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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

265 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 14

Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, March 16

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 4

Present :—Aldermen Jameson, Mayor (in the hair) Chandler, J. G. Evans, G. Evans, Taylor, Carew. Sparrow and Moltine. The minutes of the previous meeting were [?]…

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Municipal Finance. Conference of Council Clerks

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 4

Last week, close upon 100 council clerks from the suburbs and country municipalities, assembled at the Colonial Secretary’s Office Sydney, in the Tender Board room, at the invitation of Mr W…

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Chanter, M.p., and the Municipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 3

[?] the request of the Mayor (Mr A. Jameson) [?] J. M. Chanter, M .P., attended at a meeting of [?] aldermen held in the Town Hall, yesterday, for [?] purpose of discussing various topics of…

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The Conference of Council [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 2

The following the report of the [?] of the Council Clerks’ Conference in [?] which Mr T. C. Gillies represented the [?] Council of Deniliquin. The preceding…

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Municipal Finance

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 2

THE Conference of Council Clerks, which commenced in Sydney last week, and was concluded in the early part of this week, did not achieve any practical results. The report of…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were prewnt:—The Mayor, and Aldermen Terry, Reid, Andrew, Butterworth, Gibson, and Witcombe…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 3

The Council met on Monday. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Torry, Reid, Gibson, Andrew, Butterworth, Witcombe, Byrne and Meeson…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting was held on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor (in the chair), Ald. Greenham, McGuiness, and Tyson…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, 1st APRIL

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 24

Present—Councillors Newman (president), M'Geoch, Manns, Bassett, H. Smith, M'Farlane, Draper, and Morrison. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 21

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Then were present—The Mayor (Alderman Watson), and Aldermen Adams, Woods, Ashby, Jones,…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, March 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 3

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

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The Town Clerk’s Report Meeting of Council Clerks, &C

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

On Monday evening last at the meeting Municipal Council, the Town Clerk submit following report respecting the business to by him on his recent visit to Sydney :—…

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Hay Municipal Council. The Visit of the Minister of Lands

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 2

A special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council was held on Thursday night. There were present—The Mayor and Aldermen Andrew, Byrne, Gibson, Meeson, Reid, and…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting in the Council was held on Thursday, Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Witcombe, Meason, Reid, Byne, Gibson and Andrew…

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Scene at a Country Council Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 4

The Mayor with an old clay pipe in his mouth in the chair. An angry alderman rises: Your Worship, on behalf of the ratepayers…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 26

The monthly meeting of the Towong Shire Council was held on Tuesday. Present— Councillors Waters (president), Pooley, Paton, Johnson, Like, Reid, and Sutherland…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

A special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council was held on Friday night. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Butterworth, Andrew, Terry, and Reid…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Friday night. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Witcombe, Terry, Reid, Gibson, Andrew and Butterworth…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

Present—The Mayor Ald. Lutz (in the chair), Ald. Greenham, and McGuiness. The minutes of the last meeting were…

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Yackandandah Shire Council. Thursday, April 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 37

Present—Councillor Mongan (chairman), and Councillors Bowran, Maddock, Stewart, Crosthwaite, and Whitehead. Minutes of last meeting as read were…

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