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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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

Moss Vale Municipal Naminations

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 1

THE Returning officer, Mr. G. Tato, son., J.p., took his seat at 12 o'clock, noon, at the Court House, Moss Vale, yesterday, 13th instant; beside him the poll clerk, Mr…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 November 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 Bomral free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, nov. 17, 1888. Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, November 15, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 November 1888 · page 2

Usual fortnightly meeting. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Hodgson, Campbell, Furrow, Rice, Piggott, and Griffiths. Minutes of previous meeting were read…

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Moss Vale. Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 November 1888 · page 1

THE first municipal election in the municipality of Moss Vale took place on Saturday last, from 8 a.m till 3 p.m. Mr. George Tate, J.P., acted as Returning Officer, and…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the school of arts, at 7.80 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

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of council was held in the clerk's room on Tuesday evening last. There was a full council present. The business of the meeting was to tnake…

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Letters to the Editor. Lithograph of Municipality

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 3

SIR.—Permit me through your paper to have a say and sot others thinking. Would it not be a good plan for our worthy aldermen to have a lithograph made of our municipality, and an approximate cost…

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Bowral, Municipal Council

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

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the sohool 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, Dec. 1, 1888. Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, November 29, 1888

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

PRESENT: The Mayor, Aldermen Murray, Fleming, Hodgson, Campbell, Farrow, and Rice. Minutes were read and confirmed, after a…

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Municipal Affairs

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

THE council's reply to tho miniature legal torpedo shot at them by the metropolitan perennial police court lawyer, Mr. W. Roberta, was this —"the council neither granted nor refused…

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Bowral Municipal Council

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

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committee-room 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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At Moss Vale Council

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

A NEW J nib in an old holder; a new bale of 361b. paper, double demy, a fresh supply of Stephen's blue black, and a now snowwhite blot pad are imported into the Free…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, December 13, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

PRESENT: The Mayor and Aldermen Murray, Fleming, Hodgson, and Farrow. Alderman Piggott took his sent late in the evening…

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At Moss Vale Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 December 1888 · page 2

SEVEN o'clock p.m. on Tuesday last saw the nine elect people of Moss Vale exchanging smiles across the municipal tables with pine-board tops. Business went along…

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Moss Vale Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 1

THE Moss Vale council sat again on Monday evening last, and completed consideration of draft by-laws. With a few alterations they have adopted a code similar to…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 December 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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At Moss Vale Council

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

THE press table, with one side of it against the wall, is made to accommodate four; and by an act of wise forethought it has been labelled on four points of its…

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Bowral Nunicipal Council

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

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom of the schools 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 Dec. 29, 1888. Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, December 27, 1888

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

PRESENT: Aldermen Hodgson, Fleming, Campbell, Farrow, Rice, and Piggott. On the motion of Aldermen Campbell and Fleming, Alderman Hodgson was voted to…

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