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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1880

39 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 3

For the Municipal District of Cooma, there are six candidates in the field, viz.,T.W. Faulkner, David O'Rourke, Samuel Hain, E. Hewison, I. A…

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Latest Telegram. Municipal District of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 3

MR. C. WALKER, the Principal Under Secretary, has addressed the following telegram to Mr. G. W. Spring, of the Manaro Mercury Office:—…

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Municipal District of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 3

The following letter is published for general information:—Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 7th January, 1880…

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Crown Land Acts - Privy Council Decision

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1880 · page 4

THE S.M Herald publishes the following special report of the case Robertson and others Day, heard before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on 12th…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1880 · page 3

FIVE or six free and independent electors met privately on Saturday night, in Cooma, and determined to present a requisition to the alderman chosen at a…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 3

"It is rumored that Messrs. H. E. J. Simonson and Ezra. Margoschis are canvassing for civic honors. Two gentlemen of one firm, Messrs. Samuel…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 3

ALL pure! All gentlemen and esquires! How we apples swim, Requisionists without votes. Blushing candidates, who do not aspire to…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 3

WONDERFUL the number of humanitarians which have been hatched from the ordure by the fervent heat of an alderman's gown [?] poor man's…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 3

VARIOUS rumors are afloat about who are or are not candidates for office in the new Municipality of Cooma. In our next issue we expect…

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"Ye Aldermen."

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 3

AN offensive, nonsensical Placard, headed as above, has been posted about Cooma. The placard or handbill bears no imprint, which is against…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 3

A FEW of the Canditates are exciting themselves so much about the election the it is questionable whether they will make men of progress in…

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Municipal District of Cooma. the Nominations

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 3

AT noon precisely yesterday, Mr. F. Blaxland, the Returning Officer, opened the Court House, cooma, when only half-a-dozen were present…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 3

SINCE the opening of the Municipal campaign, there has been a great deal of handshaking indulged in. We met a ratepayer coming from the…

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Municipal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 3

ON Thusday evening, Mr. G. W. Spring addressed the ratepayers at Mr. Hew[?]son's Assembly Rooms, Vale-street, Cooma, as also did Mr…

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Municipal District of Cooma. the Polling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1880 · page 3

THERE was very little excitement in Cooma on Monday. One vehicle was playing in the interests of Messrs. O'Rourke, Faulkner, and H[?]on,…

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Municipal District of Cooma. Monday, 1St March. 1880

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1880 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. Charles Solomon), and Aldermen Spring, Hands, Faulkner, and Sh[?]nnon. Alderman Faulkner put in a…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Wednesday, 17Th March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 3

?THIS was a special meeting called at the instance of the Mayor to reconsider the Commonage bye-law regulating the registration fee for…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Wednesday, 24Th March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. Charles Solomon), and Aldermen Spring, Shannon, and Faulkner. A stranger, a mere lad apparently,…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Wednesday, 7Th April

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting was held; the Mayor (Mr.G. Solomon) taking the chair at 8 p.m., Aldermen Hands, Spring, Shannon, and Faulkner were…

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 4

The following is the judgment of the Lord of the judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the appeal of Trimble v. Hill, from the Supreme Court of New…

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