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Council & local affairs, 1896

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Wagga Municipal Council. the Defective Reservoir

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 September 1896 · page 2

A Special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday, to consider a report of the Wateworks Committee on the defective…

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Council Meeting Wednesday Night

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 2

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday night. Present-- The Mayor, and Aid. Renebau, MacMabon, McConagby,…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 5

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. Matthews) and Ald Pinkstone, Mangan, Renehan, Stratton, McConaghy, Lester, Bartley, and Mac Mahon…

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School of Arts and Council

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 3

ON Tuesday evening a conference was held of the council and the committee of the School of Arts, to discuss the proposals for helping each other and for the better…

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Wagga Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

A special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, last evening. The Mayor (Ald. R. S. Heydon) presided, there were also…

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School of Arts, Free Public Library, and Council, Public [?]Ducation

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 5

HAVING been requested by the joint committees representing the above to put my proposals in black and white for popularising and combining our local educational…

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A Flourishing Shire Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1896 · page 4

THE financial position of the Creswick (Vic.) Shire Council is certainly a very creditable one. The roads in the shire are amongst the best in the colony, with the expeption…

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The Council and the Board

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 September 1896 · page 4

The Legislative Council have earned the thanks of the city and suburban municipalities by appointing a committee to examine the bill prepared by the Water and Sewerage…

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The Gundagai Council Appeal Case. Deputation to the Colonial Secretary

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. T. Jones, M.L.A., Gormly, M.L.A. Taylor (Mayor of Gundagai), Bibe, M. Ryan, Dodd, and J. Mackins, was introduced to the Colonial Secretary of…

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A Tale of Municipal Woe

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 2

THE fate of the deputation of Gundagai aldermen and others which waited upon the Colonial Secretary on Tuesday, to ask the Government to pay part of the costs in the Government to pay part of the costs in the…

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Wagga Municipal Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 5
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the oouncil was held on Thursday evening. There were present—The Mayor (Alderman Heydon), Aldermen Arnott, Rudd, Edney,…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 7

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. Matthews) and Ald. Pinkstone, Mangan, McConaghy and Bartley, The meeting was constituted at about eight o'clock…

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Council Meeting Wednesday Night

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 2

The Borough Council met oo Wednesday night. Present-- The Mayor, and Aid. Bartley, MoConaghy, Mangan, Pinkstone…

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Small Debts Court Before Mr Martin, P.M., and Mr Box- sell, J.P Borough Council V. F. SOUTHEE

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 2

Mr Morgan for too Council; Mr Mathews for defendant. Claim for £2265, rates. The Council Clerk demised to the rates…

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The Municipal Conference. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1896 · page 2

AT the Municipal Conference to-day Alderman Abrahams, of Narandera, moved a resolution urging the Government, to reintroduce the Local Government Bill…

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A Lively Council Meeting. Passages at Arms

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 2

THERE was an exciting meeting of the Council on Wednesday evening. The Mayor was in the chair and there were also present—Alds. Ryan, Morley, Sihthorpe and Warbrick…

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Lost, a Mayor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 2

Our aldermen and other residents, who went to Sydney the other day to interview the Colonial Secretary, and to beg of him to pay the costs in the Norton case, have strange…

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Lord Mayor of London

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 2

Alderman George Quandel Phillips, a Jew, has been elected Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing year…

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