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Council & local affairs, 1892

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Wagga Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Jeremy, Hunter,…

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Council Meeting

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers last Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Ald. W. H. Matthew) in the…

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Wagga Borough Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting was held at 8 p m. on Thursday. Thole present were Ald. M'Grath (Mayor), Coleman, Ferguson, Heydon, Hunter, Jeremy, Manton, and…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 5

PRESENT—the Mayor and Ald. Pinkatone, Miller, Barnes, McBeath, Southee, and Byrne. Minutes were confirmed…

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The Municipal Races, 1892 Entries and Tips

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 2

The following entries have been made for the Aldermanic Stakes, to start from the Court House, on Tuesday, 2nd February, at noon sharp. Distance, once round the…

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The Presidentship of the Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

There have been six President of the Council, namely—Sir Alfred Stephen, from May 20, 1856, to January 28, 1857; Mr. John Hubert Plunkett, Q.C, from January 29, 1857, to…

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Municipal Election. Nomination

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 4

YESTERDAY at noon, in the court-house, the Mayor (Ald. Ma[?]thews) read out the nominations as under to a very good audience:—ALDERMEN:…

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Municipal Races. (Tips by Martin's Ghost.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 2

Up before the stars were off the sky, I hobbled oat towards the racecourse to see the ponies do their trial gallops. As not near the end of Freer's lane near…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, whin freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Thursday, February 4, 1892. the Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 2

At the municipal nominations on Tuesday two of the retiring Aldermen, Messrs. J. J. M'Grath and R. S. Heydon, were re-elected unopposed as…

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Wagga Municipal Nominations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 3

The official declaration of the nomination of candidates for the three vacancies in the Wagga Municipal Council, caused by the retirement of Aldermen M'Grath, Heydon,…

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The Wagga Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1892 · page 2

At noon on Tuesday at the Town Hall, Wagga, the nominations received for the three vacancies in the Wagga Borough Council caused by the retirement in rotation…

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Gundagai Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 2

THE ordinary fortnightly, meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, at the Council Chambers. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald. Bibe, J.P in the chair, Aids. Ross, Bushell, Jeremias,…

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Correspondence. (Ee do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) Municipal Subsidies. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 2nd instant, in your Sydney telegraphic parliamentary news it is stated that Mr. G[?]rmly strongly opposed the motion of Mr. Bavister, that an…

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Municipal Elections. Candidates Before the Electors

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 7

THERE was a fair gathering in the hall on Thursday night at the public meeting which was held by Ald. Byrne, and at which other candidates were invited to speak…

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Wagga Municipal Election. Mr. G. Coleman's Address

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

Mr. G. Coleman, one of the two candidates seeking election for the representation of the East Ward in the Wagga Borough Council, addressed a large open air meeting, which…

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Municipal Matters. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 3

Sir,—it is vary strange that when Alderman O'Sullivan preferred a charge against two of the Council's labourers he deferred proving his statements. Any…

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Wagga Municipal Election

The Hummer · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 1

THE workers are sending Jim M'Darra for East Ward in opposition to Geo. Coleman. The former is a working plasterer, the latter is a lawyer. Coleman reckons he…

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Municipal Politics

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

There was a very fair gathering at Aid. Byrne's meeting on Thursday evening in the local Assembly Hall. Mr Mayor Matthews was in the chair, which, it must…

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The Municipal Races, 1892

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

The ponies did a trial gallop on Thursday evening before a goodly number of ratepayers, and consequently the result of the race is now pretty well a forgone…

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Municipal Election. East Ward. Return of Mr. G. COLEMAN

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 2

THE municipal election for East Ward—the only contested seat at the annual aldermanic elections—took place yesterday, and resulted as was anticipated in the return of the…

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