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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1859

52 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

The Sentence Upon the Mayor of Adelaide

The Border Post · Saturday 12 March 1859 · page 2

From the S. A. Register of the inst we take the following report of the sentence passed upon Mr. Sabben :— William Thompson Sabben, convicted on…

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Albury a Municipality

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 April 1859 · page 2

The three months’ publication of the prayer of the petition of the inhabitants of Albury, for the incorporation of the town, having now taken place; the proclamation,…

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Original Correspondence. Albury Municipality. (To the Editor of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 23 April 1859 · page 2

Sir,— In your leading article of the 20th, you assume that the population of the intended municipality, is not more than 1,000 persons, and that…

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Where Is Our Municipality?

The Border Post · Wednesday 1 June 1859 · page 2

There is a hitch somewhere in reference to the expected elevation of the town and district of Albury to the dignity of a municipality. His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice…

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Original Correspondence. the MUNICIPALITY.(To the Editor of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 4 June 1859 · page 2

Sir.—In the leading article of this day’s paper, you blame the Government for the delay attending the proclamation of this town a municipality. Judging from the routine we had to go through to…

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The Municipality. To the Editor of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 11 June 1859 · page 3

Sir,—In your publication of the fourth instant, appears a letter signed A. B. PRITCHARD, intimating his conviction that the delay in proclaiming Albury a Municipality is attributable to the…

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Local. Albury Proclaimed a Municipality

The Border Post · Saturday 18 June 1859 · page 2

The Gazette of the 8th of June, contains a proclamation which after reciting the powers vested in the Governor, in connexion with the Municipalities Act, proceeds as…

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Municipality of Albury

The Border Post · Saturday 25 June 1859 · page 2

At length our citizens am called upon to take the preliminary steps towards effacing the incorporation of this town and district. A proclamation appears in another column,…

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Municipality of Albury

The Border Post · Wednesday 29 June 1859 · page 2

SCARCELY have we got over the turmoil of a Parliamentary Election, before we are called upon to take part in another election of a different character. On the 14th…

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Municipality of Albury

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 July 1859 · page 2

During the last few days, rumor has been very busy with the names of several townsmen, who were said to be candidates for the office of Municipal Councillors. Various [?]…

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Tue Municipal Boundary—public Meeting

The Border Post · Saturday 9 July 1859 · page 2

ON Thursday evening a public meeting called by bellman was held at the Exchange Hotel, to receive the report of the deputation appointed at the meeting on the previous evening to…

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The Municipal Boundaries

The Border Post · Saturday 9 July 1859 · page 2

Proclamations are not amongst the most interesting species of literature, and it is not surprising that the proclaimed boundaries of the Albury municipality should in the first…

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Municipality Meeting

The Border Post · Saturday 9 July 1859 · page 2

The public meeting called for the purpose of selecting candidates to fill the office of Town councillors, was held at the Royal Hotel pursuant to announcement, on Wednesday evening…

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Local. Municipality Meeting

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 July 1859 · page 2

The meeting adjourned from Friday last was held on Monday evening at the Royal Hotel. Mr. Bayliss was called to the chair, and opened the meeting by inviting the gentlemen who had been…

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Local. Albury Municipality—public Meetings

The Border Post · Saturday 16 July 1859 · page 2

On Wednesday Evening a meeting was held at Darby’s Royal Hotel for the purpose of [?] on the course to [?] adopted on the nomination day. Mr. Saw[?] was called to the chair. A…

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Our Municipality

The Border Post · Saturday 16 July 1859 · page 2

The following letter reached us too late for insertion in our last number. To the Editor of the Board Post.) Sir,—If any proof were wanted of the…

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Original Correspondence. to the Electors of the Municipality of Albury

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 July 1859 · page 2

Townsmen have [?] perused the raving of some of the expectants of the patronage likely to be in the gift of those holders of property residing in the upper portion of the town; some nameless…

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The Municipal Election

The Border Post · Saturday 23 July 1859 · page 2

WE have to congratulate our citizens upon the result of the election for Aldermen end Auditors of our newly launched Municipality. In spite of all the dissentions, and…

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Municipal Bye-laws

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 July 1859 · page 3

For the information of our municipal officers, we publish the following copy of the Bye-laws framed by the Mayor and Aldermen of Wollongong, and sanctioned…

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Original Correspondence. Election of Mayor. To the Editor of the Border Post

The Border Post · Wednesday 3 August 1859 · page 2

SIR,—Your last issue contains a paragraph, referring to the recent election of Mayor, by the recently elected Aldermen. As it is not a correct version permit me to solicit the insertion of this…

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