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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1893

269 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 14

Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 2

THE Council met on Thursday. Present: Aldermen Witcombe (in the chair), Jacks, Andrew, Butterworth, Gibson, Wood, Newton, and Adrian…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, June 12

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 1

Present:—Aldermen M. Mackenzie, Mayor (in the chair), G. Evans, Fagan, Carew, Moltine, Laman Jefferson, Jane, and J. G. Evans. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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The Ricketson-barbour Appeal. the Decision of the Peivy Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 4

The following is the judgment in extense of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the appeal of Ricketson v. Barbour, delivered 4th March, 1893. There…

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Open Column. the Municipal Retrenchment SCHEME.(To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 2

SIR,—I will thank you for a little space for a few remarks upon Mr Gillies reply to my letter trenchment. I think it is a pity Mr Gillies did not adhere to…

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The Goat Nuisance. The Municipal Council again Summoned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 2

At the police court, yesterday, before the P.M., Patrick Collins charged the Municipal District of Hay, on sammons, with unlawfully detaining 32 goats, the property of the…

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Who Is Liable for Municipal Rates?

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 4

Judgment was given by the Full Court recently in the case, Borough of Ashfield v. Ramsay. The Chief Justice, in delivering the…

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Municipal Retrenchment

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 2

The action of the Municipal Council in refusing to accept any of the tenders sent in for the supply of horse, dray, and labor is not one on which they can…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting was held on Monday evening for the purpose of meeting the ratepayers who had appealed. against the [?] of their properties. Present—…

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Balranald Irrigation Bill. the Second Reading in the Legislative Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 2

The Hon. W. H. Suttor rose to move:—"That this bill be now read the second time." He said: The object of this bill is to vest certain lands situated in the…

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Municipal Eccentricities. to the Editor

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I have watched with a considerable amount of interest, the action of the Council in the matter of retrenchment, and it is somewhat amusing to notice that…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 27

A special meeting of the Wodonga Shire Council was held on Monday, to meet the contractor for the erection of the bridge over the Kiewa River at B[?]negilla, to…

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Retrenchment. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 2

Sir,—In your last issue a sub-leader appeared under the above heading, which, in my opinion, is calculated to mislead any person reading the same unacquainted with…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Newton, Wood, Butterworth, Gibson, Jacka, Adrian and Witcombe…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 2

THE Council met on Monday night. Present, the Mayor, and Alderman Witcombe, Jacke, Newton, Butterworth, Wood, Gibson and Adrian…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, when there wore present: The Mayor (Ald Menon) and Ald. Davis, Lutz, Grinham, and Close…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, June 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 18

Present:—Councillors fields (president), Harkin, Nicholls, M’Farlane, Bassett, and Morrison. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 18

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor end Aldermen Phillips, Hodge, Ten Brisk, Potts, Watson, Thompson,…

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[?] Municipal Council [?] June 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 1

[?] Mackenzie, Mayor (in the [?] Moltine, Fagan, J. G. Evans, [?] [?] previous meeting were read…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1893 · page 18

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Towong Shire Council which was due on Tuesday last, lapsed for want of a quorum (five) of members. The following attended,…

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Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1893 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above council was held in the shire hall on Saturday last. Present--The President and Crs. Graham, Kilborn, King,…

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