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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1886

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Towong Shire Council. Tuesday, September 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1886 · page 22

Present—Councillors Paton, Carkeek, Scarlett, Robinson, Dyring, Larsen, Thomson, and Dobinson. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Special Meeting. Saturday, September Ii

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1886 · page 25

Present: — Messrs. Bam brick (president), Street, Johnston, Draper, Bassett, and (late in the sitting) Boyes. On the motion of Councillor STREET,…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 September 1886 · page 2

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

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, September 13

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 1

Present:—Aldermen Evans, mayor (in the chair), Moltine, Jameson, M. Mackenzie, Davies, and Chandler. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Monday, September 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1886 · page 26

Present: The president (Councillor B[?]rrows) and Councillors Hobb, Smith, M’Leod, Q[?]rk, Richardson, Martin, and Mo[?]gan The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Tuesday, September 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1886 · page 22

The Council met at the Prince of Wales Hall. Present—The President (Councillor Bambrick), and Councillors Bassett, Street, Boyes, Draper, and Johnstone…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 October 1886 · page 2

The Council met at 8 p.m. on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor (in the chair) and Aldermen Witcombe, Lakeman, Newton, and Hills, THE BOAT CASE…

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Frauds on the Sydney Municipal Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1886 · page 19

Robert Bradford, described as an iron-founder, was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Friday, with conspiring with David Bradford and John N. Walton to…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, September 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 2

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

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Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council was held in the Shire Hall, Rutherglen, on Saturday. The president (Cr. Smith) took…

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Towong Shire Council. Tuesday, October 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 22

Present—The President (Councillor Dobinson), and Councillors Carkeek, Dyring, Scarlett, Larsen, Paton, Stewart, Robinson, and Thomson…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 22

The adjourned meeting of this body took place on 31st ult., the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Thorold, M‘Donald, Scanlan, Griffith, Ten Brink, and A. Frew…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday, October 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 26

Present: The president (Councillor Burrows) and Councillors Robb, Richardson, Mongan, Martin, Smith, and M‘Leod. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Chiltern Shire Council. Thursday, Oct. 7

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 3

Present: The President (Cr. Black) and Crs. Martin, Kilgour, Shelley, and Bartley. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Before the ordinary…

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The Corowa Culcairn Railway. Thrown Out by the Council. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 2

The plans of the Corowa-Culcairn railway have been rejected by the Legislative Council on the ground that its construction would divert…

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The Jubilee Municipal Gathering

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 19

An important gathering of municipal representatives from the various colonies took place in the Town-hall, Sydney, on Tuesday last, to celebrate the Jubilee Australian Municipal…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, October 11

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 1

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

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Corowa-culcairn Railway. Rejection of the Plans by the Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 5

FROM the metropolitan papers we clip the following meagre report of the discussion o the above subject:-- Mr. McKellar moved--"That this House…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Tuesday, October 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 22

Present — Councillors Bambrick, Boyes, Bissett, Street, and Draper. FINANCE. The following accounts were passed for…

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The Mayor of Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 2

The Mayor-elect of Melbourne was to-day presented to his Excellency, the Governor…

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