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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

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The Late Shire Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 August 1878 · page 2

THE result of the late election for the North-East Riding of the Shire of Rutherglen was rather unexpected, and, being so, it is not a matter of…

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Hay Municipal Council. Special Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 14 August 1878 · page 2

A special meeting of the Aldermen was held on Thursday afternoon; for the purpose of receiving tenders for fencing in the Moppett street reserve, and for making…

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Shire Council. Annual MEETING.--Wednesday, 15th August

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 August 1878 · page 2

Present--Crs. Browne, Lees, Pearce, Wilkins, Fraser, Neilson, Grahnam, and Olcorn. Cr. Loos took the chair, on the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, August 12

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 2

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

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, August 15

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 2

There were present at the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council, Alderman M, Tartakover, mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Williams, Witcombe, Lakeman, and…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor, and Aldermen Adams, Downie. Reinhardt, Barrington, M‘Lennan, Thorold, and…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. Monday, 12th August

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1878 · page 3

Present:--The Mayor, and Crs. King, Meehan, and Lord The newly elected councillors, Messrs. Hunter, Looney, and M'Lellan, after having…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. Monday, 26Th August

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1878 · page 3

Present: The Mayor, and Crs. Hunter, Booth, King, Nott, and Meehan. MINUTES…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, August 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 2

Present—Aldermen Evans (in the chair), Watson, and Burchfield. The minutes of the previous regular meeting were read' and confirmed, as also those of a special…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 August 1878 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Downie, Adams, Thorold, M’Lennan, Gulson, Reinhardt,…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 11

The usual monthly meeting of the Towong Shire Council was held at their Chambers on Tuesday, the 3rd inst. Present—The President and Councillors Paton, Cahill, Nome, Stewart,…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Saturday, Sept. 7th, 1878

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 September 1878 · page 3

Present: The President, and Crs. Neilson, Olcorn, Pearce, Wilkins, Fraser, Lees, and Foord. NEW COUNCILLOR…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Thursday, September 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 10

Present —the President and Councillors Reidy, Maher, Terrier, Bambrick. The minutes or previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the following correspondence was dealt with :—…

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[?] Municipal Council. Monday, September 9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 3

[?] J. H. Davidson, Esq., (Mayor) [?] Burchfield, Watson and Mockenzie. [?] of previous regular meeting were [?]…

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, September 12

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council, on Thursday afternoon, was attended by the Mayor, Mr M. Tartakover, and Messrs Lakereman, Churche, and Sabine. Minutes of two preceding meetings having been read…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 9

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Thorold, Gulson, Burrington, M’Lennan, Emerson, Adams, Downie,…

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The Yarrawonga Shire Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 September 1878 · page 2

SITUATED as the people of Yarrawonga were, it was not a matter for surprise that an agitation was started with the object of obtaining a…

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Borough Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Rutherglen Borough Council was hold on last Monday. Present--The Mayor, and Crs. M'Lennan, King, Meeban and…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, September 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 2

Present: Aldermen Davids (Mayor), and Aldermen Evans, Watson, Burchfield, Mackenzie and Noyes The minutes of the previous regular meeting were…

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, September 26

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Hay Municipal Council was attended by Aldermen Tartakover (Mayor) Lakemae, and Churche. Minutes of the last meeting having been disposed of,…

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