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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1897

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present:—The Mayor, and Aldermen Reld, [?]son Byrne and Kemp…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

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

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

The Council met on Monday. The Mayor, and Aldermen Mceson, Reid, Byrne, Andrew, Witcombe and Terry CORRESPONDENT…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

Monday, Jan. 4th.—Present—The Mayor, Ald. Lutz (in the chair), Ald. Tyson, Dowling, and Greenham. The minutes of the last ordinary and…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 26

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above body was held in the Shire Hall, Taliangatta, on Tuesday, 5th inst. Present—Councillors Lake (president), Waters, Findlay, Mather…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, January 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 24

Present—Councillors Bassett (president) Smith, Nicholle, Manns, M'Gaoch, Morrison M'Farlane, and Smyth. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 20

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

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The Federal Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 29

The following is the list of subjects which has been referred by Victoria to the Federal Council for ifc consideration when it meets at Hobart:—(a) The…

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The Water Supply and other Municipal Affairs. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

SIR,—After your last Monday's report of the Council's meeting, Mr Rosenberg is completely exonerated. The Mayor, in referring to the want of water in…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, January 4

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

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

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Electing a Mayor in the Olden Time

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 4

On Monday, November 9, in seconding the nomination of Alderman Hayman for the position of Mayor of Deal for a second term, an alderman said:—In looking over the…

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Breaches of the Municipal By-laws. a Batch of Offenders

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

At the police court, on Monday before the P.M. and Mr. N. J. Trevena, J.P., a number of alleged offenders were charged on summons on the information of the Inspector…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 2

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

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Balranald municipal Council. Monday, 18Th January

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (in the chair) Ald. Greenham, Hartwell, Tyson, M'Guinness, and Dowling. The minutes of the last meeting having…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 4

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

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Deniliquin Municipal Council Monday, January 18

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 4

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

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Municipal Memoranda

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 4

The Municipal Association of New South Wales has issued the following memoranda, which will be found useful in the working of municipalities for the current year…

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The ‘Mayor of the Sea.’

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

The choice of the ‘Mayor (Alcalde) of the Sea’ takes place every year at this season at Fontarabie, on the Bay of Biscay, in the Basque country. The ceremony of his…

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The Municipal Elections

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

The nominations for the vacancies caused by the retirement of Aldermen J. G. Evans, Sparrow and Taylor, by the effluxion of time, closed at the Town Hall on Monday evening last…

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The Municipal Election

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

NEXT week the ratepayers, and more particularly those ratepayers who are commoners as well, will have an opportunity of expressing their opinion as to the value of the services…

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