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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

797 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 40

Albury Municipal Council

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 3

Mayor Waugh presided over [?] Burrows, Allan, Smithenbecker, [?] Aldermen Turner, Davies, Woods and [?] Daniel, fortnightly meeting of the [?] ogan at the…

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Embezzlement of Shire Funds Clerk Gets Away with £1000 MAITLAND

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 3

A clerk named John Wynn was convicted to-day at Maitland Quarter Sessions, of having fraudulently embezzled moneys of the Bolwarra Shire while acting as…

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Hay Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

The Council met on Monday night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. Minogue), and Ald. Spence, Wilkinson, Thompson, Bent, and Ashcroft…

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Albury Municipal Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 28

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday evening. The mayor (Aid. Waugh) presided. Correspondence…

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Windouran Shire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Windouran Shire Council was held on Saturday, 8th inst. Cr. M. J. Carew, who bad been appointed president at the…

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Electric Light at Junee a Surprise for Aldermen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 1

A welcome surprise was spring on the aldermen of the Junee Council on Thursday night. A kerosene lamp did service for light in front of the Mayor. The…

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Municipal Council. Bi-monthly Meeting

The Independent · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 2

The Municipal Council met on Monday evening last, there being present Aldermen Jones (Mayor), Windeyer, McKenzie, Maher. Fitznead, Matthews, Williams…

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[?] Council. [?]Ting

The Independent · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

[?] of the above [?]olamein on [?] there were [?] Connell…

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Municipal By-election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 2

Yesterday was nomination day in connection with the municipal by-election rendered necessary owing to the death of Ald. A. A. Piggin, but the…

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Municipal Council

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday night. Aid W. H. Jones (Mayor) and Aid. A. J. Whitelock, G. Williams, A. C…

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New Method of Electing a Mayor

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

Ald. Read was elected Mayor of Manly m succession to Ald. Heaton. The procedure was unusual. Ald. Ogilvy sprang a surprise by…

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Sydney City Council Election Labor Candidate Returned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 2

The polling for the Balmore Ward of the Sydney City Council to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Lord Mayor, Ald. English, resulted as follows:…

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Influenza Epidemic 600 Cases in Sydney to Date. Medical Consultative Council Called Together. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 2

The Board of Health report issued at noon to-day notified 39 new cases of influenza for the preceding 24 hours. There was one death in the Coast Hospital, the…

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Another Commission to America on Municipal Government. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 2

Mr. Cooks M.P., for St. Leonards, who is shortly leaving for America, has been appointed by the Government as a Commission to investigate questions…

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Border Quarantine. Occupancy of Sports Ground Albury Council Wishes to Terminate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 2

The following letter has been sent to the New South Wales Attorney General: "I am instructed by the Mayor (Alderman A. Waugh) to bring under your…

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Albury Municipal Appeal Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 3

An Appeal Court for revising the assessments of the Albury Municipal Council was held at the Court House yesterday before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M…

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Wakool Shire Council

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 1

At a meeting of the above Council, held on Wednesday, March 12, the following reports were dealt with.:—ENGINEER'S REPORT…

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Peace Celebrations in Hume Shire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 3

Another meeting was then held at which the foregoing persons and a few ladies were present. It was to decide what steps were to be taken to carry…

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Wakool Shire Re[?]tion Committee

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Wakool Shire Repatriation Committee was held in the Shire Hall, Moulamein on 12th inst. Present:…

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Hume Shire Celebrations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 31

At a meeting on Tuesday to decide upon taking of steps to arrange for peace celebrations in the shire, Mr. David Reid said he thought that small local committees…

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