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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

151 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 8

Railway Commissioners and Municipal Rates

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 5

For some ti[?]e past the South Singleton Coun[?] been endeavouring to devise a [?] of arranging by co-operation [?]ther councils similarly…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, August 18, 1898

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

PRESENT: Aldermen W Murray, Mayor (in the chair), M Rice, G M Pugh, J Beavan, Jos Stokes, and R S Mackenzie. Alderman Rice moved that the correspondence…

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Model Municipal By-Laws

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

GREAT diversity exists in the by-laws framed by various municipalities under the Municipalities Act, and it has many times happened that on appeal certain by-laws have been held to be ultra vires. In…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, August 18, 1898

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

Present: Aldermen W. Murray (Mayor), M. Rice, G. M. Pugh, J. Beavan, Jos. Stokes, and R. S. Mackenzie…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening last, there being present—Aid. H…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday evening. Present: Aid. Richards (Mayor), J. Mealing, J. White, J. Leighton, W. Westbury, W…

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Council Appointments

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

DEATHS and resignations have created many vacancies in the legislative council. Mr. Reid meets an assembly fresh from the country which unanimously…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Council and Union

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

THE friends of federation discern danger ahead to the cause of Australian unity in The legislative Council as at present composed. It is idle to prate about a…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 September 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal, Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last there, being present, the Mayor…

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Mittagong Municipal Council Wednesday, Sept.7

Robertson Advocate · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 2

Present: Alderman J. White (chair), W. H. Jones, J. Mealing, D. Gallway, W. Westbury, and J. Leighton. Correspondence was received from…

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Local and District. Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, September 15, 1898

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

PRESENT: Aldermon W. Murray (Mayor), R. S. Mackenzie, J. L. Campbell, G. M. Pugh, J. Beavar, Jos Stokca, M. Rice, and J. Hodgson. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

The council met on Thursday night last. Present: Aldermen W. Murray (Mayor), M. Rica, R. S. Mackenzie, J. Hodgson, G. M. P[?]gh, J. L. Campbell, J. Beavan, and…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last there being present the Mayor,…

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Mittagong. Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 2

The council met on Wednesday night. Present: Aldermen White (chair), W. H. Jones, D. Gallway, J Mealing, J. Moses, J. Leighton, J. J. Murray, and W…

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Bowral Council. Special Meeting

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 3

A SXECIAL meeting was held on Thursday evening, 22nd instant. Present: Aldermen W. Murray (Mayor), J. Hodgson, M. Rice, Jos. Stokes, J. Beavan, G. M. Pugh,…

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The Municipal Conference. Moss Vale Council's Motion

Robertson Advocate · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

Moss Vale had following motion on the business paper of the Municipal Conference which opened in Sydney on Tuesday morning last:—…

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WEDNESDAY. In the Legislative Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The Metropolitan Saleyards(Fees) Bill was re-introduced at the stage it had reached at the close of last session, and it was made an order of the day…

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Municipal Lighting

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 5

Some short time ago the Moss Vale Municipal Council, wrote to a number of the municipalities throughout the Colony respecting lighting rates, and…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday et evening last, there being present the Mayor…

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