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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, January 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 21

Present—Councillors Manns (president), Beardmore, Nicholls, M'Farlane, Morrison, M'Geoch, and Leighton. CORRESPONDENCE. From A. L. Wright, secretary Wodonga…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 24

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday night. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Watson, Schmiedt, Quirk, Ashby, Wallder…

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Towong Shire Council. Annual Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 15

The annual meeting of the council was held after the minutes of the last ordinary meeting had been road. The same councillors were present. The secretary (Mr…

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The Jerilderie Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday evening last. Present—Aldermen Wise (Mayor), Clark, M'vittie and Paul. The minutes of the last…

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Municipal Accounts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 28

Municipal accounts in Victoria, as in New South Wales, sometimes get mixed. A newspaper in the Western district has been making an inspection on its own account of the…

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Deniliquin Municipal. Council Monday, January 9

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4

Present:— Aldermen. Sparrow (mayor in-the chair) J. G. Evans, . Wooldridge G.H. Perrin, Ferguson, G. Evans, Jefferson and Jones. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

The Council met last, night. There were present:—The Mayor, and Aldermen Roid, Komp, Byrne, Miller, and Andrew. From the Under-Secretary of Public Works…

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Bay Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening. present—The Mayor, and Aidermen Miller, Byrne, Reid, Kemp and Andrew,…

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Balranald Municipal Council. (Monday, 16Th January 1899)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 2

Present. — Aldermen Dowling (Mayor, in the chair), Boynton end Greenham. MINUTES…

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The Jerilderie Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last. Present— Aldermen Wise (Mayor), Smith and M'Vittie…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 24

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Billson, Quirk, Watson, Schmiedt and Ashby…

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The Jerilderie Municipality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 4

A writes in the Finley Free Press from Jerilderie does not seem [?]moured of the benefits to be derived from the extension of the Municipalities Act to that place. He says:—…

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Suicide at Dunolly. a Shire Councillor Shoots Himself

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 27

General regret was expressed at Dannolly on Tuesday afternoon when the news spread that Mr. Wm. M'Leish had shot himself. He had removed his coat, collar, and tie. and…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, January 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

Present:— Aldermen Sparrow (mayor in the chair), J. G. Evans, Wooldridge, G. H. Perrin, Ferguson, G. Evans, Jefferson and Jones. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

The Council met, last night. There wore present:—The Mayor, and Alderman Andrew, Millar, Reid, and Kemp. CORRESPONDENT…

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The Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

The Council met on Monday. Present -The Mayor, and Aldermen Kemp, Miller, Andrew and Reid. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 37

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Watson Carkeek, Schmiedt, Wallder, Ashby, Billson…

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The Municipal Elections

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

THE annual elections to the Municipal Parliament take place next week, and are on this occasion made doubly important by reason of there being three…

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The Municipal Elections. the Nominations

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

The nominations for the vacancies in the Municipal Council, caused by the retirement of Messrs. A. B. Jefferson, John Ferguson, and George Evans, by efflox[?]on of time, closed on Monday night last…

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Municipal Responsibilities Bridges

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 2

A RATHER curious repudiation of responsibility by the Government in regard to bridges constructed across rivers within a municipality, has been disclosed during the last week or…

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