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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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Enlarged Municipality for Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 32

At a meeting of the Wagga Council, Ald. Collins advocated the enlargement of the Wagga municipality. The town was spreading rapidly and a bad class of…

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Lieutenant Lorimar. Presentation by Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 2

Lieutenant J. A. Loamier, who recently returned from Gallipoli, and has Deniliquin for a few days was entertainment for a few days was…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council was held on Thursday, 20th inst, there being present: Cr. Jacob (President), and Crs…

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Wakool Shire Council Wednesday, July 19, 1916

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wakool Shire Council was held on the above date, when there were present: President McConnell, Crs. Eagle, Brown,…

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Wakool Shire Council Wednesday. July 19, 1916. Clerk's Report

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 4

The Shire Clerk (Mr H. A. Edwards) reported to Council, on the above date, the following financial position of the Shire:—…

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Wodonga Shire Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 4

The ordinary meeting was held yesterday. Present: Cr. H. Beardmore, president, and Crs. J. H. McGeoch, T. Ryan, J. Peterson, S Parker, J.Garrett,…

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Irate Shire Councillors Casts Motion Into Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 3

Proceedings at yesterday's meeting of tie Wodonga Shire Council were considerably enlivened towards the close by a wordy encounter between the president…

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Holbrook Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 46

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Holbrook Council was held on Tuesday last. Present—Grs. Hy. Murdoch (president, in the chair), H. W. J. Bayliss…

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Urana Shire Council

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Urana Shire Council, lapsed on Wednesday, owing to there not being a quorum. The members…

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Shire Elections

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

Now that the Shire elections are approaching the local Progress Association is getting busy, and have invited the members of the…

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Council Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Jerilderie Municipal Council was held on Monday last. Present: Mayor, Aldermen Steele, McRae, Thompson and Thorman…

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Defence Council Functions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 32

Further information has been advanced by the Acting Prime Minister, Senator Pearce, on the object of the proposed formation of a Council of Defence. The…

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Dominions at Peace Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 20

Addressing a meeting at the Royal Colonil Institute on Friday, Earl Grey (formerly Governor-General of Canada) stated that they would have more confidence in…

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Repatriation Appeal Delivered by Senator Pearce, before the State War Council, Victoria, in Melbourne, yesterday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

As the acting head of the Government and chairman of the Board of Trustees, I desire to place before you as clearly as I can the objects of the Repatriation Fund…

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A Council's Dilemma

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The Wegga municipal council in August last decided to employ only married men or rejected volunteers. Recently the works committee dealt with…

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Y.m.c.a. Day in Albury. State War Council's Permission Granted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

Before any special button day or other form of patriotic effort or appeal is made to the public now the special sanction of the State War Council, under the War…

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Wodonga Shire Elections

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 3

The following members of the "Wodonga shire council will retire by rotation this month:—Cr.j. H. Beardmore (president), Green Hill riding; Cr.j.h. MeGeoch,…

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Collecting the Municipal Roll. Request for Public Meeting Refused. (To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 2

Sir,—As the Albury Council decided to take no action in regard to my request re appointing a collector of lists at an earlier date than August 9, as stated in…

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Hume Shire Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

At the meeting of the Hume Shire Council on Friday next, the following motions of which notice has teen given, will be discussed:—…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Albury Municipal Council wag held last night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. P. D. Burrows), Aldermen S. M. Logan, J. Allan, H. G…

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