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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

752 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 38

Albury—wodonga Road Wodonga Council's Attitude

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 4

"Unfortunately the whole burden of maintaining the Wodonga-Albury road," wrote Mrs. R. H. Murphy, secretary of the shire of Wodonga to the Hume Shire…

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Coreen Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 18

The above council met on Monday, September 9. Present—The president (Cr. G. Duncan) Crs. R. Godber, J. Lonsdale, E. Bott. F. W. Knight, Jas. Willis…

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Rutherglen Shire Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 4

The ordinary meeting was held on Saturday at the Shire Hall. Present:--Crs. Hiskins (president). Gullifer, Smith, Seymour, Gillman,…

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Hume Shire Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 23

The monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. There were present—Crs. J. E. Jelbart (president), T. Wilson, H. Bromfield, J. W. C. Westendorf, W. Leahy, A…

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Urana Shire Council

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Urana Shire Council was held on Tuesday when there were present—Crs Patey (President),…

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Corowa Municipal Council. Tuesday, September 10, 1918

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 3

Present:--His Worship the Mayer (Ald. W. H. Parkin), and Ald. Thompson, Taylor, Oswald, Bent and Stackpool…

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Repatriation at Junee Mayor Hiscock Leaves the Room. Deadlock with Councils

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 6

A deadlock appears to have been reached at Junee on the appointment of a Repatriation, Executive. At a public meeting conjointly convened…

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Extraordinary Municipal Election Candidates Address Rate Payers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 3

A large number of the ratepayers attended at the Albury Town Hall last night to bear the views of Messrs A. A. Hart and G. W. Daniel, candidates for the…

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Seventh War Loan Quotas of Riverina Shires and Municipalities

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 6

For the Seventh War Loan every population centre in the State will have a definite objective. Each municipality and shire has been…

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Extraordinary Municipal Election to Be Held To-day

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

To-day an extraordinary election will be held for the Albury Municipal Council, to elect an aldermen in succession to ex- Ald. Oakley, who resigned owing to [?]l…

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Motion Before Berlin City Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 2

The "Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung" states that the Independent Socialists have introduced a motion before a meeting of the…

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Albury Municipal Election Mr. G. W. Daniei Returned by Almost 3 to 1 Majority. a Record Poll

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Daniel, who has previously made two unsuccessful attempts to become an alderman of the Albury Municipal Council, succeeded in an…

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Rutherglen Shire Council. Engineer's Reight

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

At the meeting of the Rutherglean Shire Council, held on 7th inst., the engineer (Mr. P. Lingford) submitted the following report:…

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Relieving Council Clerks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. J. Garlick, Under Secretary for Local Government, forwards us a copy of a resolution passed by the Tasmanian Municipal Association at their…

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Sitting of Berlin Municipalities. Noisy Scenes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says that noisy scenes occurred at the sitting of the Berlin municipalities. The Socialists bitterly…

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Balranald Municipal Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday, 9th inst., when the Mayor and Ald. Dargin, Wetherman, Duryea and Dowling were…

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Hillston Municipality. Returned Soldier Appointed as Town Clerk

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Hillston Municipal Council the Mayor said the for some time past it had been the intention of the Council to appoint a…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 3

The Albury Municipal Council met last night. Present: Aldermen W. Cleaver Woods (Mayor), P. D Burrows, Jas. Allan, P D. Smithenbecker, S. Logan, W…

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Wunnamurra Shire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held on Saturday last in Shire Hall.— present, Messrs Brownless, (ch), Horgan, Liddle, McArthur, Boyd…

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Berrigan Shire [?] . Monthly Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Berrigan Sire Council was held, on Monday last, when there were present—Councillors W. J. Greggery…

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