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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

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Moss Vale Municipal Nominations

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 1

The nominations of candidates fop the Moss Vale municipality took place at tho council chambers yesterday. The Mayor presided. Three aldermen are to be elected—the retiring…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · 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, February 7, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 2

USUAL fortnightly meeting. Alderman Hodgson and Murray absent. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 2

BALLOTING for the return of the alderman to fill the places of the three retiring alderman takes place at the council chambers to-day, commencing at 8 a.m., and closing at…

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Bowral Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 1

THE number of votes reported at the municipal election on Saturday last was the highest yet polled in the history of the Bowral Municipal Council. People thought it would…

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Moss Vale Municipal Council. Electoion of Mayor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

AT a special meeting of Council, held at Moss Vale on Thursday afternoon last, the retiring Mayor, N. H. Throshy, Esq., was unanimously re-elected for the ensuing…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 1

[?] every alternate Thursday, at the committee[?] of the school of arta, at 7.30 o'clock p.m. Clerk's office house 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, Feb. 16, 1889. Bowral Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of council was held on Wednesday afternoon last for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. There was a full council present. Minutes…

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The Bowral free press. Do as adversaries to in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Wednesday, Feb. 20.1889. At Moss Vale Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 February 1889 · page 1

THREE was a full conned present on Monday night last, and the Mayor occupied the ebair. The business was unimportant; and with the exception of the council clerk's report it was not lengthy…

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Complimentary to Alderman J. Hodgson

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

FOURTEEN persons assembled at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last in resPonse to an advertisement convening a meeting of those favourable to the idea of…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 1

MEETS evert alterbate Thursday at the cimmitteeroom 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, February 21, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

ALDERMAN J. L. Campbell was the only absentee. Minutes of previous meeting wore read and confirmed…

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Bowral Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Thursday evening, the Mayor (Ald. J. J. Campbell), Ald. Harrison, Fleming, Hodgson, Farrow, Rice, Griffiths, and…

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Moss Vale Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Monday night. There were present Alderman K. H. Throsby (Mayor) and a full council…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 1

MEETS every alternate Thursday, at the committeeroom 6f 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, March 7, 1889

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 2

PHESENT: A full council, the Mayor in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE…

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The Bowral free Press. Be as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink at friend. Saturday, March 9, 1889. Complimentary Dinner to Alderman J. HODGSON

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 2

A COMPLIMENTARY dinner was given at the Grand, on Tuesday evening last, to Alderman John Hodgson, a defeated Freetrade candidate for the Camden electorate in the…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 March 1889 · 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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Letters to the Editor. The Bowral Municipal Council and their White Elephant

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 2

SIR, I had expected to have seen before now that some of the ratepayers of Bowral had protested through the medium of your paper against the wanton expenditure by the municipal council of the…

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The Bowral free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. WEDNESDAY, March 20, 1889 At Moss Vale Council

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 1

THERE was a full council present on Monday night last. The remark is some what superfluous: there always is a full council present at Moss Vale on council nights; the civic…

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