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Council & local affairs, 1909

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Electricity or Gas. Which Is It to Be? the Inverell Municipal Council. Tue Subject Under Consideration. Report of the Special Lighting Committee

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 5

The following report from the special Lighting Committee was read at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council on Tuesday night…

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Yallaroi Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1909 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Friday last. Present: Councillors G. A. Pendergast (President), R. Capel, J. Mackey, N. H. Macdena[?]; Mr. A…

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F, and S. Association. District Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Control Now England District Council of the F. and S. Association was held at the Town Hall on Saturday morning. Mr…

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A Shire Road-roller (To the Editor Guyrs ARGUS)

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 August 1909 · page 7

Sir,—The Shire Engineer's argument against Cr. Bray's proposal at the recent meeting of the Council to purchase a road-roller is a very poor…

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Municipal Council Work

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 11

The Council work in connection with the erection of the stone crushing plant is prog[?] satisfactorily and the traction engine left here during the…

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Municipal Council. Monday, August 16Th, 1909

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 8

Present: Aldermen G. H. Mitchell (Mayor), W. Reid, J. R. Day, F. Kneipp, H. E. Telfer, M. Kelly, sen., and R. Harris…

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Shire Election. Extraordinary Vacancy

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 4

At noon on Wednesday, Mr. J. L. Eather, returning officer, announced the receipt of the following nominations for the extraordinary, vacancy…

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Municipal Taxation

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 8

Sir. In your issue of the 13th inst appears a letter [?]er the name of "H Colditz." taking exception to some remarks of mine made at a…

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Glen Innes Municipality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 2

According to the "Guardian" the Town Clerk of Glen Innes has received an offer from a financial broker to advance the Municipality a loan up to…

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Local and General. Inverell Municipality

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 2

The traction engine returned from Glen Innes yesterday (Monday) with three track loads of coke for use at the council's stone crushing plant. Now…

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Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 4

The Mayor, Aids. Power, Colditz, McGregor, Chafiey, Rodgers, Abbott, and Healey were present at the ordinary general meeting of the…

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The Farmer and the Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 5

Sir.--When writing to you previously under the above heading, it was with the object of defending the council against the tirade from the…

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Inverell Council Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday night last at the Council Chambers. The following were present: Ald…

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Shire Election. MR. M. Ryall Returned for "O" Riding

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

The ratepayers of C Riding, Severn Shire, were, on Saturday, called upon to elect a cauncillor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 1. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Municipal Council v. J. SIMONS

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 2

This was a case in which the Municipal Council sued John Simons for £3 4s 8d for back rates, during the years 1902-7, and prior to defendant…

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Dumanesq Shire Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 3

The usualmonthly mooting of the Dumarosq Shire Council was held in theCbuhcil Chambers on Thursday morning last, when there were present…

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Mcintyre Shire Council

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Councillors in the above Shire was held at the offices on Saturday last. Present: Councillors C. G. Gordon (President)…

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Tenterfield Shire Council

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Hall on Friday last, when there were present:—Crs. A. M. White (President), C. W. and H…

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Severn Shire Cou[?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Seven [?]hire Council was held on Saturday [?] the President (Cr. Roger[?] occupying the chair. Crs. [?]…

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Municipal Council. Thursday, Sept. 2nd

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 4

Present: Aldermen G. H. Mitchell (Mayor), W. Reid, J. R. Day, W.D. Corney, R. Harris, F. Kneipp, M. Kelly…

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