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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, April 27

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

Ordinary fortnightly meeting. Present: Ald. Stephens (Mayor), Mackenzie, Beavan, Stokes, Murray, Rice, and Christie…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 3

The municipal appeal court was held at Bowral on Friday last, before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Capt. Chatfield, J.P. The council was represented…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of tho "Municipal Council was held on Monday night last at the Council was held on Monday night last at the Council Chambers. There were present—Ald. W. Jones…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

The council met on Wednesday night Present: Aid. J. White (Mayor), W.[?] Jones, J. Mealing, D. [?] J. Leighton, W. Richards, and W. [?]…

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Moss Vale Municipality. Complimentary Banquetto Ald. E. GOODRIDGE

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

A complimentary dinner was tendered to Ald. E. Goodridge (ex.Mayor of Moss Vale) by his fellow-[?]ldermem on Tuesday evening last…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, May 11, 1899

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 3

PRESENT: Aldermen A. Stephens (Mayor). J. M. Christie, M. RICE, W. Murray, Jos. Stokes, and J. Beavan. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Thursday, May 11Th

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

Ordinary fortnightly meeting, Present: Ald. Stephens (Mayor), Stokes, Beavan, Murray, Rice, and Christie. An apology was made for the…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday last there being present: Ald. Jones (Mayor in the…

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Purely Municipal

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 4

THREE answers at least have been received from the government, declining to undertake certain work in this locality on the ground of such work being "purely municipal."…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above council on Wednesday night lapsed for want of a quorum, there being only four aldermen present, viz., Aid. J. White…

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Notes and Comments. The Council's Finances

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 2

In the last issue of the Free Press there is a misprint in the series of questions relative to the Bowral municipal debt. They should read as follows:— "What interest it bears, what security has…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 2

Mr. C.C. Gale for council O.Mirow appealed against his hence being accessed at £18. The bench dismissed the appeal…

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Municipal Items

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 1

AT Temora last week Alderman Lucas was fined £75 and £11 costs for allowing work to be done for the council in his printing establishment. The work was executed by Alderman Lucas's foreman…

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Moss Vale Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

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

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

The council met on Wednesday night. Present: Ald. White (Mayor), J, Mealing, J. Elliott, W. H. Jones, J. Leighton, I. Moses, and W. Westbury…

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Ex-Alderman G. M.PUgh Public Presentations

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

THERE was an enthusiastic audience at the Town Hall, Bowral, on Tuesday last, the occasion being the presentation of a a beautifully-framed illuminated address…

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Bowral Free Press Saturday, June 3, 1899. Mr. Puch and the Municipal Outlook

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

The pleasing ceremony of Tuesday evening last, which representative townsmen and members of the Fire Brigade met in the Town Hall to presentto ex-Alderman Pughtestimonials expressive…

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Bowral Municipal Council. Friday, June 2

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

Special meeting. Present :—Ald. Stephens (Mayor), Sant, Mackenzie, Stokes, Beavan, and Christie. The Mayor formally welcomed Ald…

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Bowral Council. Friday, June 2

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 4

SPECIAL, meeting. Present:—Ald. Stephens (Mayor); Sant, Mackenzie, Stokes, Beavan, and Christie. The Mayor formally welcomed Ald. Sant to the council…

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Letters to the Editor. The Mayor in Reply

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I have real your leader in last Saturday's issue, headed "Mr. pugh and the Muncipal Outlook," and would treat the matter with the same silent contempt that I have hitherto had for the…

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