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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Towong Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 21

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Towong Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers last week. The following members were present, viz.-Crs. Paton (President)…

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Waradgery Shire Council. The Monthly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above Shire was held on Wednesday. There were present:—Cr. Houston (president), and Crs. Stewart, Esplin, Donohoe, M. Rutledge, and…

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Shire Troubles

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 32

A Bathurst correspondent writes:-Complaints have repeatedly been made by shire councils in this district regarding the defective state of roads, bridges, and…

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Corowa Municipal Council. Consideration of Council Chambers Designs

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

A special meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last at the Municipal Chambers. There were present-- His worship the Mayor (Ald. J…

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Sweating by Shire Councils

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 4

A “Roadman's Wife” writes to the press from Wodonga as follows:— Somewhere in the beginning of July a meeting was hold by the wodonga…

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The Albury Town Hall Openiing Ceremony To-day Sir Thomas Bents Arrival. Enthustastic Reception. Welcomed by the Mayor. “Cementing Good Feeling Between the States.”

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

Sir Thomas Bent, Premier of Victoria, arrived in Albury by the second division of the Melbourne-Sydney express last night and was accorded an enthusiastic reception…

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Correspondence. the Absorption of the P.P. Boards by Municipal Councils. To the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 30

Sir, -As the above topic is a very important one, and likely to engage close attention in the near future by ratepayers of both P.P. Boards and Shire…

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Windourin Shire Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday. Cr E. Officer (President) and Crs M. J. Carew, A. McBean and P. Daly were present…

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The Albury Town Hall Opening Ceremony By The New South Wales Premier Speeches By Sir. Thomas Bent. Entertaining The Visitors. Mr. Wade's Arrival. Municipal Reception

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

The Hon. C. G. Wade, Premier of New South Wales, accompanied by Sir William Lyne, Federal Treasurer, and Messrs. Gordon R. M'Laurin and R. T. Ball, M's.L.A…

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Windouran Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Thursday. Cr. E. Officer (President) and Crs M. J. Carew, A. McBean, and P. Daly were…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

The adjourned ordinary meeting of the above Shire Council was held at Darlington Point on Friday. The president (Cr. C. H. Kook) occupied the chair…

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Shire Tenders

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 3

Tenders for a number of works in the Shire of Coreen. are invited up to Saturday, 1st August. Particulars were advertised in Friday's. issue…

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Original Correspondence. the Amalgamation of Shire and Municipal Councils. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 4

Sir,--I have been reading with pleasure some three letters which have appeared in your paper within the last week or two, re the…

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Wakool Shire Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wakool Shire Council was held at Moulamein on July 9th. The members in attendance were:—Councillors…

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Album Municipal Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 4

The Albury Municipal Council met in the new Town Hall for the first time last night, There were present: Alds Waugh (mayor), the Brink, Ringwood, Blacklock,…

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Legislative Council Adjourns

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 3

The Legislative Council to-day presented to the State Governor, Sir Harry Rawson its Address in Reply to his speech at the opening of…

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A Municipal Loan

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

At last night's of the Albury Municipal Council a letter was read from the Department of Public works stating that the Minister had…

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Unequal Burden of New Municipal Taxes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

From a member of towashilp municipalities (writes the Cootamundrn "Liberal") come wails of disstistaction about unfair incidence of Taxation, Albury and Years for…

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Yackandandah Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 44

The monthly meeting of this council was held as visual on the second Wednesday in the month. Present-Crs. Clutterbuck (in the chair), Clune, Connolly…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 28

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council was held at the Punt Hotel, Darlington Point on Friday, the 17th inst., at which the following…

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