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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1880

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 8

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Tuesday last. There were present—The President, and Councillors Paton, Cahill, Caldwell, Carkeek, Hansen, and Cole…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Friday, January 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was held as above at 12.30 p.m. Present: Aldermen Mackenzie (in the chair), Johns and Edwards. The minutes of the previous regular and…

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Municipal Treasurers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 15

A point of considerable interest to country and suburban municipalities cropped up at the last ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Petersham Borough Council. The usual yearly motion for…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 8

A public meeting was held on Tuesday evening the Mechanics’ Institute to allow the various candidates for municipal honors an opportunity of addressing the ratepayers. Mr. W. E. Lamport,…

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The Municipal [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 2

The official nomination of [?] election to the three vacant [?] was held yesterday at [?] Mackenzie the Returning [?]…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Saturday, Feb. 7. PRESENT : -- The President, and Crs. Prentice, Burrowes, Browne Pearce, Olcorn, Doolan, Wilkins, and Foord

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 2

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From E. S. Harris, in reference to…

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, February 12th. Special Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held fifteen minutes before the usual hour, for the purpose of electing a mayor. All the…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 14

A special meeting of this body was held on Thursday, at noon, for the election of the mayor for the ensuing year. The full Council was in attendance…

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Deniliquin Munici[?]al Council. Monday, February

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 3

Present Alderman [?] the chair Evas, Johnston and Ch[?]mber The minutes of the previor regular meeting we read and confirmed…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 February 1880 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Thursday last, for the purpose of electing a mayor for the municipal year. On the motion of Alderman Lakeman, seconded by Alderman…

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Open Column. the Municipal Council and the Fire Brigade. (To The Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 3

SIR,—The action of the Municipal Council is certainly beyond the ken of ordinary mortals, in their actions anent the Fire Brigade. The proper organization of such a body being certainly the most…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Saturday, 21St February. Special Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 3

PRESENT:--The President and Crs. Burrowes, Prentice, Wilkins, Browne, Foord, Pearce, Doolan and Olcorn. The President read the requisition, in…

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The Legislative Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 2

VARIOUS opinions have been pronounced as to the usefulness, and the functions of the Legislative Council. Extreme Democrats, of course, denounce it, and declare that one House is not…

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Shires of North Ovens and Rutherglen Re-defined. Shire of North Ovens

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1880 · page 3

Commencing at the junction of the western boundary of the western boundary of Beechworth Shire with the Ovens River, and extending about eighteen miles north and bounded on the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday. February 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 2

Present—Aldermen Johnston, Evans, Chambers, and Edwards. Alderman Edwards was voted to the chair. The minutes of the previous regular meeting were…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 9

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—The President (Councillor Norrie) and Councillors Paton, Stuart, Hanson, Broom, Cardwell, Carkeek, and Cole…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 9

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on the 26th ult. Present—the President and Councillors Reedy, Bambrick, O’Callaghan, Lewis and Street. After the confirmation of minutes the…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 10

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Gulson, Emerson, Hunter, Reinhardt, Lamport, and Frew…

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Chiltern Shire Council. Thursday, March, 4

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 March 1880 · page 3

Present : The President (Cr. Kilgour) and Crs. Bartley, Lloyd, and Dillion. The minutes of the previous…

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The Rutherglen Shire Secretary. To the Editor of the Federal Standard

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 March 1880 · page 3

Sir,--Having been so prominently brought before the public during the last few years through the medium of your columns I feel in gratitude compelled to…

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