A Council Clerk's Salary. Peculiar Municipal Methods
The Mittagong council gave another example of its extraordinary method of doing business at its meeting on Wednesday night, when the council clerk's salary again came…
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Council & local affairs, 1906
230 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 4 of 12
Increased Municipal Taxation to the Editor
SIR,—I noticed in your last issue that the Bowral Council has taken steps to impose additional taxation on the ratepayers, and as one on whom the present burden of…
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A special meeting of the Bowral Council was held on Thursday night last, when there were present: Aid. Oxley (Mayor), Mackenzie, Throsby, Save11, Kyngdon, and…
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A special meeting of the Bowral council was held on Thursday night last, when there were present: Ald. Oxley (mayor), Mackenzie, Turoshy, Savell, Kynadon, and…
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A special meeting of the above council was held on Monday night to consider the valuators' report. Present: Aid. Westbury (Mayor), Leighton, Merrifield, Wallis, and…
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The Under Secretary for Public Instruction (Mr. Board) was seen with reference to this matter. He drew attention to the regulation adopted by the Public Service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moss Vale Council. Monday, 9Th April 1906
Present—His Worship the Mayor (chair), Ald. Carter, Mirow, Beale, Hawkins, Taylor, Mowle, and Stevenson. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed…
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An important case under the Municipalities Act was board at Wyalong on Tuesday, when Charles Boyd prodded against John Wyllie for that he being an Alderman of…
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At the Wyalong Police Court, before Mr. W. Dove, P.M., Alderman John H. Wyllie was proceeded against on the information of a ratepayer (John…
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Present—Ald. H. Leighton Jones ([?]) in the chair, H.W. Taylor, J.H. Beals, A. Mowle, A.A. Carter, E.R. Hawkings, F.C. Steresoon and O.Mirow. Tea mixture of…
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The municipal affairs of Mittagong continue to be in an unsatisfactory position, and as a matter of fact appear to be drifting from bad to worse. For the past two or…
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The above council met on Wednesday night. Present: Aid Westbury (Mayor), Leighton, Moses, Merrifield, Wallis, and Campbell…
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The Moss Vale council has deferred the erection of additional saleyards until some future time. Speaking with regard to the matter at Monday night's meeting of the…
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The Moss Vale Council submitted a question to the Municipal Association as to the right to compel property-owners along the banks of a creek to keep the creek clear of…
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The council met on Thursday night, when there were present: Aid. Oxley (Mayor), Mackenzie, Throaby, Savell, Kyngdon, Jones CORRESPONDENCE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowral Council's Finances. Reduced Salaries and Other Retrenchment
The finance committee of the Bowral Council has been on the warpath, Besides imposing a new fire brigade rate and increasing the charge for night service, a…
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The council met on Thursday night, when there ware present: Aid. Oxley (Mayor). Mackenzie, Throsby, Savell, Kyngdon, and Jones…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entente Municipale. Round of Paris Sights. Kissing the Market Queen
In 6th February the paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:—Sir Edward Cornwall to-day kissed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Hint to Ex-Aldermen
Judging from recent events there is an impression at Mittagong that an ex-alderman can occupy his [?] at the council until his [?] is appointed. This, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowral council's Retrenchment Scheme. to the Editor
Sir,—In one of your late issues appears a report of the recommendations of the finance committee to the Bowral council, which is a marvelious example of municipal finance and…
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