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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

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Narandera. Council Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 15

The ordinary meeting was held last week. A letter was read from the Works Department, stating that £260 had been granted for relief works by day labour on roads…

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Kings Visit to Ireland. Scene in the Dublin Council. London, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 27

Some lively scenes were witnessed during yesterday's meeting of the Dublin City Council. It was known that two Nationalists, members of the council, intended to…

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Appeals Against Municipal Valuations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 3

The number of appeals against the assessments of the Municipal valuations were this year very many less than usual. They were dealt with on…

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Corowa Municipality. First Revision Court. (Before Mr, Rupert Evans, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 3

Mr. W. H, Edmondson, electoral officer. presented, a list of persons entitled to have their names on the first ratepayers roll, and stated that within the…

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Municipal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

Municipalization was advanced another stage locally on Wednesday last, when the list prepared by Mr. W. H. Edmondson, electoral officer, was revised in open…

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Municipal Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 2

The day fixed by the Governor for the muncipal election in Corowa being Wednesday, August 20 it will be evident that the time is drawing Very close…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held at the Chambers on Wednesday, 17th July, for the purpose of holding a Friendly Appeal Court…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

The following appeals went set down for hearing:—Messre. J. G. Monon, T. H. Boynton, E. Dowling, S. King, and Agnes Dawes…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 36

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above body was held at the Council Chambers, Tallangatta. The following members were present, viz., Councillors…

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Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Jerilderie Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Ald. Bo[?]ton (chair), Wise Steele and Kennedy…

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Rutherglen Shire Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 2

For the election in the South Riding-- for the seat about to be vacated by Cr. O'Dea, Messrs. S. Williams, Junr, (Brimin) and H. M'Kay (Chiltern West)…

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The Yass Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 29

A fortnight since the finance committee of the Yass Municipal Council recommended that the offices of inspector of nuisances and council clerk should be combined, and the…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 2

The Council met on Monday night. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Butterworth, Maclure, Witcombe, Bent, Stanger, and Horton…

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Balranald Municipal Council. Monday, July 27Th, 1903

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Ald. Greenham), Aldermen Crose, Comitti, Dowling, M'Innes, and Kenrick. The minutes of the ordinary meeting…

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Council Clerk's Report

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 2

The Acting Council Clerk reported as follows:— A sample truck of spawls and a sample of unscreened gravel have arrived from…

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The Hay Park. The Recent Football Match. The Council Take Action. The Question of Future Administration

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 2

The Council met for the first time since the recent football dispute, on Monday night, all the Aldermen being present, but Alderman Lawson. As…

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Narandera. Municipal Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 16

At the usual meeting last week correspondence was read from the Railway Department re stage for loading gravel, and an officer had visited the site and recognised…

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Yarrawonga Shire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 24

A few months ago the shire council imposed a special sanitary rate in the town in order to provide for a daily double pan system. As in the past…

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Municipal Council Meeting. Monday, July 27

The Independent · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, when there were present Aldermen Jefferson (Mayor, in the chair), Jane…

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Albury Borough Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 24

The regular meeting of this body was held on Wednesday. The Mayor presided, the other members present being Alderman Ten Brink, Ringwood, Butler, Davies, Kennedy…

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