Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Council & local affairs, all years

Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1879

12 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Anti-municipality Meeting. to the Editor of the Manaro Mercury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1879 · page 3

SIR,—It surprised me to read in one of your contemporaries a report of a meeting under the above heading. Surely it must have been a "private…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma Municipality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 3

THE counter-petitioner whose name appears as John P.O'Ncill we believe is John I. O'Brien, secretary of the Cooma Commonage. Of the trustees…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma Municipality. Se[?]tiny of Signatures

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 3

It will be seen by the letter annexed that a scrutiny has been granted in accordance with the desire of the petitioners assembled at a public…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma Municipality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1879 · page 3

MR J. M. Hassall, J.P, to whom the Government has entrusted the task of conducting the scrutiny of the signatures attached to the petition…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma Municipality. [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, [?]TH JULY, 1870. MR. J. M. HASSALL, J.P., took his seat on the Bench in Cooma Police Court to scrutinize the signatures to…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma Municipality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1879 · page 3

MR. J. M. HASSALE, J.P., closed the [?]tiny on Wednesday morning. Concerning the petition an aff[?]t has been lodged that Arthur [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma is a Municipality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1879 · page 3

IT will be seen by the following letter and proclamation that the Cooma men of progress have gained the day, that the chief centre of the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cooma Municipality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 3

IN response to the advertisement signed by Messrs. G. W. Spring and J. E. P. Walker, the gentlemen deputed by the petitioners for the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Municipal District of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 3

IN accordance with the resolution so liberally moved by the petitioners last Monday evening, and endorsed by the meeting of general ratepayers…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Municipal District of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of petitioners and counter-petitioners to nominate a Returning Officer and fix the date for first election was held in the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Municipal Matters

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 31 December 1879 · page 3

A PRIVATE gathering took place at the public-house in Cooma kept by Mr. David O'Rourke the other might, and there was much fun amongst the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

First Municipal Candidates

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 31 December 1879 · page 3

THE men put forward by the "anti municipality" men are, we hear on good authority, Messrs. E. Hewison, T. W. Faulkner, I. A. Shannon…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →