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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1894

309 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 16

The Lady Mayor. How She Cleared the Council Chamber

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 25

Mrs. Yates, the mayor of O[?]ehnn[?]a, is finding herself in troubled waters, owing to her opposition to any improvements in the present very insanitary conditions of the borough…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 18

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Potts, Billson, Hodge, Adams, Ashby, Edmondson, Ten Brink, and Watson…

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The Lady Mayor Again. Some More Disgraceful Scenes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 4

The New Zealand Herald of the 15th inst. gives a graphic account of the latest proceedings at the Onehunga Borough Council, where Mrs. Yates is…

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The Credit Foncier System in Its Application To Municipal Loans. No. 1

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 1

In my former articles, entitled "Our Banking System, and how it affects the farmer," I pointed out that Currency--paper money, [?]-metallism, and kindred questions,…

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The Lady Mayor Again. More D[?]graceful Scenes. Mrs Yates Clear[?] the Room. the Crowd Retaliates and Turns Off the Gas

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 4

The New Zealand Herald, of the 15th inst. gives a graphic account of the latest proceedings at the Onehunga Borough Council, where Mrs Yates is the Mayor. Expecting a scene, there…

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Deniliquin Municipal Court. Monday, May [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 2

Present:—Aldermen [?] chair), Eva[?] Taylor, Sparrow, and Mack[?] The minutes of the previous meeting w…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 18

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above body was held at Tallangatta on Tuesday last. There were present—Councillors Paton (president), Carkeek, Sutherland, Lake, Pooley,…

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Ruterglen Shire Council. Saturday, June 2, 1894

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 3

Present-- The President, and Crs. Smith G. F. Morris, Prentice M'Guire, Meehan, O'Don, Spart,. Percey, C. H. Morris, Kilborn, and Graham…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 24

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, to enquire into certain statements which have been made public with regard to the mode in which a contract for…

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Rutherglen Borough Council. Monday, June 4,1894

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 3

Present-- The Mayor and Crs. Herrin, Audley, Burrowes, T. H. Ready, D. Hamilton, Scott, and R. Ready. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Municipal Deadlock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 28

A municipal deadlock has occurred in the Doncaster Shire Council, and is causing considerable Inconvenience to the employees and those carrying outworks for the municipality, as…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 June 1894 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Balranald Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening. Present:—Ald. Grinham…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 18

The usual meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. The members present were the Mayor and Aldermen Potts, Hodge, Adams, Watson, Edmondson, Ashby, Billson,…

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The Credit Foncier System in Its Application to Municipal Loans. No. II. (Concluded)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 1

In my previous article I selected from a back number of the insurance and Banking Record certain shires, borough, and towns with the intention of contrasting the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Coun[?] Monday, Jose 11

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 2

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

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A Row in the Goulburn Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 28

The dignified calm which generally characterises meetings of the Goulburn Borough Council (says the Herald) was somewhat[?] during the sitting of the friendly appeal court…

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Taxation of Land-owners. Speech by the Duke of Devon- Shire. Probable Closing of Country Seats. London, June 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 21

The Duke of Devonshire made a remarkable Speech at Buxton, in Derbyshire, last night, in the course of which he referred to Sir William Haroonrt's Budget and its probable effect upon…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Byrne, Witcombe, Newton, Wood and Gibson. PETITION…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 3

The Council met on Monday. Present the Mayor, and Alderman Newton, Witcombe, Gibson, Wood and Byrne. A petition was read from the ratepayers…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, June 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 18

Present—Councillors Harkin (president) Smith, Bassett, M’Farlane, Morrison, Muller, Newnan and M’Geoch. CORRESPONDENCE…

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