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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1860

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Local. Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 January 1860 · page 2

Present : the Mayor, Aldermen Wise, Roper, Jones, Melbourne, and Davis, The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Local. Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 11 January 1860 · page 2

At the sitting on Monday, the Mayor and Aldermen McLaurin, Jones, Roper, Wise, Davis, and McGall were present. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE…

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Local. Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 18 January 1860 · page 2

The usual sitting was held on Monday; present, the Mayor, and Aldermen McLaurin, Jones, Wise, and Roper. There were no notices on the paper, and the…

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Local. Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 2

At the sitting on Monday, the Mayor and Aldermen McLaurin, Jones, Horsley, McGall, Wise, Davis, Roper, and Kiss, forming the whole council, were present…

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Local. Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Saturday 4 February 1860 · page 2

At the sittings last Monday were present the Mayor, and Aldermen McLaunn, Jones, Roper, McGail, Horsley, and Davis, The Town Clerk announced that Mr. Whelaban…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

The usual sitting was held on Monday, present the Mayor and AI ermen Melborne, [?] Horsly, MeUail, and Davis. The [?] having been confirmed, the Town [?]…

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Local. Albury MUNICIPALlTY , THE [?]

The Border Post · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

The nomination of candidate to serve during the insuing Municipal year, in the room of Alderm- n Roper, McGal, and Davis, slow retire by rotation; and slow of auditors, was held…

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Albury Municipal Election

The Border Post · Wednesday 15 February 1860 · page 2

The [?] for the election of Aldermen took place yesterday and resulted follows:— John Dornan...................36 Luke Everelt...................29…

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Election. (To the Editor of the Border Pott.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 15 February 1860 · page 2

Sir—On perusing this Border Post of last Saturday, I observed a paragraph to the effect that several of the names for the office of Aldermen to be omitted from the Ballot Papers, on…

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Albury Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Border Post · Saturday 18 February 1860 · page 2

On Tuesday, at noon, a special meeting of the Council was held, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year, and also of appointing the Improvement and Finance Committees…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 14 March 1860 · page 2

There was no quorum last Monday, Aldermen Roper, Kidd, Wise, and Dornan being the only parties present. The following notices of motion were placed on the table…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 2

A meeting of this body was held at the Court House on Monday afternoon : present the Mayor, and Aldermen Everett, Doman, L. Jones, Wise, Horsley, Roper, and Kidd…

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Vineyards and Taxation. The following letters were read by Alderman Roper at the last meeting of the Municipal Council:— Kyeamba, Feb 27, 1860

The Border Post · Saturday 24 March 1860 · page 2

My Dear Sir,—Having observed by the public prints, that the Municipal Council of Albury have taxed vineyard at what I consider so exorbitant rate as, in my opinion, will put a stop to…

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Local. Albury Municipal Council. Monday, April 2nd

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 April 1860 · page 2

There being no quorum, the meeting on Monday lapsed. There were present, Aldermen Dornan and Everett. No action has therefore as yet been taken in the Roper apology matter…

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Municipal Council. Monday, 9th April

The Border Post · Wednesday 11 April 1860 · page 2

Present the Mayor of Albury, and Messrs. Horsley, Wise, Everett, Jones, Dornsn, and Kidd The Minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Clerk read the…

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Municipal Council. Monday, April 16th

The Border Post · Wednesday 18 April 1860 · page 2

Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Jones, Roper, Dornan, Kidd, Wise, Everett, and McLaurin. The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and confirmed…

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Council Misunderstanding

The Border Post · Saturday 21 April 1860 · page 2

It appears the Municipality has not yet heard the last of the Roper and Asher episode. The interlude of the “glass case or golden frame” has another act to be…

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Municipal Council. Monday, 23rd April. Present Aldermen Wise, Everett, Roper, Doman and Jones

The Border Post · Wednesday 25 April 1860 · page 2

The Mayor not being present, Ald. Wise was requested by Ald. Roper to take the Chair. Ald Roper made a motion to this effect, but diffidence prevented Ald, Wise from acceding to it. Ald…

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Letters to the Editor Municipal Taxation. To the Editor of the. Border Post

The Border Post · Saturday 28 April 1860 · page 2

SIR.—In a late issue of your [?] you made some remarks upon the municipal [?] of Albert. You went in for increasing the amount [?] to our local exchequer and urged that…

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Municipal Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 2 May 1860 · page 2

Present The Mayor. Aldermen Dornan, McLaurin Jones, Everett, and Wise. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed…

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