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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

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Kiama Borough Council. Tuesday, May 18. Special Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, end Aldermen Graham, Cole, Craig, King, Noble, and T. Fredericks. The Mayor explained that the meeting…

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Shellharbour Municipal Council. Wednesday, May 19

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, and Aldermen Fraser, Raison, Brownlee, Mood, Downey, and W. Dunster. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Borough Council. Friday, May 21

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Wiley), Aldermen Hosking, Cochrane, Wiseman, Tresnan, Poultor, parsons, Beatson, and Armstrong. Correspondence, inward—From Botanical…

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Gerringong Municipal Council. Monday, May 24

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, Aldermen Noble, Harvey, Lee, Dunster, and A. Wilson. CORRESPONDENCE. Letter to the Postmaster General and to…

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Kiama Borough Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the full council was held on Tuesday last to consider the subject embraced in the following correspondence:—…

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Borough Council. Friday, June 4

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1886 · page 2

Presentl—The Mayor (Mr. Wiley) and Aldermen Wiseman, Poulter Beatson, Tresnan, Armstrong, Hosking, and Parsons. Correspondence inwards…

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Gerringong Municipal Council. Monday, June 7

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, Aldermen Noble, Dunster, A. Wilson, Harvey, R. Wilson, Lee, and M'Intyre. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Kiama Borough Council. Tuesday, June 8. Special Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, Aldermen Cole, Major, King, Noble, Live THE FINANCIAL POSITION, The Mayor explained that the deputation…

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Central Illawarra Council. Wednesday, June 20Th

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. Bovard.), and Aldermen J. Brown, Cullen, M'Phail, and Richards. Correspondence, Inwards.—Several letters from Mr. Lysaght, M.P., enclosing communications…

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Gerringong Municipal Council. Monday, June 21

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, Aldermen Dunster, Noble, Lee, R, Wilson, Hindmarsh and Harvey. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Shellharbour Municipal Council. Wednesday, June 23

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The full council. CORRESPONDENCE. 1. From Mr. Hicks, Sen., drawing council's attention to the timber on the wharf,…

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Shellharbor Municipal Council. Wednesday, June 23

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1886 · page 2

Full Council. Correspondence inwards— 1. From H. Hicks, sen., drawing attention to timber on the wharf; that it is not in accordance…

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An Alderman Fined

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Merewether Council near Newcastle, recently, a motion was moved and carried by 5 to 2 that a penalty of £25 be inflicted upon Alderman Jenkin…

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Borough Council. Friday, July 2

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 2

Present: Full Council. The Works Committee brought up a report recommending the following works: That tenders bo culled for placing a drain at the…

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Gerringong Municipal Council. Monday, July 5

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:—The Mayor, Alderman R. Wilson, Harvey, M. Intyre, Dunster, Nobel, Hingmarsh. CORRESPONDENT…

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Kiama Borough Council. Tuesday, July 6. Special Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 2

PRESENT:— Aldermen Graham (in the chair), D. King, Major, Cole, Noble and Fredericks. CORRESPONDENT,…

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North Illawarra Council Wednesday, July 7

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 2

Present—Full Council. Correspondence inwards.—From M. H. Collins, asking Council to allow him to give up contract for work at…

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Central Illawarra Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 2

The following is the business paper for Wednesday:— Alderman Cullen to move—1. That the petition received this day in re…

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Central Illawarra Council. Wednesday, July 14

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. J. Bovard), and Aldermen John Brown, Isaac Brown, Cullen, Lindsay, Richards, O'Donnell, and Maher. The only correspondence inwards was a letter…

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Municipal Council

Kiama Reporter · Wednesday 21 July 1886 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of this Council took place at the usual hour on Monday last, 19th instant, and there were present—the Mayor, Aldermen, Lee, Harvey, Hindmarsh,…

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