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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1869

67 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 4

Open Column. Municipal Election. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 3

Sir.—Allow me to express the pleasure I feel in the manner the municipal movement has been received by ray fellow townsmen. There is now no danger, through lassitude or any…

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Deniliquin Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 2

An influential meeting was held on Monday night last, at Simpson’s Supreme Court Hotel, for the purpose of ventilating this matter, and in order to see and discover who are likely to come forward…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, February 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 3

Present—The Major, and Aldermen Solomon, Jones, Thomson, Rsu, AND Burnett. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confiemed…

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Deniliquin Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 2

On Monday evening last the adjourned meeting was held at the Supreme Court Hotel, Mr. J. F. Mayger in the chair. The attendance was numerous. After reading and confirming the minutes…

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Deniliquin Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 2

If we cannot congratulate the people of Deniliquin on their being on the highroad to prosperity, we are certainly in a position to declare they have better prospects before them in…

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Deniliquin Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of electors was held at the Supreme Court Hotel, on Monday evening last at 8 o’clock—Mr. IX O. Jones, in the chair. There was a large attendance. The minutes of the…

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Open Column. Municipal Election. To the Electors, per favour of the [?] Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 2

SIR,—My attention having been [?] article in a Deniliquin journal signed by [?] to the Poll,” I had intended to pass it [?] contempt it merits, were it not that [?]…

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Election of Mayor

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 February 1869 · page 2

The Borough Council, including the three new Aldermen, met on Monday lest for the purpose of meeting a Mayor for the current year. The Returning Officer, Mr. Lewis Jones, declared the state of the…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 February 1869 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. George Day), and Aldermen Husing, Lewis Jones, W. J. Jones, Patrick Fallon, Rau, and North. The minutes of the last regular meeting and of two…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, February 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Mr. George Day), and Alder men Lewis Jones, W. J. .Toner, Patrick Fallon, [?] North, Solomon, and Thomson. The minutes of the last meeting were read and…

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Deniliquin Municipal Election

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 4

The first Municipal election at Deniliquin having terminated, we congratulate the townspeople on the result. We have returned five really efficient aldermen out of six. Messrs…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 March 1869 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, and all the Aldermen with the exception of Mr. William J. Jones. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

The Court of Aldermen met on Tuesday last, the 9th inst., at the Masonic Hall at four o’clock p.m. There were present the Mayor (Mr. Jas. Watson), in the chair,…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Husing Fellon, Rau, W. J. Jones, Solomon, Thomson, and Lewis Jones. The minutes of the last meeting were read and…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 17

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1869 · page 4

Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Taylor, Mathewson, and L. Robertson. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read the Mayor drew the attention…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 March 1869 · page 3

Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Husing, Lewis Jones, Solomon, W. J. Jones, and Thomson. The minutes of the lost meeting having been read and confirmed, the reading of the new By-laws was…

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Should Hay Become a Municipality? (From the Riverine Advertiser.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1869 · page 1

THIS has now become a very pertinent question—Should Hay become a Municipality, and that forthwith ? Every small town in the more settled districts is seeking the advantages…

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Albury Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 24. Present—The Mayor and all the Aldermen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 March 1869 · page 2

The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and after some trifling revision had been made in them, at the request of Alderman SOLOMON, they were confirmed…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 31

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1869 · page 4

Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Graves, M’Renzie, Mathewson, John Taylor, and L. Robertson. Alter the minutes of the previous meeting…

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Borough Council. Thursday, April, 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 April 1869 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen North, Lewis Jones, Solomon, W J. Jones, P. E. Fallon, and Thomson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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