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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

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Cobar Municipal Council

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening Present: Aldermen Morrison (Mayor), James, Hogan, Clifton,…

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Municipal Council -- Special Meeting. Monday, October 27Th

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 4

CONSIDERATION of reports re outstanding rates and accounts. Minute of his Worship the Mayor re water supply, &c., and consideration thereof…

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The Labour Council. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

The Labour Council has decided to support the Political Labour League in a deputation to the Premier urging the Government to take up and put through…

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Correspondence. the Municipalities Bill. To the Editor of the Western Herald

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

SIR,—I trust that you will allow me space to refer to the most important feature in the Municipalities Bill now before Parliament. In that Bill an alternative method for…

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Taxation in Municipalities

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

MR. A. G. HUI[?] writes to us (in common with other journals) a letter which will be found elsewhere, arguing for the placing of Municipal rates on unimproved instead of…

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The Municipalities Bill. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 4

SIR, -- In the Municipalities Bill now before Parliament an alternative method for raising rates is proposed. The present policy is to levy upon nine-tenths of the lair average rental…

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Municipal Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, when there were present:—The Mayor, and Aldermen Rygate, Lauer,…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 2
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

A special meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening to consider the matter of the outstanding accounts and rates, and the rates, and the question of the water supply…

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An Open Letter to the Mayor

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 4

RE GASWORKS, WELLINGTON. Per favor of "The Times." Dear Sir,—By this you will see that, as is customary with opinions emanating from one…

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Municipal Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Monday night. Present: The Mayor (All, D. Fitch), and Ald, Gunning, Nelson,…

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The London Mansion House. How the Lord Mayor's Business 18 Conducted

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

There are many people who imagine that London has a new Lord Mayor every year. It is one of London's delusions. If the Lord Mayor is the man who runs the Mansion…

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The Municipalities Bill. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

SIR,--I have just looked through your article on " Taxation in Municipalities." You refer to many things in it, some of which, to my mind, it would not be easy to connect with…

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Municipal Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 3

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Council on Thursday night last there were present: The Major, and Aldermen Kelly, Kennard, Rygate, Bembrick, Lauer and…

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Dubbo Municipal Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

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

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Dubbo Municipal Council. I

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday night in the Town Hall, the Mayor (Alderman J. A. Ryan) in the chair; there were also…

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The Park Oval. Deputation to the Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 3

AT the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening a letter was received from Mr. W. White, secretary of a special committee appointed to interview the Council re…

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Mayor's Minute. Taking Over the Schemes. Figures and Facts

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 2

The Mayor dealt at length with a proposal to take over both Water schemes. After going into the matter carefully he came to the conclusion that it would be an…

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The Park Oval. The Deputations' Interview with the Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 3

THE deputation appointed by the recent public meeting to wait on the Municipal Council re the cricket oval in the Park was received in the Town Hall by that body on…

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The Municipalities Bill. to the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 4

SIR,--The fact is that optional power to rate land values for local revenues is included in a reform measure introduced by the Prime Minister of this State. It is a proposal well…

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