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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

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The New Shires. the First Shire Councils

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 5

The date of the first meetings of the provisional Shire Councillors having been gazetted and published, the first [?] to be transarted must…

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Municipal Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

The Mayor of Corowa, Ald. S. W. Thompson, will, at noon to-morrow, officially declare the election of Mr. Alexander Haig to fill the vacancy…

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Municipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 4

The usual meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening Present:—Ald. Jefferson(Mayor) and Ald, Jones, Perrin, Kelly, Cameron, Lawson and Skinner…

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Local Government. Business of the Temporary Councils. First Shire Elections

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 4

In the “Government Gazette” week last there was published the first act of [?]under the Local government(Shires) Act, 1905, containing an amplification of the provisions of the Act as to…

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A Sensible Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 2

A telegram from Western Australia states that the Boulder council has decided to support the Licensed Victuallers Association in its request to open…

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Coreen Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1906 · page 1

Following are the boundaries of the three ridings of the recently-constituted Shire of Coreen. The first meeting of the Provisional Council will be…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting was held yesterday afternoon. There were present—Crs. Muller (presidents), Beardmore, Leighton, M'Geoch. Parker,…

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CHILTERN. Wednesday, Chiltern Shire Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting was held this afternoon. President Black occupied the chair, and Crs. D. Sexton, M. Shelly, C. T. Martin, C. Martin, and…

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 39

This body met on Tuesday, 5th inst. Present—The President (Councilor Croot) and Councillors Waters, Dobinson, Peters, Harper, Drummond, Sutherland,…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 24

The ordinary monthly meeting of body was held, at the Shire Hall, Wodonga, on Wednesday. Present-Councillors Muller (president), Whan, Wright,…

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The Mayor Indisposed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 2

The mayor of Albury (Aid ten Brink his many friends will regret to learn was yesterday confined to his room, through the effects of a severe chill…

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Coreen Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 1

Following are the boundaries of the three ridings of the recently-constituted Shire of Coreen. The first meeting of the Provisional Council will be…

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Corowa Municipal Council. Tuesday, June 5, 1906

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 6

Present--The Mayor (Ald. S. W. Thompson) and Ald. Haig, Lewis, Ritchie, Chivell, Sammons and Piggin…

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The Reserves. the Question of Revocation. the Municipal Council Asked to Co-operative

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 5

At the Council meeting on Tuesday evening last a letter was received from Hy. Vickers, secretary of the Coreen branch of the E. and S[?]…

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A Lord Mayor Who Remembered

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 2

A pleasing story is told of Sir William Staines, who was Chief Magistrate of the City of London when the Nineteenth century came in. He had risen…

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Unlock The Land. Discussion in the Council

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 4

At the meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday night, a letter was received from the Farmers' and Settlers Association, Coreen, asking…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 3

The Council met last night. There were in attendance: The Mayor, and Aldermen Hardingham, Rutledge, Newton, Brown, Gibson and Miles…

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Coreen Shirk Council

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

The first meeting of the provisional councillors of the above will be held at the Corowa Court House on Thursday morning next, at 10 o.clock…

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Albury Borough Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Albury Borough Council will be held this evening, when in addition to or linary business the mayor will move in…

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Albury Borough Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 2

The ordinary fortnightly meeting was held last night. Present: The Mayor, Ald. Wilkinson, Kennedy, Ringwood, Meade, Daniel, Brann and…

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