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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

546 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 28

Wagga Municipal Council. Committeemen at Loggerheads. Is the Water Supply "Impure?" Plague Prevention

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 6

THE ordinary meeting of the Wagga Borough Council was held on Thursday even ing. The Mayor (Alderman G. Rudd) presided, and there were also present…

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Municipal Matters

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 2

AT the fortnightly meeting of the local council on Thursday evening, there were present the Mayor, and Ald. Ryan, Mathews, Janes, Harper, Dodd, Wells and Walker…

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Monday April 23. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares Acting P.m.) Brfaches of the Municipal By-laws

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1900 · page 2

A number of summonses against persons charged with transgressing the by-laws of the Borough Council were disposed of, the accused in every case pleading guilty. Four…

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District Council. Monday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 2

PRESENT Councillors W. Falconer (president), R. Perry, A. N. Ward, W. D. May, and W. H. Pinkstone (secretary). Previous minutes were confirmed…

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Municipal Election

The Temora Star · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 2

THE official nomination, to fill the vacancy in the Council took place yesterday. Messrs. A. Giles, R. C. Dibbs and Mr. F. Foley were nominated, but…

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An Important Municipal Appeal

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 3

The appeal of Murt's Dock and Engineering Company Limited against the assessment of £7434 on their property by the municipal valuers for the borough of Balmain was…

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Local and General News. Tumut Municipal Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Aldermen Weeden, (Mayor), Blakeney, McNamara, Emery,…

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Borough Council Tuesday, April 22

The Junee Democrat · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 2

PRESENT: the Mayor (Ablerman Benjamin) Alderman Taylor Hamphrys Duck Hanson Dobb[?] and Walster…

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Hillston Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 8

The usual meeting of the Council, called for Wednesday evening last, lapsed for want of a quorum…

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The Mayor of Sydney Indisposed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

The Mayor of Sydney was unable to attend to his official duties to-day owing to indisposition. He will, if sufficiently recovered, be in his office to-morrow…

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A Tired Council

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

The Council were to have met on Thursday evening last, but five aldermen not feeling it incumbent on them to appear to time, the meeting had to…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Chambers on the above night, when the following were present : The Mayor (Ald…

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The Vacancy in the Council

The Temora Star · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

The polling in connection with the election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the Council will take place to-day, between the hours of…

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The Municipal Plate. Welter Weights

The Temora Star · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

THE race for the above plate, the gift of Mr. E. Walsh, is to be run for to-day over two miles. There were only three entries received for the event,…

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A City Council Scene

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the City Council to-day a scene occurred between Aldermen Norton aud Watkins. After some high words the two aldermen…

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Borough Council

The Temora Star · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

THE usual meeting of members of the above took place in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last when there were present Aldermen Hickey,…

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Municipal Matters

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. Present—The Mayor, Aids Dodd, Janes, Wells, Matthews, and Harpor…

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The Municipal Election

The Temora Star · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

The election to fill the Extraordinary Vacancy in the Council took place on Saturday last, In the absence of the Mayor. Ald. P. Meagher was…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Quirk, Adams, Hudson, Roach, and Russell…

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The Privy Council Question. Sydney Lawyers Differ. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 7

The Attorney-General was asked to-day to coverage a Meeting of the legal profession, with the view to objecting to any restriction to the right of appeal to the Privy…

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