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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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The Recent Municipal Election

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 2

THE annual municipal election which took place on Monday affords little or no indication of the minds of the ratepayers on the questions which are at…

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Local Government. More Municipal Districts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 25

The following maps have been prepared by the Local Government Commission, and are now ready:— Corowa.—Embracing the district north…

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The Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 25

The Mayor attended at the court-house on Monday at noon to declare the result of the polling for the municipal election. The Council Clerk read over the returns…

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Election of Mayor

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

ON Thursday evening a meeting of the Council was held for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current municipal year. There was a full Council present…

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The Late Municipal Election

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

MUNICIPAL elections of late years in Deniliquin have a tendency to develop protests from defeated candidates; and in impartially viewing the action thus taken, one cannot object…

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The Municipal Elections. a Keenly Fought Contest. Close Polling

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 3

The annual Municipal election, for filling the vacancies caused by the retirement of the late Mayor (Mr E. J. Laman) and Messrs Carew and Moltine, by effluxion of time, took place on Monday…

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The Municipal Finances

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

IT is satisfactory to find from the address delivered by Mr E. J. Laman, the retiring Mayor, yesterday, that the Municipal Finances are not in such a dilapidated state as one would be led to believe after…

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The Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:—Alderman Newton (presiding), Witcombe, Terry, Meeson, Fewings, Byrne, and Butterworth…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 2

The above body held their usual fortnightly meeting at the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. Present—The Mayor (Ald. Close) in…

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Mumicipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 2

The Council met on Monday. Present— Aldermen Newton (in the chair), Witcombe, Terry, Meeson, Fewings, Byrne, Butter-worth and Gibson…

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The Shire Boundaries Question

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 7

THE Local Government Commissioners have received a communication from Mr. J. Wilkinson, M.L.A., forwarding a letter from the Hawlong Progress Committee…

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Rutherglen Borough Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 4

AN adjourned meeting of this council was held in the council chambers on Monday evening last, when there were present the Mayor (Cr T. H. R. adv),…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 21

The regular meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening the members present being the Mayor and Alderman Woods, Billion, Potts, Hodge, Adams, A[?]hby. Jones, and Chenery…

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Riverine Cricket Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening, at Tattersall's Hotel, there being present:—Messrs Gibbs (in the chair), Acocks, Brow. Armitage. Cross, Evans,…

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The Shire Valuations. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 3

SIR, -- I observe the shire valuer in his report rendered to the council at last meeting, refers to the "Difficulty of ratios unoccupied blocks in…

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The Shire Boundaries Question. To the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 37

SIR, —Having, at the instance of the; Howlong Progress Committee, made application for a shire of Howlong, and, at the instance of the Jindera Progress…

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Original Correspondence. The Proposed Division of the Hay Municipality. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 3

SIR,—In your account of the proceedings of the Hay Municipal Council in your last issue, in reference to the above matter, Mr Alderman Butterworth is reported to have…

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Municipal Retrenchment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 29

The Chil[?]ern shire council decided on the following retrenchment owing to reduc[?] subsidy:— Engineer, in lieu of £ 100 a year, to receive 8 per cent, on contracts over £100, and…

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The Past Municipal Year. the Late Mayor’s Address

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 4

The following is the address delivered by the retiring Mayor (Mr E. J. Laman) on the occasion of his vacating office on Friday last week :— Mr Laman said : “It has been customary for the…

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The Council and the Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 2

LAST week we commented favourably upon the generally healthy tone of the address delivered by the retiring Mayor. We were then unable to report the speech in full, but…

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