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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

224 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 12

The Council's Tribute

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

At the Bowral council meeting on Thursday night, at the conclusion of the general business occasion was taken to bid farewell to Mr. Mackenzie as an alderman of the council, on the eve of his…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, January 29, 1903

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

Present: Ald. W. Murray (Mayor), R. S. Maokenzic, J. J. Campbell, T. Mathewson, F. B. Kyngdon; Jos. Stokes, M. Rice, M. Jones, and H. M. Oxley…

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Things Municipal

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

The public nomination day for aldermen to fill the vacancies for Glebe, Oxley, and Merilbah Wards has been fixed for Tuesday next, February 3, at 12 noon. For Glebe and Merilbah Wards there will…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The council met on Thursday night last, when there were present: Aid. Murray (Mayor), Mackenzie,Campbell, Mathewson, Kyngdon, Stokes, Jones, Rice and Oxley (a…

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Bowral Council. Thursday, January 29, 1903

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

Present: Ald. W. Murray(mayor), R. S. Mackenzie, J. J. Campbell, T. Mathewson, F. B. Kyngdon, Jos. Stokes, M. Rice, M. Jones, and H. M…

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Bowral Municipal Nominations

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

There was a very fair attendance of ratepayers at the Bowral Council Chambers on Tuesday, on the occasion of the official nomination of aldermen…

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Election of Mayor

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

The annual election of Mayor took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Town Hall. The aldermen present were Ald. Mealing, Moses, Jno. Lake,…

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Mittagong Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3
Also in The Mittagong Argus

The above council met on Wednesday evening hist, when there were present Ald. [?]ealing (Mayor), Wallis, Parkinson, Leighton, Merifieid and Westbury…

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The Municipal Nominations. at Mittagong

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

Very little interest was evinced in the public nominations at Mittagong on Tuesday. Not a solitary ratepayer unconnected with the council put in an appearance, the only persons present being those…

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Bowral Municipal Elections. The Poll in Oxley Ward

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

The annual municipal elections this year in Bowral were participated in by the ratepayers of only one ward, viz., Oxley Ward where there were two aspirants for municipal honors—Messrs. Kyngdon…

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Municipal Matters. Annual Nominations

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

The Returning officer (Mr J. A. Moses) on Tuesday last, at 12 noon’ in the presence of a very poor attendance, declared Messrs John Mealing,…

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Election of Mayor

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

A special meeting of the council was to have been held last evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor…

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Bowral Municipal Elections

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

Not withstanding the fact that only one ward in the municipality had the privilege of a contest in choosing its councillor for the [?]ing three years,…

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Alderman Joshua Stokes Elected Mayor of Bowral

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 2

On Monday night a special meeting of the Bowral Council was held for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. There was a full…

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Election of Mayor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 2

At the conclusion of the council meeting on Monday evening the mayor, Ald. Aland, who had just been elected to the office for the third time, invited his friends to the…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, Feb. 9Th, 1903

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 2

Present—His worship the major (in the chair), Ald. McGregor, Collard, Goodridge, Taylor, and McCleery. The minutes of last meeting were…

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