Municipal Elections
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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Murray · Council & local affairs
309 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 16
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…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Council met last night. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Terry, Witcombe, Byrne, Butterworth, and Newton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Council met an Monday night. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Byrne, Witcombe. Terry. Butterworth, Newton and Jacks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, 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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present: The President (Councillor Macdonald), and Councillors Mongan, Richardson, Maddock and Beatty. The minutes of last meeting, as read, were…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DR. ALBERT SHAW gives us in the Century of his admirable studies of municipal life in Europe, which may be read with great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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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