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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1893

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Lord Mayor Knill

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 2

Says the London World Though the new Lord Mayor has been but a few days in office he is already falsifying the predictions of those who believed that he…

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Municipal Association

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 5

AT last monthly meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association the following matters were dealt with:—…

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Parliament. Constitution Op the Council. Resolutions by Sir Henry Parkes. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly met again tonight, after the Christmas recess, and dealt with private members' business. Replying to a question, Mr. See, the…

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Wagga Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Jeremy, Coleman, Heydon, Miller,…

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Wallendbeen Municipal Council. FRIDAY. PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. Sinclair) and Ald. Palmer, Gibb, Graham and Buchanan. Minutes confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 4

(1) From Municipal Association re perusal of Local Government Bill. The following recommendations were made by the council after some…

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Wagga Borough Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting was held at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Those present were Alds. M'Grath (mayor), Coleuian, Heydon, Hunter, Jeremy, Norman and Miller…

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The Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 2

IN connection with the approaching annual Municipal elections, we regret to say that at present the prospect they hold out is anything but encouraging. In accordance with the…

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The Municipal Contests

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 2

In terms of the provisions of the Municipalities Act of 1867, the nomination of aldermen for the municipalities throughout the colony will take place on Tuesday, the…

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Municipal Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 8

IT becomes our duty to remind ratepayers that it is annual election time, as they do not appear yet to be aware of it. Not that we wish to encourage…

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Wallendbeen Municipal Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 8

THE council held their ordinary meeting on Friday 20th inst. Present—the Mayor (Ald. Sinclair) and Ald. Palmer, Buchanan, Gibb, and Graham…

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Mayor of Gundagai Resigned

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 5

AT last meeting of the council at Gundagai (reports the Times) the Mayor said:—"As this is the last time I shall have pleasure of speaking to you, from the mayoral and…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 5

FOLLOWING are the notices of business:—(l) Report from the works committee. (2) Report from the finance committee on Mr. King's application for remission of rates…

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Borough Council. Monday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 5

PRESENT at 8—Ald. Miller (Mayor) and Ald. Southee, Dickson, and Barnes. At 8335 Ald McBeath arrived but was too late, and the revision court was adjourned till…

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Wagga Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held the Town Hall last evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen J. Jeremy, W.C. Hunter,…

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Wagga Borough Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting was held at 8 p.m. yesterday. Those present were Ald. M'Grath (mayor), Bennett, Heydon, Hunter, Jeremy, Manton, Miller and Norman…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 10

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. Miller) and Ald. McBeath, Southee, Dickson, Barnes, and Mangan. Minutes confirmed…

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The Catholic Church on Mixed Marriages. Degrees of the Plenary Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 8

In all the Catholic churches of Australia on Sunday, January 15, the decrees of the Plenary Council upon mixed marriages were read. They…

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Wagga Municipal Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 3

The election of residents to fill the existing vacancies in the Wagga Borough Council has already brought out some promised and promising candidates. We understand that…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Tuesday, January 31, 1893. the Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

It is certainly not to the credit of a proportion of those who can properly be looked upon as leading Wagga residents, that they display such…

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Municipal Nominations

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 7

GRENFELL.—The candidates for the vacancies caused by the retirement of Alderman Halls and Cousins are W. Maitland, W. Gutherie, and G. Cousins, one…

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