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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1900

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Tumut Municipal Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

THE following aldermen were in attendance at the usual fortnightly meeting of above Council, on Tuesday evening last—Alds. Weeden…

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Hillston Municipal Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 11

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening, 4th July, when there were present—His Worship the Mayor (R. W…

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Borough Council. Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

PRESENT.—the Mayor (Ald. Stratton), and Ald. Mangan, Fisher, McCouaghy, Howell, and Mathews. Minutes were confirmed…

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Sydney City Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 3

At a meeting at the City Council this afternoon Samuel Henry Solomons was formally appointed City Treasurer, for which 19 applications had been received…

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Privy Council Appeal

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 3

The solicitor for the plain[?] in the Privy Council appeal Papworth v. Williams, received a cable from LOndon to-day stating that the appeal which was…

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Council Meeting

The Temora Star · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. There were present: The Mayor and…

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Flood Relief Fund. to Be Administered by the Mayor and P.m. Few Applications Expected

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 2

AFTER the big flood of 1870, a fund was inaugurated for the relief of indigent sufferers. A large sum of money was subscribed, and an unexpended balance…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the local Borough Council was held on Monday evening present:—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen Russell, Roach, Adams, Jerrom, Elwin…

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Would Our Council Object to This?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 2

The dredge on the Molyneux River, New Zealand, obtained 800 ounces of gold in two days…

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Dredging Leases the Council Protests. Alderman Ryan Speaks Out

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

THE reading of a letter from the Hay Council, protesting against interference with the river beds by dredging parties, brought forth some rather…

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Council Rumpus. the Mayor Acts. Suspends Two Officers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon last the Mayor served the following notice of suspension on the Council Clerk:— H. T. Turner, Council Clerk…

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The Recent Flood. Damage to Municipal Property. Reference by the Mayor

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 7

At Thursday night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council the Mayor, Ald. Rudd, submitted a lengthy minute regarding the recent flood and the damage caused by it to…

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Wagga Council's Felicitations

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

At the ordinary meeting of Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday night the following resolutions were unanimously adopted with acclamation on the motion…

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Wagga Municipal Council. the North Wagga Bridge. Steps for Replacing It. Trucking Yards Water Supply

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday night. The Mayor (Aid. Geo. Rudd)…

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Wagga Municipal Council Closing of Roads at North Wagga. the Show Ground Water Supply. Dredging the Murrumbidgee

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 7

THE three-weekly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday night. The Mayor (Alderman Geo, Rudd) presided. The other members of the council present…

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Local and General News. the Wagga Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council dealt with some important maters at its meeting on Thursday night. The bridge at North Wagga claimed attention, and it,…

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Borough Council

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 2

There is a lengthy business paper to be dealt with at the Borough Council meeting to night. The usual, reports will be read and a number of…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 2

The annual appeal court for hearing appeals against the municipal assessments for the current year was held at the Wagga Court-house yesterday,…

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Dredging on the Murrumbidgee. Opponents of Progress in the Council. More Scientific Deductions. a Conservative Triumph. Gundagai for the Gundagaites. a Set-back to Speculators

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 2

THE touchy question of dredging the Murrambidgee river was revived in the Council on Thursday night last, when a vigorous defence of the policy of "let…

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