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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

309 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 16

Municipal One Man, One Vote

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 2

WITHOUT a doubt there was a little surprise over the action of the Municipal Council last week in respect to the proposal fur the introduction of the principle of one man one vote in our municipal…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 2

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

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Hay Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 2

THE Council met on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Witcombe, Terry, Adrian, Byrne, Butterworth, Jacka, Newton and Gibson…

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Hints From German Municipalities

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 6

Dr. Albert Shaw gives us in the Century [?] of his admirable studies of municipal life in Europe, which may be read with advantage in this country. Dr. Shaw…

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Wodonca Shire Council. Wednesday, 19Th September

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 18

Present: — Councillors M’Farlane (president), Morrison. Draper, M’Geoch, Manns, Bassett, H. Smith, and W. Smith. From the Shire of Rodney, forwarding copy of…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 19

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor, and Aldermen Potts, Adama, Hodge, Ashby, Watson, Edmondson, Ten…

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A Municipal Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 28

On the 26th July last the Full Court had before it a special case at[?]ing out of the action Municipal District of Gundagai v. Norton, in Which plaintiff claimed .£18, said to be due for…

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Mr. Churche and the Council. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1894 · page 2

SIR,—In reviewing your report of the Council meeting of the 17th inst., I have a word to say about my asserted impudence by Alderman Newton…

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Goulburn Municipal Council and the Diseased Animals Question

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 20

Messrs. C. L. Griffith and Co. have received the following letter from the Goulburn Municipal Council:— “Town Hall,…

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Riverina Cricket Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

The first meeting of the delegates for the present season was held on the 11st instant at Tattersall's Hotel, when there was a full attendance of delegates…

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The Municipal Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 28

The business paper for the annual conference aldermen, to be opened in Sydney on 28th October, has been issued, and it contains over notices, Cootamundra contributing the…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Terry, Newton, Gibson, Byrne and Butterworth. CORRESPONDENCE…

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The Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 2

The Council mat on Monday. Pretest—the Mayor and Alderman Byrne, Terry, Gibson, Newton, and Butterworth A letter was received form J. Cooper…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 26

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above body was held at Tallangatta on Tuesday last There were present—Councillors P[?]y (president), Paton, Lake, Johnson, Sutherland,…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday, SEPTEMBER 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 25

Present:—The president (Councillor Mao donald), and Councillors Mongan, Beatty, Richardson, Connor, Stewart, Maddock. and Whitehead…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, October 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 24

Present—Councillors M'Farlaue (president), W. Smith, H. Smith, Newnan, Draper, Morrison, Bassett, Manns, and M'Geoch, CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 24

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Potts, Ten Brink, Adams, Billson, Hodge, Watson, Ashby, and…

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Rutherglen Borough Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the members of this council was held on Monday evening, when there where present the mayor (Cr. T. H. Ready), Crs. Taylor…

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The Premier's Remarks on the Council Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 24

In the Assembly to-day, Mr. Crick's bill providing for absolute majorities in Parliamentary elections was read a first time. The Council's amendments in the Quarantine…

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A Defaulting Municipality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 29

The extreme step of applying for the appointment of a receiver in the case of a defaulting municipality was taken by the Commercial Banking Company of Australia on Monday, to…

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