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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

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The Jerilderie Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 5

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening.Present,-Aldermen Curtin (mayor), Clark and Boulton. The minutes of the last meeting were read…

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Municipal Reform in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 29

The members of the Sydney City Council are beginning to exhibit signs of reformation. On Thursday they spent some time in discussing a proposal to abolish the…

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Some Municipal Facts

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 4

Manchester has municipal newspaper stands. Leeds spends some £112,000 to house the poor…

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Yackandandah Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 24

At the meeting of the shire council, held on the 9th inst., it was resolved to postpone the meeting in September till Monday, the 17th. The usual day is the second Thursday in the…

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An Indignant Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 28

The Temora Council was thrown into a wild state of wrath at its last meeting by the receipt of the following telegram:—"West Wyalong.—To John Smethurst…

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Wodonga Shire Elections. Wodonga, Thursday Night

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 37

For Green Hills riding Mr. Beardmore was elected. He had 106 votes, Mr. Parnaby 33…

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Municipal Auditing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 33

The Municipal Association addressed a letter to the Shepparton Waterworks Trust (says the News) asking an expression of opinion from that body as to…

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Some Municipal Facts

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 4

Manchester has municipal newspaper stands. Leeds spends some £112,000 to house the poor. Hull is budding a municipal crematorium…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

The Council met yesterday. There were present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Andrew, Broinowski, Stanger and Witcombe. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Leases Within the Municipality. Applicants Before the Land Board

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

Recently the Lands Department warned a number of people living in the vicinity of Hay that they were in illegal occupation of Crown lands, and invited them to apply for…

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Municipal Council

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

The Council met on Monday afternoon Present: — The Mayor, and aldermen Sanger, Broinowaki, Andrew, Kemp and Witcombe. CORRESPONDANCE…

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Balranald Municipal Council. Monday August 27Th

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 3

Present—The Mayor, Ald. Dowling, and M'Guiness. FINANCE. The bank book showed a credit to…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Election of President

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 21

The statutory meeting of the Wodonga Shire Council for the fixing of the presidential allowance and the election of a president for the ensuing year was held on Monday, the whole of…

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The Jerilderie Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 2

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

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 19

The regular fortnightly meeting was held an Wednesday evening. The Mayor was in the chair, the other members present being Alderman Ten Brink, Edmondson, Watson…

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Deniliquin Municipal Council. Monday August 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 4

Present :— Aldermen G. H. Perrin (Mayor in the chair) Jane, Taylor, G. Evans, Fagan, Wooldridge, Jones, J[?]ff[?]son, and J. G. Evans. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, September 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 24

Present—Councillors Beardmore (president), Bassett, Leighton, Manns, M'Farlane, Morrison, Pollard, and Smith. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Towong Shire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 24

The annual election of a president of the Towong Shire Council was held on Tuesday, the 4th instant, Councillors Paton aud Cole were nominated, the latter being elected by six votes…

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Rutherglen Shire Mems

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Council on Saturday last the following tenders were accepted, on the motion of Crs. Macknight and Howard: -- Clearing Emma' Road, Car[?]yle,…

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MUNICIPAl LEGISLATION

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 39

The Premier informed a Herald reporter that the action of the Legislative Council in altering the Sydney Corporation Amending Bill by striking out the provisions…

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