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South Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

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The Municipal Council. (To the Editor.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

SIR,—Certain matters in connect a with the last meeting of the Municipal Council call for comment. Ald. Manning’s remark that I wanted…

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Important Municipal Points

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

Now that the Nowra municipality is about to be lighted with gas, the following will prove of interest both to the councillors and ratepayers. Last week…

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Polling for Aldermen

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

The polling for the election of aldermen to the ordinary Vacancies in the Nowra Council in the representation of the North Ward and Central…

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Municipal Council

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon. Present (Aid Riley, Mayor) and Aldermen Wilford. Farleigh Ree and Petty. Minutes read and confirmed…

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Election of Mayor

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 1

The full Council assembled on Saturday night to elect a Mayor. After the minutes were read and confirmed, the Mayor explained the object the gathering, and invited…

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Municipal Election

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

THE polling for an alderman for the Berry Ward, to fill the vacancy in the Berry Council took place on Monday, the candidates being Stewart Mecindoe and Alexander George…

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Nowra Council. Special Meeting-Election of Mayor. Monday, FEB. 20. Present - Aldermen Westbrook (Mayor), Graham, Peak, R. W. Henry, Crawford, Patterson, Hyam, and H. Henry

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 1

The retiring Mayor (Alderman Westbrook) read the following statement for the year ending 6th February :- The year just closed has been an eventful…

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Berry Council. Saturday, Feb. 18. Present-Full Council. WELCOME

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 6

The Mayor, on behalf of the Council, welcomed the new aldermen-Alderman M'Lean, who had been elected unopposed, and Alderman Macindoe, who had been…

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Nowra Council. Alderman Teak Unanimously Elected) Mayor

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 2

At the meeting of the council on Monday, evening all the aldermen were present, with the exception of Alderman Bourne…

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Election of Mayor

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

A special meeting of the Berry Council was held on Saturday last, the business being the election of Mayor for the ensuring year. Before the election, the Mayor on behalf of…

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A Rotiring Mayor

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

At a meeting of the Nowra Municipal Council on Monday night a resolution was unanimously carried, to place on the council minutes a record…

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Gerringong Council. Monday, February 20

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

A letter was read from Mr M. F. Morton, M.P, stating that he would visit Gerringong. that afternoon in connection with the Rose Valley road…

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Berry Council. Wednesday, FEB. 22. Present-Aldermen Gillam (Mayor), Sproule, Macindoe. Turner, J. Watts, W. H. Watts, and M'Lean. CORRESPONDENCE

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 1

From Public Works Department (per Mr M. F. Morton), stating that application for loan of £200 to effect improvements to water supply could not be…

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Berry Municipal Council

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Chambers on Wednesday night, February 22, there being present the Mayor, and Aldermen Sproule, J. Watte, Turner, W…

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The Telephone. Condenser System Adopted. the Mayor and Mr Fuller Talk

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

On Saturday the Mayor of Wollongong (Mr J. A. Beatson) was the recipient of congratulatory messages from the Hon. the Postmaster-General and…

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Nowra Council. Monday, March 6. Present-The full Council. CORRESPONDENCE

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 1

"From the Mayor of Carcoar, re construction of transcontinental railway, and asking Council to join in a protest against its construction, as New South Wales…

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A Bit of Nowra History. Municipality of Shoalhavbn Invalidated. an Old Story Revived

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 7

Looking amongst some old papers in our possession the other day, we came across a copy of tho Illawarra Mercury, of August 18th, 1865. One of the articles in the paper…

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South Shoalhaven Council. Work at Crookhaven and Terara. Spread Op Bathurst .Economy Advised

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 4

This Council met on Thursday last, presided over by Mayor McLean. There were also present Aldermen Davis, McKenzie, Emery, Walker;…

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Nowra Council. a Question of Sewerage. Golf on the Recreation Ground. Delay in the Gas Lighting. a Mistake About Reserves

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the council was held Monday evening. Present: The Full council. A letter from the Carcoar council…

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Municipal Council

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

[?] of the above [?] Chambers [?] Ald [?]…

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