The Council Elections
The Mayor as returning officer attended at the Council chambers on Tuesday, at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of electing three Aldermen. There were also present: Aldermen Pollard, Harvey and Chambers…
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The Mayor as returning officer attended at the Council chambers on Tuesday, at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of electing three Aldermen. There were also present: Aldermen Pollard, Harvey and Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The usual monthly meeting of the above body was held in the Court-house, Yacka[?]dandab, on the 31st January. Present : The President (Councillor Hobbs, in the chair), and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The regular meeting of this body was held on Tuesday. Present—Council Paton (President), Thomson, Scarlett, Cole, Carkeek, Stewart, Bilton, and Drying…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Present-- The President, Crs. Scott, Prentice, [?] McPherson, Stanton, Doolan. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At noon on Tuesday last Alderman Gulson, returning officer at the municipal elections, attended at the Court-house for the purpose of declaring the nominations received of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Thursday the full Council assembled at half-past 3 o'clock to elect the mayor for the ensuing year. Mr Haynes, the Town Clerk, took the chair. Mr Witcombe moved that the election should be by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at their Chambers on Thursday, at half-past three o'clock. Present: Alderman Pollard Harvey, Andrew, Witcombe, Bent, Hills, Chambers, and Jacka. Mr Haynes, the Council Clerk, took the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present: Alderman Mackenzie, Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen Evans, Hatch, Allanson, M. Mackenzie, Jameson and Watson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday evening Mr H. Harris, enc bf the caudid[?], addressed large meeting of ratepayers and others at the Town Hall. There was considerable difficulty in per[?] any of the gentlemen precent to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The public nomination of candidates took place at the Town Hall on Tuesday last. The Returning Officer, Alderman Jameson, presided; and the following nominations for the ordinary vacancy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The election of Mayor took pl[?]ce on Friday a[?]ernoon. Alderman Pyne proposed that [?]e retiring Mayor, Mr. Ralph Halls, [?]ill the chair for t[?]e ensuing year. Alderman P[?]rss…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For some time past the Castle[?]aine borough councillors have had quarrels at their meetings, but the worst yet witnessed occurred at last week’s meeting. There were eight…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR,—As I am led to believe there has been a number of dissentients to the ruling of Mr. Alderman Gulson with regard to his closing the ballot-box when the post-office clock (the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The formal declaration of the result of the polling was made by the returning officer at noon on Monday. The RETURNING OF[?]ICER announced that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Official declaration of the poll was [?] the Town-hell en Saturday at noon by the [?]ing Officer, Mr A. Jameson.. There was a [?] de[?]siderable attendance of ratepayers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Tuesday last, the members present being the President and Councillors M’Farlane, Par[?]by, Newnan, Ferrier, and Bambrick…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Some months ago a cumber of irregularities were discovered in the accounts of Mr. J. W. Pemberton, the late secretary and treasurer of the Echuca shire. In consequence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Ten Brink, Thorold, Billson, Wallder, Lamport…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Council met at the usual hour on Thursday. Present: Alderman Bent (in the chair), and Alderdermen Chambers, Harvey, Hills, and Pollard. The minutes of the last meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present : Alderman Hatch, Mayor (in the chair), and Aldermen W. Mackenzie, M. Mackenzie, Chandler, A [?]anson, E[?]ans, and Jameson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…
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