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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Wagga Municipal Council. Ordinary Meeting. Reduction of Laboring Staff

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 3

THE fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Borough Council was held last night. The Mayor (Alderman G Coleman) presided, and the others present were A[?]lermen Rudd,…

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Mr. Wilson. (Council.)

The Worker · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 6

In appealing to the House for this legislation, the coal-miners are simply following the advice which has been tendered to them year in and year out by the commercial men of the com…

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Mr. Hepher. (Council.)

The Worker · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 6

Another complaint which I have to make against hon. members here is, that they have not extended the same courtesy towards gentlemen here, who are practically amateurs in this kind…

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Mr. Estell. (Council.)

The Worker · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 6

There is nothing that would afford me more pleasure than to introduce a Bill to make it penal for any man to work at manual labor more than eight hours…

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Mr. Buzacott. (Council.)

The Worker · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 6

Two or three hon. members have stated that the Bill interferes with the liberty of the subject. The first hon. member who made this statement, however, has the Totalisator Bill before the…

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Wagga Municipal Council. the Permanent Staff. Retrenchment and Re-adjustment

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 3

The Wagga Municipal Council [?] its ordinary meeting at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Ald. G. Coleman)…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

The monthly [?]ting of the above Council was held at the Chambers on Wednesday night, when there were present--The Mayor (Aid Dickson),…

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The Workmen's Compensation Bill. Vies with Compulsory Arbitration in Importance to the Workers. Mr. C. G. Heydon's Big Speech on the Second Reading. 2.—Provisions of the Bill Rejected by the Council

The Worker · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

Following is the second instalment of Mr. C. G. Heydon's speech on the Workmen's Compensation Bill recently rejected by the Legislative Council:—…

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

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 2

Dear Sir.—You will agree with me, I am persuaded, in the assertion that with a climate like ours—glass anywhere from 90 in an ice-chest to 190 in the sun, flies…

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Borough Council. a Sensational Question. Ald. McGILL Fires a Lyditte Shell Into the Mayor's Camp. the Mayor Retreats. All Broken Up

The Temora Star · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 2

THE Borough Council met at the Council Chambers, on Monday evening, for the purpose of holding their usual fortnightly meeting, there being…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the local Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor, Alderman Hudson, Jerrom, Laver, Roach, Russell and Elwin…

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A Patriotic Alderman

The Temora Star · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 2

Immediately upon receipt of the above cable, Alderman McGill sent the following wire to Major-General French:--Desire enrolment for South Africa Contin…

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Council Matters

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 2

On Thursday evening the general meeting of the local Council was to have been held, but as there was one short of a quorum the meeting had to…

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Borough Council

The Junee Democrat · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 2

AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Council held on Tuesday last there were present the Mayor (J E. Hund) and Allermen Duhbyns, Watson, Benjamin,…

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The Financial Position of the Council. Mayor's Minute

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 3

The Mayor submitted a lengthy minute referring to the financial position of the Council, more especially as regarded the overdraft of £3742 14s 8d from the…

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The Council's Overdraft. Mayor Recommends Its Liquidation. an Important Minute

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 3

AT Thursday night's meeting of the Wagga Council the Mayor (Alderman G. Coleman) submitted and read the following minute dealing with the council's overdraft:—…

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Hillston Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 11

THE Council met on Wednesday night, the members in attendance being the Mayor and Aldermen O'Donnell and Kopke. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Wagga Municipal Council. Ordinary Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Wagga M[?]cipal Council was held on Thursday evening The Mayer (Alderman G Coleman) presided, and there were also present…

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Wagga Municipal Council. the Ordinary Meeting. Increase of the Council Clerk's Salary

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 3

The Wagga Municipal Council held its ordinary meeting at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday evening. The Mayor presided, and…

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Borough Council

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was to have been held on Thursday evening to pass accounts and transact some other matters demanding attention, but…

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