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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

139 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 5 of 7

The Council's Power to Impound

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 2

A DIFFECENCE of opinion has existed among Aldermen as to whether or no the council had power to order the impounding of cattle off the streets. It is now aseertained on the authority…

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The Bowral free press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Aug.25, 1888. Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, August 24, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor, Aldermen Murray, Newmarch, Hodgson, Rice, Piggott, Griffiths, Farrow. Alderman Campbell arrived after the minutes were confirmed…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the school of arts, at 7.30 o'clock p.m. Clerk's office hours are: Tuesdays, from 10 to 12 a.m.; Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 3 to…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, August 30, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 2

A special meeting of council was held at the council chambers on Thursday evening last for the purpose of considering a proposal from Mr. A. A. Tournav, of the Kiama…

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Behind the Scenes, During a Maiden Municipal Election in the Town of Z. by Agricola. Continued

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 4

THE establishment of a municipality in our midst was long talked of before it took place, and many little jokes were rife as to who should first fill the civic chair; but…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the school of arts, at 7.30 o'clock p.m. Clerk's office hours are: Tuesdays, from 10 to 12 a.m.; Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 3 to…

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The Bowral free press. Do as adversaries do in law. Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Sep. 11, 1888. Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, September 6, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 2

PRESENT: A full council—Alderman Campbell late. CORRESPONDENCE. From the council clerk, asking…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the school of arts, at 7.30 o'clock p.m. Clerk's office hours are Tuesdays, from 10 to 12 a.m.; Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 3 to…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, September 20, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 2

THE Mayor and Alderman Griffiths were absent. Alderman Newmarch was voted to the chair. Minutes of previous meeting were read…

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Moss Vale Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 2

IT was generally reported that Mr. G. Tate, J.P., would be appointed returning officer in connection with the first election of aldermen at Moss Vale; but yesterday morning we…

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Behind the Scenes, During a Maiden Municipal Election in the Town of Z. CONTINUED

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

THE first thing Mr. Sly did towards furthering this new interest was to introduce the subject into his Sabbatical discourse, for this astute gentleman believed in the…

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Moss Vale Municipality

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 September 1888 · page 1

MR. McCourt writes stating that neither directly nor indirectly had he anything to do with the appointment of Mr. F. R. Wilshire as returning-officer of the first…

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Municipal Association

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 September 1888 · page 1

The sixth session of the municipal association of New South Wales was to have opened yesterday, in the Town Hall, Sydney, under the presidency of the Mayor of…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the school of arts, at 7.30 o'clock p.m. Clerk's office hours are: Tuesdays, from 10 to 12 a.m.; Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 3 to…

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Moss Vale Municipality

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 2

MUNICIPAL affairs in MOSS Vale are not as brisk as might be expected; but it is clear enough that the lack of excitement does not arise from indifference on the part of the…

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Behind the Scenes, During a Maiden Municipal Election in the Town of Z. CONTINUED

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 3 October 1888 · page 1

AND now the subject had been sufficiently aired, talked of, commented upon, discussed in the local papers,—now at last my friend, who was charged with aspiring to the mayoral…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the school of arts, at 7.30 o'clock p.m. Clerk's office hours are; Tuesdays, from 10 to 12 a.m.; Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 3 to…

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The Bowral free Press. [?]o gs adversaries do in law. Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Oct. 6, 1888. Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, October 4, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor and five aldermen, Aldermen Newmarch, Griftiths, and Piggott absent. Minntes of previous meeting were read…

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Moss Vale. MUNICIPALITY

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

Matters in connection with the above have been very quiet during the past week or two; but, as it is an old saying that a calm precedes a storm, it is expected that when the returning officer's notification…

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Extraordinary Vacancy in Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 1

THE election to fill the vacancy in council, caused by the resignation of Alderman Newmarch, has been fixed by the Mayor to-take place on Monday, the 22nd instant…

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