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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Thursday, January 8, 1891. Municipal Affairs

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 2

IN view of the near approach of the Wagga Municipal Year, it will be[?]ove the ratepayers to turn their attention more closely than has been their…

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Gundagai Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday last. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald. Bibo, J.P.), Alds. Putland, McCook, Jeremias,…

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Municipal Elections

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

EARLY in February it will be the ratepayers' privilege to again return three of their number to the Municipal Council, in place of Ald. MATTHEWS…

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Gundagai Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Monday last at the Council Chambers. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald. Bibo, J.P.,) Alds. Jeremias, O'Dwyer, McCook, Taylor,…

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Council Meeting

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

A meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening last, There were present -- The Mayor, Ald. Scanlan, Sontbee, Pinkstone, Dickson, and…

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III-treatment of a Mayor

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Windsor, N.C., to the New York Herald reports an extraordinary outrage. Mr. A. J. Pritchard, ex mayor of Windsor was found one morning stripped…

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Gundagai Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1891 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday last at the Council Chambers. There were present:—The Mayor (Aid. Bibo,…

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Borough Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 3

MEMBERS of the lighting committee are requested to attend at the council chamber at 3 p.m. to-day. For the evening the business paper is as…

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The Bourke Relief Fund Scandal. the Mayor Severely Censured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 4

A SERIOUS scandal has arisen out of the dis- i tribution of the Bourke Flood Relief Fund, which was quickly and generously subscribed during the troubled times following on the…

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Borough Council

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 8

PRESENT—the Mayor (Mr. W. H. Matthews) and Ald. Pinkstone, McBeath, Southee, Scanlon, Dickson, and Miller. Minutes confirmed…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freebom men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Saturday, January 31, 1891. the Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 2

WITH the closer approach of the Municipal election an increased interest is being manifested by ratepayers in the result of the promised contests in the…

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The Municipal Handicap

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 4

To be run on Saturday, 7th inst., on the borough course. Judge—Damuel Snickson, Esq. Starter—The Hon. Albion. Jerry. Handicapper—W. J. Ploughshare,…

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The Municipal Nominations. Poll Fixed for

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 3

THE nominations of candidates to fill the vacancies in the Municipal Council caused by the retirement of Aldermen Croaker, Kerr, and Pratt, through eflluxion of time took…

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Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers, on Wednesday. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald. Bibo, J.P.) in the chair, Alds. Jeremins, Taylor,…

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Electioneering Meeting. the Municipal Candidates Before the Public

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 7

A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Assembly Hall on Thursday night for the purpose of speaking in connection with the municipal election. The hall was crowded, and Ald…

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Tee Municipal Contest

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 2

If we appear to some of our outside friends to be giving too much time and attention to the matter of the local municipal election, our excuse must be…

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Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

THE Council had a special meeting at the Council Chambers last night. There were present:—The Mayor (Aid. Bibo, J.P.) Aids. McCook, Walker, Ross, Dodd,…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Friday night at the Council Chambers. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Bibo, J.P.), Somerville, Jeremias, Taylor, Putland…

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Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 3

THE polling for the annual municipal elections in the three wards of the borough took place on Saturday, and excited greater interest than has been displayed…

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Polling Day. Municipal Elections

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 3

SATURDAY being polling dav, in connection with the election of aldermen, it goes without saying that the town was lively, as, let it be said to the credit of the people here,…

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