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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1884

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The Echuca Shire Accounts

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 2

The result of the special audit of the Echuca Shire Accounts discloses some peculiar circumstances in connection with the management of that municipality. About eighteen months ago when…

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A Great Council

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 4

The pan-Presbyterien Council, which is to meet in Belfast, Ireland, in the month of June, is the third assemblage of that kind held since the establishment of such councils…

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Rutherglen Shire Board of Advice. Saturday, February 23, 1884

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 February 1884 · page 3

The minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. CORRESPONDENCE. From Mrs. Tracy, Gooramadda, stating…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. February 25, 1881

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 February 1884 · page 2

Present--Crs. [?]unter, Benjamin, Telford, Harris, McLennan, [?]dley, Taylor, and Mr. Reeve (Town Clerk.) The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 10

The regular meeting of this body was held on Tuesday last. Present—Councillors Carkeek (chairman), Dyring, Thomson, Scarlett, and Colo…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday, February 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 10

Present: The President (Councillor Robb[?], in the chair), and Councillors Smith, Ronan, Mongan, Martin, M'Leod, and Quirk. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Friday, March 1, 1884

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 3

Present--Crs. Scott, Graham, Pearce O'Dea, Stanton, Prentice, Burrows, Olcorn' McPherson, and Mr. L. Le Gould (shire secretary.)…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 11

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Thorold, Lamport, Ten Brink, Billson, ScanIan, and…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 2

The Council met at 4 o'clock on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (in the chair) and Aldermen Chambers, Harvey, Jacks, Murray, Pollard and Bent. The minutes were read and confirmed…

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Deniliquin Municipal[?] Council Monday, March 3

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 4

Prevent: Alderman Hatch, Mayor (in the chair) and Alderman[?] Evans, M. Mackenzie, Chardler, Allanson, Jameson and Noyes.[?] The [?] of the previous meeting were read…

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Rutherglun Shire Affairs. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

SIR,--I am in possession of the knowledge that a petition is being submitted to the ratepayers of the Shire of Rutherglen, stating that as the conjunction of the offices of secretary and engineer…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. Monday, March 10, 1884

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 3

Present--The Mayor and Crs. M'Lennan, Telford, Audley, Harris, Meehan, and Taylor, and Mr. T. Reeve (Town Clerk.) The minutes of last meeting were read…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 14

The regular fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. The Mayor occupied the chair, and the other members present were Aldermen Thorold, Frew, Ten…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 22 March 1884 · page 2

The Council met at 4 o'clock, Mr. Pollard in the chair, and after confirming the minutes adjourned till 5 to permit the Mayor and Town Clerk to be present, they being detained by a case in court. The…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, March 17

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 March 1884 · page 2

Present, Alderman Hatob, Mayor (in the chair), and Alderman W. Mackenzie, Hanon, Mr. Mackenzie, Jameson, Chandler, and Evans. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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The Rutherglen Shire Secretaryship

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 March 1884 · page 2

WE find that a paragraph in a recent issue referring to the canvassing of the ratepayers for signatures to a petition for the re-appointment of Mr. DONALD BROWN to…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. March 24th, 1884

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 March 1884 · page 3

Present--The Mayor, Crs., Benjamin, Hunter, M'Lennan, Telford, Taylor, Audley, Harris, Meehan, and Mr. Reeves, town clerk…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 10

The ordinary monthly meeting of this Council was held in the Shire Hall, Tallangatta, on Tuesday last. Present—The President (Councillor Paton), and Councillors Dyring,…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday, March 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 9

Present: The President (Councillor Hob[?]) and Councillors Mongan, Jessop, Ronan, Quirk, and M'Leod. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being Alderman Thorold (in the chair), and Aldermen Frew, Scanlan, Bill son, Lamport,…

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