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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

438 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 22

Berrigan A. & H. Society. Council Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Berrigan A. & H. Society was held on Saturday last, there being present Messrs John Blair (chair), E. J…

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Correspondence. the Local Council. to the Editor of the Advocate

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

Sir,—In your last issue a letter [?] A Dissatisfied [?] He thinks this Council should gravel streets, lights lamps, build consumptive [?] such like…

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The Local Unemployed. Meeting at the Council Chambers. Renewed Application for Relief Works

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the local unemployed took place at the Council Chambers, yesterday afternoon. The Mayor presided. There were about eighty men…

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Married Women and Municipal Votes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 29

The question whether married women are entitled to vote at municipal elections was brought before the Portland Borough. Council at its last meeting. A letter was…

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Municipal Retrenchment. the Committee's Recommendations Adopted. After a Heated Discussion

The Independent · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 3

A rather warm discussion took place at the Council meeting on Monday evening when the matter of adopting the retrenchment proposals came on. As mentioned…

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Municipal Reform

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

The adoption of the recommendation for reform drafted by the Committee of the Whole Council was not affected without some outward show of hostility on the part of some…

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Deniliquin Municipal Cownoll

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the Council was held Monday evening. Present : Ald. Jefferson [?]ayor), and Ald, Jones, James Taylor, Evans [?]Wilkinson, Windeyer and Kelly…

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Municipal Reform a Mysterious “Report” Committee's Recommendations Adopted

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

On Monday evening the Council’s reform Proposals embodied ln the report of the Committee of the Whole were finally submitted for ado The Mayor and all the aldermen were present…

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Municipal Election

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

As will be seen from our advertising columns, Messrs. P. K. Ritchie, S. W. Thompson and John Chivell are out as candidates for the Municipal honours,…

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Rutherglen Shire Council Mems

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Rutherglen Shire Council on Saturday the president, Cr. H. J. Burrows; drew attention to the death of ex-councillor King,…

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Wodonga Shire Council. Wednesday, August 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 37

Present—Councillors M'Geouh (president), Pollard, Leighton, Whan, Muller, Plummer Breadmore, Bassett, and M'Farlane. CORRESPONDENT…

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Municipal Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last, owing to Monday, being a public holiday. Present:—Aldermen…

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The Council and the Waterworks Debt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 21

Ao some misunderstanding appears to exist regarding the present position of the Conncil in regard to the compact with Mr. O'Sullivan, the facts of the case may be stated as follows:—The…

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Correspondence. the Local Council to the Editor of the Advocate

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 2

SIR,—In Mr M’Grady’s reply to “Dissatisfied Voter,” in your last issue the takes quite an enlarged view of the case. For instance, it would not take the [?] of a…

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Municipality of Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 3

Nothing, apparently, can galvanise Corowa into Municipal activity [?] almost any other community the near approach of election day would have been…

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Municipality of Corowa. Public Meeting at South Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 3

The first shot in the first wonderful campaign in the history of Corowa, was first at South Corowa on Friday last. when Messrs. S. W. Thompson. J…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

The Council met last night. There were present:— The Mayor (Mr. R. Gibson) and Aldermen Maclure, Bent, Horton, Butterworth and Witcombe…

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Balranald Municipal Council Monday, August 10Th, 1903

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Ald. Greenham), Aldermen Kenrick, Dowling, M'Innes, and Close. On the motion of Ald. Dowling…

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The Proposed Irrigation Scheme. Mentioned in the Hay Council. A Down-River Letter

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of the Hay Municipal Council, the following letter was read from Mr R. Wilson Ronald, of Nap Nap…

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Municipal Council Meeting

The Independent · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council war held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening, there tang present Aldermen Jefferson (Mayor, in the chair)…

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