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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1901

220 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 6 of 11

Reply to the Mayor

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 2

SIR,—The Mayor's apology is very thin. What does it matter what 50 ex-Mayors say? There is one thing certain, and that is that public comment on a question that is sub judice is disallowed; and…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, June 20, 1901

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

PRESENT: Aid. J. M. Christie (Mayor), H. M. Oxley, M. Rice, W. Murray, Jos Stokes, F. B. Kyngdon, T. Mathewson, J. J. Campbell, and R. S. Mackenzie. Full council…

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Motions re School Water "Council Treated with Contempt by Minister." "Department Not Game to Analyse Water."

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

The following notices of motion (to be moved by Aid. Mackenzie) were before the last meeting of the Council, but their adoption was adjourned (on the motion of Aid. Mathewsonj to the present meeting,…

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Bowral Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

The council met on Thursday night last. Present; Aid: Christis (Mayor), Mackenzie, Campbell, Matthewson, Kyngdon, Stokes, Murray, Rice, and Oxley…

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Municipal Gas

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

SIR,—I was glad to see that a "Houseboulder" wrote on this question about a week ago in your paper. It is quite right about the bad gas and complaints are…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 2

The council met on Wednesday night. Present: Ald. Mealing (Mayor), J. Leighton, T. Hudspsth, W. Westbury, T. Groube, J. Merrfield, W. H. Cutcliffe, W. Parkinson…

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Municipal Councils and Street Trees

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

The difficulty between Mr. Charles Rogers and the Goulbarn Municipal Council, regarding certain street trees which the former wished the council…

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Moss Vale Council. Special Meeting. Monday, 1St July, 1901

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

Present-His worship the Mayor (in the chair), Ald. McGregor, Thompson, McCleery, Goodridge, Taylor, Jones, and Collard…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, July 4, 1901

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 2

PRESENT: Ald. J. M. Christic (Mayor), R. S. Mackenzie, J. J. Campbell, T.Mathewson, W. Murray, M. Rice. H. M. Oxley, and Jos. Stokes. Correspondence…

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The Goulburn Council and Mr. Rogers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 2

Aid. O'Brien proposes to move on the 11th instant, "That Mr. Ches. Rogers having according to his own admission destroyed two trees in Montague-street…

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Bowral Municipal Council

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The council met on Thursday night last. Present : Ald. Christie (Mayor), Murray, Mackenzie, Campbell, Rice, [?], Oxley, and Stokes. An…

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Moss Vale Council. MoNDAY, July 8Th, 1901

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 July 1901 · page 2

Present-the Mayor (in the chair), Aid. Jones, Taylor,Goodridge, Collard, McCleery, and McGregor. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

The council met on Wednesday night. Present: Ald, Mealing (Major) Leighton, Moses, Wookburry, Morifield, Hudspeth, and Parkinson. An apology…

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Municipal Rating of Charities

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Mittagong Express

At a recent meeting of the Lane Cove Council a letter was received from the Lady Superior of St. Joseph's Orphanage, Lane Core Road, asking…

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"The Absent-minded Aldermen." (With apoligies to Rudyard Kipling.)

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

THE following lines are taken from the Goulburn Penny Post. They speak for themselves:— When we've shouted "Brave Chartic," when you [?]…

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