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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 8

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening to consider a letter from the Railway demonstration Committee, applying for a grant from the municipal body in aid of the…

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, March 28

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Hay Municipal Council was held at the Commercial Hotel, on.Thursday afternoon last. Present: Messrs. Witcombe, Williams, and…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, March 25

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 2

Present—J. H. Davidson, Esq., Mayor, and Aldermen Watson, Noyes, Evans, Burchfield, and Mackenzie. The minutes of previous meeting were read and…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 9

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor, and Aldermen Emerson, Thorold, Gulson, Adams, Barrington, and Downie. After…

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Borough Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1878 · page 3

A MEETING of this Council was held Monday evening last, 1st inst. Present: The Mayor, Crs. Booth, Douglas, King, and Looney. The…

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Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 2

THE ordinary monthly meeting took place on Saturday last. Present-- Crs. Fraser (in the chair), Browne, Lees, Neilson, Olcorn, and Morris…

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Deniliquin Municipal [?] Monday, [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 2

Present : J. H. Davidson, [?] men No[?] The minutes [?] of special meeting held on the [?]…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Saturday, April 13Th

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 3

THE adjourned meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council was held on Saturday last. Present:--Cr. Fraser (in the chair),…

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Hay Municipal Council. Monday, April 15

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 2

The ordinary council meeting to have been held on Thursday last, having lapsed for want of a quorum, a special meeting of tho Aldermen was convened for Monday last. Present:…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 9

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Adams, Thorold, Downie, Reinhardt, Emerson, McLennan…

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, April 25

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 2

Present: Mayor, Aldermen Sabine, Witcombe, and Lakeman. Minutes read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 10

The regular fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor, and Alderman Gulson, Adams, Thorold, Reinbardt, Downie, and Barrington…

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Original Correspondence. Rutherglen Shire Affairs. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1878 · page 2

Sir,--Could you, or any of numerous subscribers, answer me the following questions;-- 1. Who is to be at the expense in…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. Monday, 20Th April

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1878 · page 3

Present: The Mayor and Councillors Booth, Nott, King and Meehan. The minutes of the previous…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Tuesday, April 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 3

A special meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening to dispose of the business which should have been transacted at the lapsed regular meeting, and to prepare estimates of income and…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Saturday, May 4Th

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 May 1878 · page 2

Present--The President (Cr. Scott), and Crs. Olcorn, Lees, Browne, Fraser, Morris, Neilson, and Graham…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 11

The ordinary monthly meeting of this body was held in the Shire Hall, Tallangatta, on Tuesday last Present-The President, and Councillors M’Nicol, Norrie, Dyring, Lynch, Stewart,…

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The Debate in the Council on the Electoral Bill

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 3

In the Legislative Council on Thursday, 2nd instant. Mr. Marks moved that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill he now read the second time. He…

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Deniliquin Municipal Cou[?] Monday, May 6

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 2

Present—Alderman Evans (in the [?] men Burchfield, Mackenzie, and [?] The minutes of the previous [?] were read and confirmed…

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Original Correspondence. Shire Affairs, Again! To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 May 1878 · page 3

SIR,--Being one of the juveniles, of course I took my trip to Ballarat, with the rest of my school mates, to see the Exhibition. We had a sail…

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