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Illawarra · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

193 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 10

Gerringong Municipal Council. February 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting took place on the above late for the purpose of electing the Mayor I for the current municipal year, when all the members wore present. It was decided…

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Kiama Municipal Council

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1889 · page 2

AT the adjourned meeting of the Council last Saturday to elect a mayor and other business, there were present the retiring Mayor (in the chair till the election of Aid,…

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Shellharbor Council

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 2

The Council met on Saturday last for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current municipal year. Present—Full Council…

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Central Illawarra Council. Wednesday, Feb. 20

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Cullen), Aldermen Richards, M'Phail, Cochrane, and M'Paul. Moved by the Mayor, seconded by Alderman…

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Shellharbour Council

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

THE Council met on Saturday last for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current municipal year. Present: Full Council. Moved by Aldermen Downey and Mood,…

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Central Illawarra and Shellharbor. Extraordinary Disclosure. Large Area of the Sh[?]llharbor Municipality Shown to Be Within the Central [?]Llawarra Boundary

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

In accordance with a resolution moved by Alderman John Brown, in the Central Illawarra Council, in December last, the Lands Department was written to, asking for a plan…

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Central Illawarra Council

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 2

Following in the business-paper for to-morrow (Wednesday), February 27:—The Mayor to move—That the annual estimate of the receipts and…

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Borough Council. Friday, Feb. 22

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Wiley), Aldermen Poulter, Hewlett, Gannon, Cochrane, Wiseman, Richards, and Hosking. A minute by the Mayor was received and…

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Gerringong Municipal Council. Monday, Feb. 25, 1889

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 2

THE Council met about the usual time all the members being present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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The Mayor, the Aldermen, and the Baths

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

At the meeting of the Council, last night, Alderman Beatson asked the Mayor a series of questions with regard to the bathing-place matter. Following is the text of the questions and…

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Kiama Municipal Council

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

THE Council met last Thursday at 11.30 a.m. Present the Mayor (Mr. Craig), and Aldermen Noble, Somerville, Simmons, Leggatt, and King…

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Central Illawarra Council. Wednesday, Feb. 27

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. C. J. Cullen), Aldermen isaac Brown, John Brown, Bovard, Cochrane, Richards, and O'Donnell. Correspondence—From Department of Lands…

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Kiama Council

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the above took place, on Thursday last, and there were present the Mayor, Aldermen Noble, Somerville, Simmons, King and Leggatt…

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Borough Council. Friday, March 1

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 2

Present—Full Council. Some discussion ensued over the adoption of the finance report, Alderman Bea[?]son taking exception to an item of £2, refund to Dan Barry…

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A Council of Women

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 4

TWENTY-EIGHT miles west of Atchison, on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa F6 Railway, stands the town of Oskaloosa, remarkable for being governed by…

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North Illawarra Council. Wednesday, March 6

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. A. Parsons), Aldermen Dobinson, Williams, Hicks, MacCabe, Ryan, Bate, and Gibbons. Correspondence:—…

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Gerringong Municipal Council. Monday March 11, 1889

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 2

THE Council met shortly after the us[?] time, and there were present—[?] May[?] Aldermen R. and A. Wilson, Thomson Noble and hindmarsh…

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Central Illawarra Council. Wednesday, March 13

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. Cullen), Aldermen M'Phail, Cochrane, J. Brown, Isaac Brown, M'Paul, Richards, and Bovard. Correspondence inwards—From Kembla Coal…

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Writ Against the Borough Council for £750

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 2

At the Council meeting last night, it transpired that a writ had been served upon the Borough Council at the instance of J. W. Ralston, to recover £750, for damages through injuries…

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Borough Council. Special Meeting—friday, March 15

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1889 · page 2

Present—Full Council. The Works Committee's report recommonded that the trees at the Brighton Lawn be attended to, and that the fence there be repaired and…

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