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Council & local affairs, 1918

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Corowa Municipal Council. Tuesday, January 8, 1918

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

Present: -- His Worship the Mayor (Ald. A. A. Piggin), and Aldermen S. W. Thompson, R. Taylor, W. R. Teague, W. Parkin. E. H. Bent. T. M…

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Council's Fund Misappropriated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 32

Astonishment has been created amongst ratepayers of the Oxley Shire Council by the news that £373 of the council funds have been misappropriated by the rate…

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Angry German Settlers. Say They Have Lost Their Liberty. Challenged at the Ballot Box. Discussion by Hume Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 47

That the action of the Federal Government in disfranchising in the recent referendum the sons and daughters of Australian residents who were born in…

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Municipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night. Ald Whitelock (Mayor), Perrin, Jones, Maher, Jane, Williams, Windeyer and McKenzie were…

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Windouran Shire Roads. Tour of Inspection

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

The Councillors of Windouran Shire [?] dre[?] inspection of the main roads within the Shire on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday…

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THE MUNiCiPAL FINANCES

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

IN days gone by we have often criticised the Municipal finances in an adverse strain, and commented on the nonchalant manner in which the…

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Wakool Shire Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Wakool Shire Council was held in the Shire Hall on Wednesday, January 9, when there were present:— Councillors Holmes…

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Berrigan Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council was held on Monday last, when there were present— [?] S. H. Scott (president);…

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Shire Estimates

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

The Berrigan Shire Council, sitting as the finance committee at the meeting on Monday last, had a very interesting discussion on the…

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Berrigan Shire Council

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 5

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ber[?]igan Shire Council was held on Monday last. Present:—Crs Scott (ch), Vagg, Heffer[?]an,…

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Waradgery Shire Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council took place yesterday. There were present The President (Cr. Rutledge) and Crs. Horton, Ayre, and…

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Coreen Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 7

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday. Present:— The president (Cr. Lonsdale, in the chair), Crs. Bott, Willis, Knight, Godber, Duncan;…

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Wakool Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday of last week, when there were present Crs. W. R. Holmes, E. B. Eagle, H. V. O'DoDnell. and W. C…

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Wunnamurra Shire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

For the first time since the commencement of local government here in 1906 the regular monthly meeting of the Wunnamurra Shire…

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Council Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last,—Present.—Ald. Clark, Steele, Lloyd, and Thompson. In the absence of the…

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Corowa Municipal Council. Tuesday, January 15, 1918

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

Present : His Worship the Mayor (Ald. A. A. Piggin) and Ald. J. Chivell, E. H. Bent, J. H. Oswald, W. R. Teague and C. R. Taylor…

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Hard-up Council. Can't Raise Workmen's Wages

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

Central Illawarra Municipal Council is so short of funds that at the last meeting the Mayor stated that the council had not sufficient funds to pay…

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Man Power Proposals Shortage of Food Conscription for Ireland. Lord Mayor Promises Relief

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

When the debate on the man-power proposals is resumed, Mr. J. H. Hogge, Liberal member for Edinburgh East, intends to move their rejection on the grounds that Several thousand munition workers in Manchester obtained temporary leave and marched in a most orderly fashion to the Town Hall, where a deputation…

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Land for Soldiers. Shire Council Criticism

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which shire councilers criticise the actions of his department in connection with the…

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Land for Soldiers. Shire Council Criticism. The Departmental Attitude

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Hon. W. G. Ashford, has noticed the frequency, with which Shire councillors criticise the actions of his Department in…

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