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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1874

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New South Wales Parliament. Friday, February 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Council, Mr. R. B. Smith moved the second reading of the Law of Evidence Further Amendment Bill. He proposed to make it competent for parties to any…

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Election of Mayor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1874 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the borough council was held in the council chambers at noon yesterday (Monday) for the purpose of electing one of the aldermen to serve as Mayor for tho present municipal…

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Borough of Goulburn.—election for Centre Ward

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1874 · page 2

AT precisely ten o'clock on Saturday the outgoing mayor, Mr. T. Gale, declared officially the state of the poll, as follows:— Mr. Horn ... 224…

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Election of Mayor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1874 · page 2

The council met on Monday at noon for the purpose of electing a mayor for the current municipal year. Present—Aldermen B[?]ll, Clegg, Davies, Evans, Horn, Hunt, Southall, and White, but owing to there being…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, February 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1874 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly, Ministers stated in answer to a question—That it was the intention of the Government to grant return tickets for passengers by the mail trains…

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New South Wales Parliament. Wedensday, February 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Council, Mr. Gordon moved the second reading of the Macquarie street Roman Catholic School Site Bill, explaining that it was to enable trustees to sell…

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New South Wales Parliament. Friday, February 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1874 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Parkes gave notice that he would, on the 12th March, move that the House approved of the contracts for the Pacific Mail Service,…

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Local and General. Yass Municipal Council. Election of Mayor. Friday, February 13

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 February 1874 · page 2

PRESENT. -- Aldermen Cottrell, Conlon, Colls, Grovenor, Jones, Ritchie, and Sampson. On the motion of Alderman Grovenor, seconded by Alderman Cottrell, the Council Clerk (Mr…

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Election of an Alderman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1874 · page 2

A MEETING of the electors of the borough of Goulburn was held in the court-house at noon to-day There were very few persons present, and [?] interest, manifested in the proceedings…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, February 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly, It was ordered that the petitions presented on Friday be printed. The Marriage with a Deceased Wife’s Sister…

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Parliament. the Railway Extension to Yass. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 17

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 February 1874 · page 4

Mr. MACINTOSH moved the adjournment of the House. He called attention to the difficulties occurring in municipalities throughout the country. There was a dead-lock at The Yass Courier of Friday last contains Mr. Grundy's reply to the final report of Mr. Whitton, the Engineer-in-Chief, upon the proposal to carry the southern railway extension…

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New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, February 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Council, The President announced that the death of the Hon. Thomas Iceley, since the last meeting of the House, had been reported to him, and that he had…

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New South Wales Parliament. Friday, February 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly, Ministers stated in answer to questions, that it was the intention of the Government to send to Queanbeyan the plans and specifications for the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Thursday, February 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1874 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, Mininsters stated, in answer to questions ; that it was the intention of the Government to place a sum of money on a Supplementary Estimate for…

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New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, February 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Council, The President reported the receipt of messages from the Governor, notifying that his Excellency, in the name of her Majesty, had Assented to the…

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Parliament. Thursday, February 26

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 March 1874 · page 3

Ministers stated that inquiries were being made with the object of testing the statements generally of Andrew Hume respecting the Leichhardt relics, and especially in reference to Dr…

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New South Wales Parliament. Friday, February 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1874 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly, Ministers stated, in answer to a question, that the sum received for postages on letters and newspapers forwarded by the San Francisco Mail…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday. March 3

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 March 1874 · page 3

Ministers stated, in answer to questions that from the 1st August, 1871, to the present date the number of courts-martial hold in the Permanent Force was 28; that the number of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, March 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1874 · page 4

IN the Legislative Council, The House went into Committee to consider the Assembly’s message in reference to the Commissioners for Affidavits Bill. After some discussion…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 5

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 March 1874 · page 3

Mr. INNES, in answer to Mr. Ogilvie, said that the nature of the guarantee for permission to erect gates under the Gates Act was that the permission would not afterwards be regarded as a claim for…

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