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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

309 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 16

Municipal Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 28

It will come as a shock perhaps to aldermen and others to discover that, owing to the peculiar wording of the Municipalities Act, “treating” and the engaging of cabs to bring voters to the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, October 1

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 4

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

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The Richmond Poisoning Cases. Decision of the Executive Council. Martha Needle to Be Hanged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 27

At the meeting of the Executive Council on Tuesday, the case of the woman Martha Needle, who is under sentence of death for the wilful murder of Louis Juncken at Richmond in May…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 2

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

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The Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 2

THE Council met an Monday night. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Byrne, Witcombe. Terry. Butterworth, Newton and Jacks…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 18

The regnlar meeting of this body was held on wednesday evening, the members presebt being the mayor and Alderman Ten Brink, Adams, Holge, Billson, A[?]hby, Watson, and [?]dmonde[?]n,…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, October 15

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 4

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

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Original Correspondence Shire, Retrenchment To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 3

SIR,--I ask for the favour of a small space to direct attention to a gift of £10 5s., made by our shire council to Cr. King, who, I understand, was…

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Rutherglen Shire Valuations of Mining Property. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 3

SIR,--In your report of the last Shire meeting, I observe that on the motion of Cr. O'Grady, it was carried that the secretary be instructed to write to the mining companles…

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The Municipal Election. Address by Mr. J. G. R. Fewings

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Fewings, one of the candidates for the vacancy created in the Council by the resignation of Alderman Adrian, addressed the ratepayers at the Academy of…

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Municipal Election

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 October 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the ratepayers was called by Mr Fewings on Monday night, at the Academy of Music, so that he might lay his views before them. There was only a…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday, October 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 25

Present: The President (Councillor Macdonald), and Councillors Mongan, Richardson, Maddock and Beatty. The minutes of last meeting, as read, were…

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Shire Severance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 29

We have received a copy of a letter from Mr. John A. Isaacs, M.L.A. for the Ovens, in reference to the proposed severance of Tawanga from the Yackandandah shire, of which the…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 24

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. The members present being—the Mayor and Aldermen Billson, Ten Brink, Potts, Adams, Ash by, Edmondson…

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The London Music-halls. Action by the County Council.the Empire Hall Closed. London, October 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 18

The London County Council has approved of the report of the Licensing Committee, which recommends that the license of the Empire Music-hall be renewed on…

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The Municipal Election. Mr. J. G. R. Fewings Returned

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 2

The election for one alderman to take the place of Alderman Adrian was held on Wednesday, and proved the tamest within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Each…

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Hints From German Municipalities

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 5

DR. ALBERT SHAW gives us in the Century of his admirable studies of municipal life in Europe, which may be read with great…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, October 29

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 4

Present:—Alderson D. J. Laman Mayor in the chair) Fagan Jefferson, Moltine, Taylor, Carew Mackenzie and Sparrow. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Municipal Election

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

THE polling to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr F. G. Adrian, took place on Wednesday. The two candidates were Mr Fairings and Mr Wood. There…

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Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the members of this council was held on Saturday last, when there attended Crs G. F. Morris (president), Smith, Prentice,…

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