purchas Patterson and Ringtoul attended the monthly meeting of the…

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Municipality of Wallehdbeen. Council Meeting

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

At the last general meeting the Deputy Mayor, Ald. Sackett, occupied the chair, and apologised for the absence of the Mayor, Ald. Forsyth,…

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No Tables near Polling Booth. Council's Decision

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

Mr. T. R. McAllster, secretary of the local committee of the Progressive party, last night applied to the municipal council for permission to…

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Neglected! Junee Council Complains. Dissatisfied with Mr. Holman

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

"This council places on record its grave dissatisfaction of the local representation given by Mr. W. A. Holman, M.L.A., given during…

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New Municipal Engine

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

The municipal engineer (Mr. R. H. Dunstan) last night reported to the municipal council that the fly wheel had been placed on the engine. It…

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Municipal Accounts

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

Accounts passed for payment by tho municipal council last night amounted to £10 13s 11d. consisting of general fund £224 11s. 3d. trading…

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Wallendbeen Council

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 4

At the last general meeting the Deputy Mayor, Ald. Sackett, occupied the chair, and apologised for the absence of…

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Cable News. Irish Mayor Murdered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

Alderman MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork, has been murdered under atrocious circumstances. A party of eight or ten men, with blackened faces, went to his…

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Mayor of Cork's Murderers. Soldiers Search House. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 3

In the House of Commons, Mr. Maepherson, replying to Sir Robert Cecil, said that there was no further information regarding the murder of the…

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Yass Municipal Council

The Yass Courier · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Yass Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. E. Howard), Aldermen…

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Municipal Council. Monday, March 22, 1920

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Murrumburrah Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Albury-street, on Monday evening…

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Cable News. Sinn Fein Lord Mayor Murdered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

London, March 22.—In the House of commons, Mr. J. I. MacPherson (Chief Secretary for Ireland), replying to a question by Lord Robert Cecil, said he had no…

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Municipal Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

This usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrowa Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last, there being present: The Mayor (Aid…

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The Murdered Mayor. Great Crowd at Funeral. London

Young Witness · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. M'Curtaln, the murdered Lord Mayor of Cork, was buried at St. Finbar'o cemetery, Cork. Fifteen thousand citizens and 800…

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The Young Witness Published Tuesday and Friday Afternoon[?]. Friday, March 26th, 1920. Shire's Rabbits. Demondrille Council v Pastures Protection Board. Was the Appeal Too Latet

Young Witness · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 1

When Mr. Neville Graham, president of the Shire of Demondrille, was [?] £1 with costs, for failure to destroy rabblta on a by-road, his pica…

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"Municipal Profiteering." Excessive Rent for Town Hall. A.L.P. EMPHATIC

Young Witness · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 1

At the Inst meeting of the Young branch of the Australian Labor party it was unanimously decided that no further league meetings be…

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Municipal Council. Thursday Night's Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 4

The Municipal Council held a meeting on Thursday night. The Mayor presided, and the others present were Aid. Turner, East. Turnbull. O'Brien, Betts, Pulbrook,…

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Shire's Rabbits. Demondrille Council v Pastures Protection Board

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

WAS THE APPEAL TOO LATE? When Mr. Neville Graham, president of the Shire of Demondrille, was fined £1 with costs, for failure to…

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Late Mayor of Cork

The Yass Courier · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. M’Curtaln, the murdered Lord Mayor of Cork, was buried at St. Finbar’s Cemetery, Cork. Fifteen thousand citizens and…

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