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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 21

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor and Aldermen Watson, Wallder, Quirk, Carkeek, Ashby, and…

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A Satisfactory Municipal Statement

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 2

It seems to be the custom for the Mayor of Cootamundra to make an annual statement respecting the revenues, expenditure, and general…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, February 28

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 4

Present :—Aldermen Sparrow, Mayor in the chair J. G. Evans Ferguson , Perrin Chandler,, Jones, Tyrer, G. Evans,, and Wooldrige. The minutes of tile previous meeting were read…

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Hay Cricket Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Council was held at the Caledonian Hotel on Thursday evening. There were present—Mr Byrne (in the chair) and Messrs. Julian, Hills, Green, Armitage…

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Death of Alderman G. Hartwell

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

It is with great regret that we have to announce the demise of Mr. George Hartwell, which took place at the hospital last Monday afternoon. The…

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Meeting of Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

A Council meeting was held immediately following, there being present:--Messrs. Balme (chair), Nicolson, T. Bray, A. H. Bray, W. G. Crockett, E. J. Gorman,…

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The Municipal Council's Finances. Correspondence from the Union Bank. The Aldermen Resentful

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Hay Municipal Council, three letters were read from the acting-[?]anager of the Union Bank, which caused a discussion characterised…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present—The Mayor, and Alderman Kemp, Long, Reid, Miller, Tyson, Byrne, and Andrew…

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The Municipal Sanitary Difficulty. The Contract Cancelled

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

At the meeting of the Hay Municipal Council, held last night, the question of the sanitary contract difficulty was again referred to…

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Facts and Figures for Municipalists

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

IN the municipality of Cootsmundrn, which is a borough, containing an area of 6080 acres (about one-fifth of the area proposed to be included in the…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

The Council met on Monday. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Kemp, Tyson, Reid, Long, Byrne, Miller, find Andrew. CORRESPONDENCE…

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The Jerilderie Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last. Present—Aldermen Wise (chair), Curtin, Clark and White…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 24

The ordinary meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, the members present being the Mayor, and Aldermen Wallder, Carkeek, Quirk, Billson, Watson, Hayes, and Ashby…

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Breaches of the Municipal By-laws. Bicycles and Straying Cows

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

At the court of petty sessions, this morning, several persons were summoned for alleged breaches of the municipal by-laws. Thos. W. Malm was charged with…

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The Sanitary Question. The Municipal Test Cases

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, before the P.M., Charles William York, as executor in the estate of Jacob Myers, was charged on the information of the…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers last Monday evening, there being present the Mayor, Ald. Dowling, (in the chair), Ald. Greeanham…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 21

A special meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening, the members present being the Mayor, and Aldermen Wason, Hayes, Wallder, Qairk, Schmiedt…

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The Mayor's Statement

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

At the Council meeting last night, the Mayor made the statement above referred to. Mr. Witcombe said he would like to draw the attention of the aldermen to a matter…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Long, Reid, Byrne, Tyson, and Newton. PETITION…

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Election of Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 2

Messrs. Gorman and Nicolson having been appointed scrutineers the election of council was proceeded with. A long time was taken in going through…

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