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Council & local affairs, 1898

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Local and General News. the Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

Nominations for the vacant seats in the Wagga Borough Council must be made on or before Monday next, seven clear days prior to the date of polling, which is fixed for…

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The Special Grant to Municipalities

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

Mr M'Lean, M.P., had an interview with the Premier at the Treasury on Saturday upon the eve of Mr Reid's departure for Melbourne, with reference to the question of…

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Borough Council. Saturday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 5

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. Stratton) and Ald. Pinkstone, Mangan, Dickson, Howell, Matttaews, and Bartley; and Ald. McConaghy sent an apology…

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Municipal Races. Notes by "Charlie."

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 3

RISING betimes, I took my way to the training track, and the first horse appearing just at the break of day was David; he was led by Machuse, and carried nothing but a…

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The Municipal Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 3

BETWEEN thirty and forty ratepayers assembled at Clarke's North Waggs Hotel on Tuesday evening, when Mr. H. S. Rigestad delivered a speech on municipal affairs…

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The Grant to Municipalities. Action of the Municipal Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 2

The Municipal Association has decided to take counsel's opinion upon the question whether, a special municipal endowmens of 2s 6d in the £1…

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Hillston Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

THE Council met on Wednesday evening. There were present the Mayor and Aldermen Bickford and Betts. The formal business having…

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Wagga Municipal Council. the Overseer for Works Suspended

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday evening, there being present his Worship the Mayor…

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Borough Council. Tuesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 7

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald. Stratton) and Ald. Pinkstone, Mangan, Dickson, Howell, Matthews, and Bartley; and an apology was made for Ald. McConaghy…

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinion of our Correspondents. the Municipal Elections. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

SIR,—Will you kindly give me space in your journal for the following:—As on previous elections the liberty has been taken to nominate me without my knowledge or…

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The Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

Alderman J. T. Williamson addressed a meeting of ratepayers of the North Ward at Pratt's Hotel last evening. There were about 30 or 40 persons present, many being from the…

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The Municipal Elections. Address to the Electors. Mr. Williamson in the North Ward

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

Mr J.T. Williamson, the outgoing alderman for the North Ward in the Wagga Municipal Council, addressed the electors of the ward at the Black Swan Hotel, North…

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The Municipal Annual Race Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

The whirlgig of time has once more brought us to another municipal meeting which is announced to take place on 1st February. Nominations are due on Monday next and…

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The Municipal Elections. the Nominations

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

Nominations were received up to mid-night, last night by the Mayor (Ald. H yes) of the names of candidates for the vacancies which have occurred in tbe Wagga Municipal…

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The Municipal Annual Race Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 3

As forethadowed in my last training notes much interest is being taken in the Council meeting, which promise to be the most successful gathering beld for years past. Unlike…

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Revision of the Municipal Lists

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council sat at the Conncil Chambers, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon as a court for the revision of he municipal electoral lists for the ensuing year. The…

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Borough Council. Friday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 4

PRESENT—the Mayor (Ald, Stratton) and Ald. Pinkstone, Mangan, Matthews, Howell, Dickson, McConaghy, and Bartley. Minutes were confirmed…

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Municipal Races

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 6

AT last I have succeeded in getting the weights. Old Jim was very slow getting them out. He said it was a regular puzzler: Little Ted 22.3…

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The Municipal Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 2

Mr J. J. M'Grath has received in influentially-signed petition to contest the seat for North Ward in the Municipal Council, and has decided to comply with the request…

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Some Municipal Curiosities

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 4

Different Municipal Reform Acts have swept away most of the local peculiarities of municipal government, but some still remain…

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