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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Metropolitan Municipalities. Want to Federate. the Premier Favours the Project. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

Replying to a deputation to-day, the Premier promised to give all the support in his power to the project to federate all municipalities, within the…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, July 10

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 4

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

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Andrew, Sadler, Lawson, Stanger, Broinowski, Witcombe and Kemp…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

At the court of potty sessions yesterday, before the P.M., a number of persons were proceeded against for riding bicycles on the footpaths…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

The Council met on Monday. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermon Andrew, Lawson, Sadler, Witcombe, Kemp, Stanger, Broinowski and Gibson…

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The Jerilderie Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 2

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

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 24

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night. Present—The Mayor (Alderman W. J. Billson), and Aldermen Wallder, Quirk, Edmonds[?]. Ten…

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The Cape Legislative Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

The Cape Legislative Council strongly supports the policy of Sir Alfred Milner with regard to the concession of the franchise to the Uitlanders…

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A Land Appeal Case. Privy Council Decision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 39

On May 3 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered, per Lord Hobbouse, their judgment in the case of the Minister for Lands for New South Wales v. Harrington and others…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, July 24. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Mr. K. M'Lennan, J.p.) Municipal Cases

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 35

Borough of Albury v. Estate of F. A Selle (Charles Schmiedt and H. Headley trustees), rates £30. Mr. Tietyens for the Municipality, Mr…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday, July 24

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 3

Present:— Aldermen J. G. Evans, (mayor in the chair), W[?]dridge, Jones, G. Evans, Jane, Tyrer, and Jefferson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Balranald Municipal Council. Monday, 31St July 1899

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 2

Present—Ald. Dowling (in the chair), Ald. Greenham, and McGuinness. The minutes of the last meeting were…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 27

The meeting of this body was held on the let inst. Present—Councillors Findlay (president), Lake, Paton, Croot, Murray, Sutherland, Cole, Waters, Cardwell, Peterson, and Wilkinson…

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Wodonga Shire Council Wednesday. August 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 37

Present—Councillors Manna (president), Morrison, M'Geoch, Nicholls, Leighton, Smith, Basket, M'Farlane, and Beardmore. From Town of Warrnambool, with circular…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 24

The u[?] meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday night Present—Aldermen Billson (Mayor), Ashby, Hayea, Schmiedt, Ten Brink, Chenery, Quirk, end Edmondson…

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The Address in Council. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

In the Council Mr. Hughes moved the adoption of the Federal Address, after which, at the request of Mr. Heydon, who expressed the opinion that…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

The Council met yesterday afternoon. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Kemp, Stanger, Gibson, Bloinowski, Lawson, and Andrew…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Monday afternoon. There were present — The Mayor, and Aldermen Stanger, Kemp, Gibaon, Lawson, Sadler,…

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Ah Ex-mayor and a Newspaper. a Temora Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 34

The Full Court had before it on Monday an application to make absolute a rule for a writ of prohibition directed to Williiim Clarke, police magistrate of Temora and James…

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The Federal Address in Council. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

Every effort will be made to get the Federal address through the Council next week. The general opinion is that the anti-billite party will submit to the…

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