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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

110 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 6

The Municipalities Building Bill

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Municipal Association (Sydney) a report on the Municipalities: Building Biil, prepared by the secretary.(Mr. F. A. Morgan) at the request…

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The Bowral Free Press And Berrima District Intelligencer. 29.7.05. News Gleanings. Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Bewral council. which was to have been held on Thursday night, lapsed for want of a quorum. Four aldermen put in an appearauce, viz.,…

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Municipal Borrowing

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 1

What Mr. Carruthers regards as a muchneeded reform he has provided for in the Local Government Extension Bill to be placed before Parliament. He proposes…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

The above council met on Wednesday night, there being present: Aid. Moses (Mayor), Mealing, Leighton, Merifield, Westbury, and Lake…

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 2

The Bowral council met on Thursday evening last. Present: Ald. Oxley (Mayor), Murray, Beavan, Campbell, Stephens, Stokes, Rutherford, and Jones…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

The council met on Thursday night last, when there were present: Ald. Oxley (Mayor), Murray, Beavan, Stephens, Stokes, Campbell, Rutherford, and Jones…

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Boss Vale Council. Monday, 14Th August, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor (in the chair). Aid. Lackey, Salkeld, Flexman, Hawkins, Taylor, W. Jones, and Aland. The minaks of last meeting…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

The above council met on Wednesday night, when there were present: Ald, Mos[?] (Mayor), Mealing, Leighton, M'Callum, Merifield, and Campbell…

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The Municipal Association

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 3

The Paddington Council has decided not to affiliate with the Municipal Association. The proposal to pay the annual fee this year provoked strong comment at the last…

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Municipal Sale Yards

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

A couple of matters with references to the above subject cropped up at the meeting of the Moss Vale council on Monday night. Ald. Taylor asked if any agreement had…

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State Parliament. Legisl Vtive Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 6

The deb[?]on the motion for the second reeding of the Government Motor Omaibus Bill was resumed. Mr. Mscintesh said the…

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting, of the Bowral council lapsed on Thursday night for want of a q[?]orum. The Aldermen attending were Ald. Oxley (Mayor). Campbell, and Kyng…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, August 28Th, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor chair), Ald. W. Jones, Taylor, Salkold, Aland. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Bowral council, which was to have been held on[?] Thursday night, again lapsed for want of[?] a quorum. This is the second meeting[?]…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, 11Th September, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 September 1905 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor (in the chair), Aid. W. Jones, Hawkins, Flexman, and Taylor. After the confirmation of the minutes correspondence…

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 2

After two lapsed meetings, the Bowral council met on Thursday evening. Present: Ald. Oxley (Mayor), Campbell, Jones, Stokes, and Rutherford. Correspondence…

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Municipal Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 2

The 23rd annual conference of the above association was opened by the Lord Mayor of Sydney at the Town Hall on Tuesday morning, when a large number of delegates…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

A special meeting of the above council was held on Thursday evening last to deal with business which had accumulated owing to the lapse of two ordinary meetings. There…

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King and Queen at Manchester. Dock Extension Opened Lord Mayor Knighted

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 6

To the pride and gratification or the citizens of Manchester, his Majesty the King on July 13, with his own hand, conferred the honer of knighthood upon the…

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A Prosperous Municipality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Picton council the half-yearly. financial statement was read, showing, credit balances of £178 and £633 on general and…

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