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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1883

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 11

The ordinary meeting of this body was held Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Wallder, Scanlan, Frew, Lamport, Edmondson, and…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 2

Met at the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Bentwitch, Lakeman, Andrew, Chambers, Harvey, Jacka. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, July 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 3

Present:—Aldermen Watson (in the chair), Marum, Mackenzie, Hatch, Allanson, Jameson and Noyes. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Yackandandah Shire Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 14

In municipal affairs, we are likely to have a change in our Council after the coming election, as three members retire by rotation— Councillor Robinson for the Yackandandah…

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Correspondence. Wodonga Shire Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 23

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBURY BANNER. SIR,—Presuming that retiring Councillor Ferrier, who offers himself for re-election, will follow the usual and proper course of meeting…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 10

A meeting of this body was held on Tuesday, the members present being Councillors Reidy, Ferrier, Newnan, Bambrick, and M‘Farlane. After the usual preliminaries the following…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Saturday, August 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 10

Present—The President (Councillor Scott), and Councillors Smith, Pearce, Prentice, O’Den, M ‘Pheraon, Stanton, Doolan. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Towong Shire Council. Tuesday, August 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 11

Present—Councillors Pooley (chair), Cole, Bilton, Williams, and Paton. The minutes as read were confirmed, and the following correspondence was then dealt…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Ordinary Meeting. Saturday, August 1, 1883

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 3

PRESENT:--Councillors Scott (President), Smith, Pearce, Prentice, O'Dea, Doolan, M'Pherson, and Stanton. The minutes of last meeting were…

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Rutherglen Borough and Shire Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 2

The annual election of councillors in the central and south ridings of the shire to Rutherglen and also the borough took place yesterday and…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 11

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Billson, Scanlan, Frew, Wallder, and Lamport…

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Correspondence. the Yackandandah Shire Elections to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1883 · page 10

SIR,—Referring to the Yackandandah Shire elections in your last issue, the correspondent of the Dispatch states that I opposed Councillor Cox for the seat in the Earnawartha…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 2

The adjourned meeting was held last night, [?] present [?] the Mayor (Alderman Mac[?]) and Aldermen Evans, Marum. Watson, Allanson, and Jame[?] The only important Item in the correspondence was that respecting…

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Hay Municipal Council. August 9, 1883

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 2

Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Lakeman, Chambers, Harvey, and Jacka. Correspondence from Holmes, engineer, Adelaide, to [?] gasworks contract; from several offering tress for…

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Wodonga. Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1883 · page 10

A special meeting of this body was held on Monday last. Messrs. Ferrier and Pa[?]ahy, the two newly-electcd councillors, having made the usual declaration, took their sents. The…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1883 · page 3

THE annual meeting of this council was held last Monday morning, the following [?]eing present:--Crs. Scott, Graham, Pearce, Smith, Doolan, Olcorn, Prentice, Morris…

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The Best-conducted Shire in Victoria. to the Editor of the Albuby Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1883 · page 11

SI[?],—I was present at the entertainment given at Cole's Hotel, Yackandandsh, to celebrate the election of Councillor Smith to the office of president of the Shire Council. At…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Friday, August 10

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 3

Present:—The Mayor (Alderman Mackenzie) and Aldermen Evans, Marua[?], M. Mackenzie, Allan[?]os, [?]son and Watson, CORRESPONDENCE…

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Yackandandah Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1883 · page 10

The above council met in the court-house on Thursday 16th inst Present: Councillor Smith (president), and Councillors Hobbs M’Leod, Burrows, Martin, Mongan, Quirk and…

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Hay Municipal Council. Thursday, August 23, 1883

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 2

Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Jacka, Bent, Polla[?] Bentwitch, Andrew, Chambers and [?]vey. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. A petition from the Municipal Council St. Peters…

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