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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, January 5, 1899

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

Present: AH. W. Murray (Mayor), M. Rice, J. Be[?]van, G. M. Pugh, I. L. Campbell R. S. Mackensie, and A. Stephens. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Mess Vale council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Moss Vale Council took place at the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. Present—Mayor Goodridge (in…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

The council met in the School of Arts on Wednesday night. Present: Ald. White (chair), J. Mealing, D. Gallway, W. H. Jones, J. J. Murray, W. Westbury, and J…

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Municipal Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

The following was inadvertently omitted from our report of the last meeting of the Moss Vale council on Monday last. THE MAYOR'S MINUTE…

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Bowral Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,1899. Present : A [?] council. CORRESPONDENCE. From W. M. [?] M. P. [?]…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Moss Vale Council took place on Men day evening last. Present—Aid. E. Goodridge (Mayor, in the chair),…

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Municipal Banking

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 3

Glasgow Corporation, which at present supplies the community with gas, end water, and tramways, which has several municipal lodging houses;…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

The [?] on Wednesday afternoon. Present: Aid White ([?]ir),[?] [?] [?]…

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The Municipal Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

In a few days the municipal year 1808.9 will be brought to a close, it is only fitting that we should place on record the fact that during the year the…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, Febraury 2

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 3

THE visual meeting was held on Thursday evening last Present: Aldermen W. Murray (Mayor), G. M. Pugh, R. S. Mackenzie, M. Rice, J. Stokes, A. Stephens, J. Beavan…

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Municipal Nominations

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

THE following, are the nominations for the three municipalities in the district:— BOWRAL. Aldermen: Merilbah Ward, Mr. Wm…

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Bowral Free Press Saturday, February 4, 1899. Our Municipal Outlook

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

The placid pool of Bowral municipal life presents a mirrored surface of perfect calm throughout the year, and its waters are only faintly troubled when the hour of the annual elections…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, Feb. 2

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

Ordinary fortnightly meeting. Present: AId. Murray (Mayor), Stophens. Pugh, Rice, Stokes, Beavan, and Mackenzie. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

The usual meeting of the council lock place a', the Council Chambers . on Monday evening last. Present—Ald. Goodridge, Mayor (chair), Samuel,…

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Bowral Free Press Wednesday, February 8, 1899. Bowral Municipal Nominations

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 4

AT 12 o'clock noon yesterday (Tuesday) Alderman R. S. Mackenzie, J.P., (the returning officer) presided over a public meeting at the Town Hall in connection with the annual nominations of…

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Municipal Nominations

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 5

Ald . E.[?] (Mayor), Returning Officer, presided at the meeting held at the Council Chambers yesterday (Tuesday) at noon. Some thirty ratepayers, including the…

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[?] Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

The council [?] on Wednesday night Present : Ald. J. White (chair). J. [?] W. [?]. Jones, D. Oallway, W. [?] and J. Leighton…

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Municipal Nominations. BOWRAL

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

The official nomination for the forthcoming municipal elections took place at the council chambers at noon on Tuesday, in the presence of about thirty ratepayers. Ald…

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Municipal Stakes at Mighty Gong. by “Observer.”

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

The municipal stakes will be brought to a conclusion at Mighty Gong to-morrow (Saturday). The final acceptances having been declared, there will be five contestants going…

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Municipal Elections. BOWRAL

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

The excitement attendant on the annual municipal elections—what little has been evinced in them—was brought to a termination on Saturday, when…

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