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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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Municipal Council. Monthly Meeting. Tuesday, 3Rd January, 1888

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 3

PRESENT: The Mayor in tho chair. Aldermen Macnamara, Connolly, II, Brown, Cowdroy, E. Brown, Manning, Chidgey and Spence…

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Broughton Creek and Bomaderry Municipal Council

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Council Chambers, Broughton Creek, on Saturday afternoon last, at 1.15 p.m., and there were present, the Mayor, and…

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Appointments to the Legislative Council

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 4

WE reprint from the S. M. Herald, an unofficial source, a statement of certain alleged appointments to the Legislative Council. We have not yet seen any official…

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Broughton Creek and Bomaderry Municipal Council

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 4

THE general fortnightly meeting of the above-named body was held in the Council Chambers Broughton Creek, on Saturday afternoon last and there were present, the Mayor, and…

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Nowra Municipal Council

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the abovenamed Council was held on Saturday, January 21, at 3 p.m. Present, the full Council, excepting Alderman Smith. Minutes of previous meeting were read…

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Mutters Municipal. (By a Ratepayer.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 2

As the time for election of three aldermen to assist in the management of the affairs of the municipality approaches, I would like to draw attention to a few detects in…

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Nowra Municipal Election. Nomination Day

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 2

TUESDAY last was the day appointed for reading the nominations received for the office of Alderman for the North, South, and Central Wards of the Municipal District of Nowra; and…

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Municipal Election. Nomination Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 2

THE meeting of ratepayers to hear the nomination of candidates for the forthcoming municipal election was held at the School of Arts yesterday. The Mayor,…

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Municipal Council. Special Meetings

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

A SPECIAL mooting, to consider curtain lenders particulars of which have already appeared in our columns was held on 16th January. At a special meeting held…

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Brighton Creek and Bomaderry municipal Council

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 1

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the body named above, which should have been held on Saturday last, lapsed for want of a quorum, the officers in attendance being tho Mayor, and…

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Municipal Election. Polling Day

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

YESTERDAY was the day set apart for the election of candidates to occupy seats in the Municipal Council in the room of Aldermen Brown, Chidgoy and Peden,…

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Election of Mayor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 2

ON Monday afternoon a meeting of the Council was held at the Chambers, there being present, Alderman Cowdroy, Connelly, H. Brown, Maenamara, Spence,…

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Alderman Ch[?]gey and Mr Atkinson. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 2

SIR,— I would have been content to have left the subject in dispute between Alderman Chilgey and myself with the question I Put the answer I received…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 8

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 2

THE Legislative Council sat for about three-quarters of an hour, and the business transacted was the most part of a formal character. It was announced by the President that he had…

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Municipal Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 2

THE formal declaration of the poll took place at the school of Arts, on Saturday at noon, the Returning Officer, Mr. Pedeu, presiding. He formally announced…

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Nowra Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the abovenamed Municipal Council was held on Tuesday, February 11, at 3 p.m., for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current Municipal year…

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Mayor-Making at Campbelltown. Pot-house Proceedings

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 2

THE Campelltown Town Hall was crowded on Saturday evening to witness election of Mayor, the majority surmising that there was to be fun on the Bristol, especially as it was…

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On Matters Municipal. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 2

SIR,—The little stir in town caused by the recent Municipal election having subsided, and the team with its additional strength in point of intelligence now in…

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Parliamentary Summary. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February, 22

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 2

A despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to fugitive criminals was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cox brought up the report of the Select…

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Broughton Bale Municipal Council Election of Mayor

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 1

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Saturday last, the [?] inetant, at 1 [?] for the purpose of electing Mayor for the causing year…

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