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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 21

The regular meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Jobss, Hodge, Ashby, Billson, Carkeek, Chenery, Woods…

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Ex Mayor Langford. North Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

PRESIDENT OF THE SHIRE Of [?] tells you Warner’s Safe Cure will [?] and strong Everbody knows [?] Esq., and when he tells people [?]…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 3

Present.—The Mayor (in the chair), Alds. Hartwell, Greenham, Tyson, and Dowling. FINANCE…

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Municipal Matters. [To the Editor.]

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 3

SIR,—The ways of Aldermen, like those of the heathen Chinese, are peculiar. I was under the impression that Aldermen were sent into the Council to see that the…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 26

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above body was held on Tuesday, the 1st inst. Present—Councillors Lake (president), Reid, Waters, Mather, Findlay, Sutherland, Paton,…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Annual Meeting. Wednesday, 2Nd December

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 24

Present—Councillors Bassett (president) M'Farlane, Smyth, Manns, Morrison, Nicholls, Smith, and M'Geoch. The annual statement having being read by…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, November 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 4

Present:—Aldermen Jameson, Mayor (in the chair), Carew, Ferguson, J. G. Evans, Taylor, G. Evans, Sparrow, and Moltine. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Municipal Matters. (To the Editor.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 2

SIR,—In the last issue of your paper a letter appears under the nom de-plume of "Ratepayer," and as it was evidently written for my observation, I will undertake to prove…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:—The Mayor and Alderman Andrew, Witcombe, Byrne, Terry, Meeson, and Reid. PETITION…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 2

THE Council met on Monday. Present— The Mayor, and Aldermen Witcombe, Terry, Meeson, Reid, Andrew, Byrne and Gibson. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting was held last Monday. Present.—The Mayor (in the chair), Alds. Greenham, Hartwell, Tyson, and Dowling…

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Municipal Matters. [To the Editor.]

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 2

DEAR SIR.—Alderman Messon must have been suffering from indication when he penned those few classic lines with regard to my letter re municipal matters. When a…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 December 1896 · page 21

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Adams, Car[?]eek, Hodge, Ashby, Chenery, Woods, Jones…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, December 7

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 4

Present:— Aldermen Jameson. Mayor (in the chair), Grew, Ferguson, J. G. Evans, Taylor, G: Evans, Sparrow, and Mol[?] The in[?]tes of the precious meeting were read…

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Yackandandah Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 35

The annual and monthly meetings of the above council were held at the Shire Hall on Thursday last. There were present—The president (Councillor Stewart) and Councillors…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 20

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor, and Aldermen Hodge, Carkeek, Adams, Ashby, Billson, Woods, Jones and…

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The Dublin City Council. London, December 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 27

The Dublin City Council yesterday unanimously carried a resolution demanding that the immediate attention of the Government should be given to the excessive taxation of…

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Municipal Reformers. Real and False

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 10

The following sketches from an English paper apply with equal force to Australia. It would not, indeed, be difficult to find a directly local application if the reader chose…

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A Municipal Scandal. Gasworks in Vienna. London, December 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 27

Considerable excitement reigns in Vienna over a question which has arisen in connection with the municipalising of the gas supply. De. Lueger, who some months ago was elected…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:—The Mayer and Aldermen Torry, Andrew, Meeson, and Byrne. CORRESPONDENCE…

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