Bowral Council. a Lively Meeting
A meeting of the above council was held on Thursday last there being present Aldermen Holmes (Mayor), Biasaker, Franklin, Cobb, Harrison, Rice and Campbell…
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Council & local affairs, 1893
106 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 6
Moss Vole Council
A special meeting of the above was held on Friday evening, December 30th. Present—Aldermen Young (Mayor), Adams, Goodridge, Jones, Rose, and McGregor. Minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. Selecting Aldermen
SIR,—As you mentioned my name in your last issue, as a probable candidate for aldermanic, honors, I take this, early opportunity of advising you that there is no foundation for the rumor, as…
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At the ordinary fortnightly meeting held on Monday evening last at the Council Chambers the Mayor (A. B. Young) presided. Also present—Aldermen Adams, J. Cullen…
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Thin is how the Er[?]ning News reporter describes a little incident at the last meeting of the Rookwood Council: "Here occurred a lengthy pause in the proceedings. The…
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WE are reliably informed that Messrs. W. Franklin, C. Funstone, and F. R. Raward are candidates for the vacancies in the Bowral Council Mr. Franklin…
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ALD. Oxley and Harrison absent. A letter was received from the Municipal Association, stating that the Association as a body had bad no opportunity of expressing its…
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The following letter is a reply to the requisition sent to N. H. Throsby, Esq., asking him to again become a candidate for election to a seat in the Moss Vale Council:—…
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When the council resumed Alderman John Cullen said aa that would be his lost meeting, he would not say for how long—perhaps for life—he would like to say a few farewell words…
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All the aldermen were present except the Mayor (who was absent through illness in his family), Alderman Rom was elected to take the chair. The previous minutes were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Municipal Election. Nomination Day
The nominations for three aldermen and two auditors for the municipality of Moss Vale took place at the Council Cl[?]mbers on Tuesday at noon. Besides the candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowral Free Press " Do as adversaries do in law: Strive mightily, but cat and drink as friends." Saturday, Feb. 11, 1893. Rates on Current Topics. Municipal Suicide
THERE were all sorts of rumours in circulation yesterday and for the few preceding days anent the municipal elections. It was confidently asserted by some that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. The Municipal Elections
SIR,—The present election is one of importance to the town if only on account of the attention that must be given to our present requirement, namely, our water supply. It therefore behaves those who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mayor in Explanation
IN our last: we made some reference to the possibility of His Worship the Mayor preventing informality in nomination papers by giving information re the Act to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bowral Contest. From Ratepayer to Alderman, and From Alderman to Mayor. Chapter I.—from Ratepayer to Alderman, Saturday, Feb. Ii, 1893
Six gentlemen, good and true, were desirous of entering the municipal arena; but only three were required; so the ballot-box was set in motion. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chapter Ii.—from Alderman. to Mayor. Wednesday Afternoon, Feb. 15, 1893
THERE was a full council—viz., Aldermen J. Hodgson, A. J. Harrison, R. A. Bissaker, H. M. Oxley, J. Cobb, J. J. Campbell, M. Rice, F. R. Raward, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowral Free Press " Do as adversaries do in law: Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friend's." Saturday, Feb. 18, 1893. Notes on Current topics. Bowral Council the "Larwob Licnuoc," or the "School of Nine." Mayor the "Royam" or Top Boy
As we were rummaging among some old papers in our editorial sanctum a day or two ago we found an ancient-looking MS. written evidently "before the discovery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowral Free Press " Do as adversaries do in law: Strive mightily, but cat and drink as friends." Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1893. notes on Current Copies. Courtesy of the Mayor
THE public meeting called for Monday last for the establishment of a fund for the relief of sufferers by floods in Queensland recognised it as a graceful act on the…
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The first meeting of the new council was held on Thursday last and was looked forward to with deep interest by many of the ratepayers. There is generally a little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Bowral. Unprecedented Rainfall. Narrow Escapes. Heavy Damages to Property. Nearly £500 Damages to Streets and other Council Property. Also Heavy Losses to Owners
ALTHOUGH the weather during last week was beautifully fine, a change took place on Saturday evening. From an early hour clouds began to rise, preceded by the…
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