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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Nameless Aldermanic Candidates Cobar Council

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

A carpenter am I, and you know me well, For have I not been an alderman O. Your footpaths are fairly good—jutt want touching up—…

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Arrogant Mudgee Aldermen

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 6

IN connection with the forthcoming Mudgee municipal elections, it is pleasing to note that quite a number of our best townsmen are entering the list for civic honors but,…

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King's Funeral Stands. Borough Council, Fees

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

Before his Honor Sir W. Lucius Selfe. in the Marylebone County Court, on November 3, Charles Hodgkinson, draper, Edgeware road, W., sued the…

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Bordering on Chaos. Broken Hill's Council. a Sensational Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

The report of Examiner Notting, who was instructed by the Government to investigate the municipal muddle at Broken Hill, where a Labor Council…

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The Municipal Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

TO-DAY (Saturday) the Municipal elections take place, and the polling hours are between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. An early declarations of the poll may be looked for…

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The Caucus and Municipalism

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. M'Gowen in presiding for Labor candidates in the municipality where he is a rate-payer referred to the caucus, and the methods the Labour party applied to both…

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Broken Hill Municipal Scandal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

THE report of Examiner Notting, who was instructed by the Government to investigate the municipal muddle at Broken Hill, states : --'I have to report a must deplorable state of…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Wellington municipal council was held at the council chambers on Friday evening, there, being present Aldermen Bassett…

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Municipal Election. Cobar. Record Voting

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

Very great interest was manifested in the triennial election of nine aldermen to serve in the Cobar Council for the next three years…

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The Shire Rolls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

At last meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council, when the subject of the roll for "C" riding was under discussion, the Shire Clerk was unable…

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The Council's Next Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

The new Municipal Council will probably meet on Monday evening next. In the ordinary course of things the Council would have met last…

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Inter-state Sydney, January 31. Municipal Elections

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

A feature in the muncipal elections was the defeat of labour candidates in practically every district…

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Municipal Election

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

On Saturday, the 28th ult., a poll was taken of the ratepayirs for the election of six Aldermen for the Municipality of Bourke for the triennial period ending January,…

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Local Elections. in the Municipality. Three New Aldermer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 4

The triennial elections for the local governing bodies throughout the State were held on Saturday last, and in almost every municipality and shire…

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The Municipal Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

The ratepayers and householders can congratulate themselves upon having obtained a good Council, actually and relatively, as a result of…

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Cobar Municipal Council

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Duffy),…

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Aldermen Elected by Spin of Coin

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

THE position in the municipal elections at Redfern was a remarkable one, especially in the Surry Hille Ward, where Mr. James McMahon, the well-known carrier, made an effort…

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The Bourke Council

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

On Monday night next (February 6), a special meeting of the above Council will be held in the Council Chambers at 8 p.m., for the purpose of electing a Mayor. In…

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Labor Defeated. an Ebbing Wave. Mr. Wade on the Municipal Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 6

"The wave of Labor success reached its highest mark at at he Federal elections, but since then has been steadily subsiding."…

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Macquarie Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Macquarie shire council was held at the shire office on Saturday, there being present Crs. Gaden (President), Fuller…

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