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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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The Municipal Race Meeting. Training Notes. a Forecast

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

The annual Municipal Races are brought' close to Lund by the infallible working of the whirligig of time, and although two of the events have…

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The Municipal Elections. Official Nominations. Central and East Wards No Opposition. Candidates for North Ward. Some Speeches

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

The official declaration of the nominations for the aldermanic vacancies in the Wagga Borough. Council was made at the Town Hall at noon yesterday by…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the local Borough Council was held on Monday [?]ing last at the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor, Alderm[?]…

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Local and General News Election of Aldermen

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

The annual meeting for the purpose of electing aldermen and auditors for the Tumut Municipal Council to fill the seats vacated by effluxion of time…

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Municipal Elections. Polling To-day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

The nominations for the election of one [?]lderman for each ward of the local Borough Council were [?]ced on Tuesday at the Council Chambers…

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An Insolvent Council. No Aldermen Nominated. Newcastle

The Temora Star · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

NOMINATION day at Lambton was very quiet. The Mayor was in attendance at the Council Chambers, also the Council Clerk and two other persons. The…

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Election of Mayor

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 6

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Chambers on Thursday evening, there being a full attendance of Aldermen. Alderman Stewart (the retiring…

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Borough Council. Thursday Morning

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 5

PRESENT,—Ald. Pinkstone, Matthews, Lester, and McConaghy. Ald. Matthews was elected chairman, and, there being no quorum, the meeting was…

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Municipal Stakes. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 5

SIR,—The sport-loving people of Cootamundra will scarcely have got over the excitement of the cup, when they will have an opportunity of seeing another very…

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Municipal Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 6

IN order to enable the electors to-day to give their votes intelligently and with due information, we give in this column the views which were enunciated at the…

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Municipal Cup

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 5

Once round the course; prize, threw Austrian screw chairs, to be equally divided between three first horses. NOMINATIONS:…

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To-day's Municipal Contests

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

Although public interest in the municipal election is less keen this year than last a fair amount of "go" is being infused into the north Ward contest. To-day the ratepayers…

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The Forthcoming Races. Municipal Cup

The Temora Star · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

MONDAY being the last day for withdrawls, the following remain in: "Came Cock" Handy Andy," "Railway" The Agent," "Brewer,"…

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The Municipal Elections

The Temora Star · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

THE polling for the above will take place to-day and Monday, and the ratepayers have a district issue before them, viz, to express their opinion by…

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Cootamundra.tttiiiiiundra. (From Our Correspondent.) Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 4

There was very little excitement manifested over the Municipal election here on Saturday. The retiring aldermen were Messrs. J. E. Luster, W. H. Matthews, and…

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The Municipal Elections. the Results of the Polling

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

The municipal election for the ordinary and extraordinary vacancien in North Ward the vacancy in South Ward and the election of auditors took place on Saturday. The…

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The Municipal Elections. Popular Victories. East Ward Returns Mr. S[?]verwood. Messes. Rudd and Eaton Represent North Ward

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

The Municipal Elections on Saturday resulted in the return of the two retiring aldermen, with Mr. W. H. F. Eaton as a new and untried col[?]eague. These…

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Municipal Elections. COOTAMUNDRA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 4

ON Saturday the poll was taken in the annual election of aldermen for the borough of Cootamundra; and in anticipation of it the candidates addressed the electors on Friday…

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The Municipal Elections. the Polling

The Temora Star · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

THIS year's election has caused an unusual amount of interest, and feeling ran high on Friday evening last. Mr. Lucas addressed a large meeting in…

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The Municipal Elections

The Temora Star · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

THE poling for the five vacancies in the Council on Saturday and Monday last shows unmistakably that the ratepayers were desirous of making…

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