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Council & local affairs, 1885

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Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1885 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of tho Borough Council was held yesterday afternoon Present: the Mayor (in the chair), and Alderman Oarland, Fitzhardinge, Walsh, Cummins and…

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Important Municipal Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1885 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, in petty sessions. DOIDGE V. PINKSTONE. "Summons: To Frederick Pinkstone, of…

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Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 2

A MEETING Of the Council was held at the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Fitzhardinge, Hayes, Hardy, Wall, Walsh,…

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Aldermen and Contracts

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 6

WE notice by telegrams to the Sydney papers that Alderman Pinkstone, of Cootamundra, has been fined £50 for trading with the council, of which he was a member…

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Municipal Elections

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1885 · page 6

THE Returning-officer has already given full information regarding the nominations for the approaching municipal elections; but we will not be doing amiss in reminding…

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Borough Council

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 7

PRESENT—the Mayor and Ald. Champion, Fergus, M'Beath, and Simpson. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Municipal Matters

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 3

UNDER this head the Daily Telegraph of Sydney says:—In Cootamundra, Alderman Pinkstone has been fined £50 in the local court for a…

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Municipal Revision Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 7

THIS court sat on Thursday, when there were present his Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Champion, Fergus, M'Beath, Mullaly, and Simpson…

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Mr. James Gormly, Mayor of Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1885 · page 3

THE Sydney Mail of the 24th inst. contains a portrait of Mr. James Gormly, accompanied by the following biographical notice:- "The gentleman whose portrait we…

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Council Contracting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 4

THE case against Alderman Pinkstone, of Cootamundra, who was lately fined for an offence against the 31st clause of the Municipalites Act, contains some features upon…

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Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 2

A special mooting of the Borough Council was hold at tho Council Chambers yesterday afternoon. Present: The Mayor (in the chair) and Aldermen H. B. Fitzhardinge,…

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The Municipal Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1885 · page 3

THE nomination of three aldermen to represent the North, South, and East Wards, respectively, in the Borough Council, and of two auditors, took place in the Council…

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Borough Council

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 6

PRESENT—the Mayor, and Ald. Champion, Simpson, M'Beath, Fergus, and Healy. Minutes of last meeting, and special meeting, were read an confirmed…

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Municipal

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 4

THE councillor whose position was questioned at the public meeting on Wednesday night took his seat on Thursday with such violence that he nearly…

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The Municipal Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 2

It has never been our lot to record a more uninteresting election than that which took place on Saturday last to furnish two aldermen to represent the East and North Ward…

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Election of Mayor

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 3

The election of Mayor of the Borough of Wagga Wagga took place at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, there being present: The Mayor (Mr. J. Gormly) in…

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Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday last in the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor (in the chair) and Aldermen A. T…

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Election of Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 3

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Municipalities Act, a special meeting of the council was called for Saturday afternoon for the purpose of electing a mayor for the…

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Borough Council

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 4

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. M'Beath), and Ald Champion, Barnes, Barnard, Resch, Healy, Pinkstone, and Simpson. Minutes of preceding regular meeting…

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Council's First Works

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 3

THE Works Committee (appointed at last meeting of the council, and comprising the Mayor and Aldermen Pinkstone, Barnard, and Resch) have make an inspection of the…

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