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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 2

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

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 2

The council met on Thursday night last, when therewere present : Ald. O[?] (Mayor), Murray, Stokes, Jones, Beavan, Stephens, and Campbell…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, 25Th September, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor (in the chair), Aid. Taylor, W. Jones, Flexman, Aland, and Hawkins. After the minutes had been…

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 2

The Bowral council met on Thursday night. Present: Ald. Oxley (Mayor), Stephens, Camphell, Stokes, Kyngdon, and Jones. An apology was received from…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 2

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

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, 9Th October, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 October 1905 · page 2

Present—Aid. H. Leighton-Jones (mayor, in the chair), Salkeld, Carter, Taylor, W. Jones, Hawkins and Aland. After the minutes of the previous…

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above, which was to have been held on Thursday evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. The aldermen who put in an…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, October 23Rd, 1995

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 2

Present-His worship the mayor (in the chair), Aid. W. Jones, Aland, Carter, and Hawkins. After the confirmation of the minutes of the previous…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Local Government (Shires) Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 6

The Vice-President of the Executive Council moved the second reading of this bill, and said that a bill of the kind had been repeatedly promised by…

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Moss Vale's New Park. the Mayor's Working Bee

Robertson Advocate · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 2

The working bee organised for last Wednesday afternoon by the Mayor of Moss Vale (Dr. Leighton Jones)for the purpose of effecting improvement on the site of the…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 2

The Bowral council met on Thursday evening. Present: Ald. Oxley (Mayor), Beavan, Jones, Campbell. S[?]ephens, and Stokes. Apologies were received from Ald…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1905 · page 5

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUIRES) BILL The debate on the motion for the second reading of the bill was resumed. Dr. Nash said there was a necessity…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, 6Th November, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 November 1905 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor (chair), Ald. Aland, W. Jones, Lackey and Hawkins. After the minutes had been road and confirmed correspondence…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Local Government (Shires) Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 2

Mr. Kater presented a petition from a number of stock boards, praying that the House would not include them in the Local Government (Shires) Bill…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Bowral council was held on Thursday night. Present: Aid. Oxley (Mayor), Murray, Stoke, Jones, Campbell. Correspondence…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Local Government (Shires) Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 2

This bill was further considered in committee. Clause 33, "General rate levied on unimproved capital value of land,"…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

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

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, 20Th November, 1905

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor (chair), Ald. W. Jones, Taylor, Salkeld, Aland, and Carter. After the minutes had been read and confirmed…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present: Ald, Moses(Mayor), , Mealing, Leightou, Westbury, Lake, Wallis…

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