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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

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Police Court. Thursday, November 13Th. (Before the Mayor.) Obscene Language

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

EMILY JANE CARTER was fined £3, or two months' imprisonment, for using obscene language…

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Municipal By-Election. Mr. D. J. Breeze eluded

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

The balloting for the municipal vacancy caused by the resignation of ex-Alderman McLood, was held on Saturday. Several circumstances, chiefly that of the two…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening, November 18. The Mayor (Alderman J. A. Ryan) occupied the chair, and there were…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. A. Ryan), Aldermen Utley, Heana, Field, Hope,…

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Police Court. Monday, November 18Th. (Before the Mayor). Aeleged Larceny

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

JAMES O'BRIEN was proceeded against on the charge of stealing [?]4 the property of William Phelan, licensce of the Castlereagh Hotel, on the 14th inst…

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Cobar Municipal Council

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Alds W. J. Hogan (Mayor), Morrison, Snelson, Bailey, Duffy, Phillips,…

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A Council Clerk's Suicide

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 3

FRED. R. Salt, who had held the position of council clerk at Coonamble for six years, was found in his room on Tuesday morning with a revolver by his side. At an…

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Municipal Finance

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 November 1901 · page 2

The Mayor informs us that summary proceedings will be taken by the Council to recover all arrears of rates—especially the water rate—before the end of the year…

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The Gas Question. Special Meeting of the Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 3

The Council met on Tuesday night for the further consideration of the gas question. There were present—the Mayor and Aldermen Breeze, Irving, Connelly, and Lauer…

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Gladstone Municipal Council

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday last. Present: Alds Scanlan (Mayor), Milston, Fox, Prendergast, and Feely. Ald Rowe tendered an…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 5

FOLLOWING is the business paper for Monday night's meeting:— Alderman UTLEY to move,—" That the east tide of lioarke street, Macleay to…

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Legislative Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 5

The Legislative Council has passed the Shearers' Accommodation Bill through Committee…

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Municipal Council. Business Paper--monday, Dec. 2

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 4

Alderman UTLEY to move : "That the cast side of Bourke-street, Macleay to Myall-street, a distance of ten chains, be kerbed and guttered, and the Works Committee asked to…

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Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday December 2, the Mayor (Alderman J. A. Ryan) presiding. There were also present--Aldoraiun…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. A. Ryan), Aldermen Utley, Heane, Field,…

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The Municipal Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 2

ACTING for the State Premier, Mr. Waddoll on Friday received depmtation of suburban Mayors introduced by Mr. Mahony, M.L.A., and accompanied by several members of the…

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Municipal Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1901 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was held last night to catch up arrers of work, the two previous ordinary meetings having lapsed…

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Cobar Municipal Council

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above be held on Wednesday. Present: Alds Morrison (chair,) James, Snelson, Bailcy, and Phillips…

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Coonamble Council Appointments

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 December 1901 · page 2

Some interest was displayed locally in the appointments of a Council Clerk and Inspector of Nuisances for Coonamble, which were made last week. Mr. Kenneth…

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A Mayor Fined

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 4

The Mayor of Jerilderie was fined £5 with costs for refusing to sign cheques authorised for payment by the Council…

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