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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

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Interesting Municipal Case. Ex[?] Parte Bowring

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 3

[?]his was an appeal by way of prohibition from [?]cision of the bench of magistrates at Wentworth [?] a fine of £50 and costs upon Mr Bow- [?] the Mayor for having acted contrary to…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 2

The Council met at the usual hour. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Newton, Witcombe, Hill and Byrne. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 22

The ordinary meeting of this body woe held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Thorold, Mate, M’Donald, And Ten Brink…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Wednesday, May 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 2

Present: Aldermen Evans, mayor (in the chair), M. Mackenzie, Davies, Multine, Thies, Chandler and W. Mackenzie. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council was held on Saturday. The president, (Cr. Scott) took the chair at half-past eleven…

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Chiltern Shire Council. June 3 1886

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 2

PRESENT -- All the Council. The minutes of previous meeting [?] read and confirmed. On the question of water supply it was…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Tuesday, June 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 21

Present—Councillors Newnan (president), Bambrick, Street, and Ferrier. The newly, elected member, Councillor Johnston, having made the usual .affirmation, also took his seat…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 21

The ordinary meeting of this body was held Wednesday evening, the members present being the .Mayor and Aldermen Thorold, Scanlon, Mate, T. Griffith, Ten Brink, Frew,…

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The Government Taxation Proposals. Public Meeting at the Council Chambers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 20

A public meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening in connection with the Ministerial taxation proposals. Mr. L. Gulson occupied the chair, in the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, June 7

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 1

Present : Aldermen J. G. Evans, mayor (in the chair), Davies, Chandler, Thies, M. Mackenzie, and Mo[?]ine, The [?]inutes the previous meeting were read…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 3

The Council met on Tuesday evening at their Chambers. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), Alderman Wilcombe, Bowden, Byrne, and Newton. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, June 14

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 1

A special meeting of the Deniliquin Municipal Council was held on Monday last for the purpose of considering a number of letters referred to a. Committee of the Whole at the previous ordinary…

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Chiltern Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 4

The adjourned special meeting of the Chiltern Shire Council was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday, June 22. Present: The president, and…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday June 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 26

Present : The president (Councillor Quirk), and Councillors Ronan, Jessop, M’Leod, Robb, Burrows, Smith, Martin, and Mongan. Minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1886 · page 22

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Thorold, Ten Brink, Griffith, Scanlan, and M'Donald…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, June 21

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 4

Present:—Aldermen Evans, mayor (in the chair), M. Mackenzie, Davies, Moltine, Thies, and W. Mackenzie. The minu[?] of the previous meeting were read…

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Municipal Retrenchment

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 2

The eagerness which a few of ths members of tha Deniliquin Municipal Council manifest in finding ways and means to go to the length of the Municipal tether, in a financial sense, does not say much…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 June 1886 · page 4

The Council met at the usual hour on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (in the chair) and Aldermen Witcombe, Newton, Bowden, and Baxter…

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Chiltern Shire Council. Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 4

An instance of how councillors will play "ducks and drakes" with the ratepayers' money was afforded at the meeting of the Shire Council this…

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Serious Railway Accident in Tasmania. the Driver and the Stoker Killed. Three of the Ministry and Six Aldermen Injured. Hobart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 4

The first serious accident on the Main Line Railway occurred last night to the excursion train returning from Fingal. The disaster was caused by the train being taken at too great a…

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