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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1885

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

Cooma Municipal Council Tuesday, 23Rd December

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1885 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. D. O'Rourke) and Alderman Dodo's and Faulkner. Letter from Mr. Frank Dawson was red and received…

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Municipal Nominations

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 3

AT noon yesterday, the Mayor and Returning Officer (Mr. David O'Rourke) opened the meeting in Cooma Municipal Chambers, which was largely attended…

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Municipal Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 3

A VERY lively interest was taken in the election of two aldermen in the place of Messrs. K. Doddo's and F. J. McAuliffe for the Municipal District of Cooma at the…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 3

AT the meeting on Friday night, there were present the Mayor (Mr. David O'Rourke) and Aldermen Shannon, Faulkner, C. F. Welch, and G. W. Spring…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Tuesday, 3Rd March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor (Aid. Spring). Aid Shannon, O'Rourke, Weich, and F[?]lkner. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Friday, 6Th March. Present: The Mayor (Mr. Geo. W. Spring), and Aid. O'Rourke, Shannon, Faulkner. Imporement Cooma[?] Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 1

The Improvement Committee having inspected the culvert and works in Vale-street which are embraced in Reidy's contract, and being therewith, hereby…

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Special Telegram. To the Mayor of Cooma. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 3

My brother and self attended the opening of Parliament at noon to-day. Both of us will support the Cooma Patriotic Fund and encourage the Volunteer Corps…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Monday, 30Th March

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1885 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Spring) and Aldermen Faulkner and Shannon. The following tenders for valuers were received:—…

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Cooma Municipal Council.] Tuesday, 7Th April

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Spring) and Aldermen Welch and Faulkner. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Friday, 10Th April

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Spring) and Aldermen Welch and Faulkner. A letter from Alderman Crang, tending his resignation, was received, and the…

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Late Cablegram. The Afghan Attack. London Lord Mayor Dead. Indian Rebels at Canada. French Journal at Port Said. French Demand Re-license of Paper. Ayoub Khan Imprisoned. St. Petersburg

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 3

The Russian Government have received a telegram from General Komaroff, stating that the Afghan forces were crossing the river Kush,…

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Queanbeyan Municipality. QUEANBEYAN

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1885 · page 3

The nomination of candidates for the first Municipal Council or Borough of Queanbeyan took place to-day. The names of the candidates…

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Cooma Municipal Council. Friday, 24Th April

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1885 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on the 24th instant. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Welch and Shannon…

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Telegrams. Queanbeyan Municipality. QUEANBEYAN, Friday night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1885 · page 2

The first election for the Borough of Queanbeyan took place to-day, when the following gentlemen were elected in the order named:—Wm. Henry…

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Queanbeyan Municipality. QUEANSEYAN

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1885 · page 3

The Municipal Council met at noon to-day to elect the first Mayor of Queanbeyan. Mr. Wright was chosen…

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Cooma Municipal Council

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 3

THE nomination and election of an adlerman in the room of Alderman Crang took place on Thursday, 30th instant, at noon, at the Council Chambers…

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Cooma Municipal Council

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday, 5th instant, at 7 p.m. Present : The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Spring)…

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Municipal Endowment

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1885 · page 2

THE communication appended has been received:—The Treasury, New South Wales, Sydney, 8th May, 1885…

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Municipal Point

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1885 · page 3

At the Sydney Water Police Court, on Monday week, a case—Searson v. Harrison—was heard, in which a noval objection was raised by the defendant's attorney (Mr. Coonan)…

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Cooma Municipal Council. MONDAY, llTH MAY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 4

PRESENT: The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Spring), Aldermen Harris, Welch, Faulkner, and Shannon. [?]…

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