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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

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The Municipal Vacancy

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 2

The vacancy created in the Municipal Council by the retirement of Ald. J. A. Manton has aroused more than usual interest. Quite an army of townspeople…

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South Australia. Municipal Tramways

The Worker · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 23

The principal event of the past week has been the inauguration of the municipal electric tramways system. Only one line, that to Norwood and Kensington, is so far open…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Mumunbidgee Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Darlington Point, on Friday, 12th inst…

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Gadara Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 3

The Gadara Shire Council met at the chambers on Monday last, Crs. Molineaux (president), Mason, Clout and Boston being presnt…

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Appointment of Deputy Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

Some papers and munioipal people are agitated on the question—what is a Deputy Mayor P Led astray by a Sydney publication, some hold that he should be appointed only…

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Kyeamba Shire Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council was held yesterday. There were present:—Crs. Gunn (president), MacPherson, Fitzgerald…

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Farmers District Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 2

A lengthy meeting of representatives of the various branches of the farmers and settlers' association took place in the Wagga School of Arts on…

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Shire Conference. Condemned by Councillor Macpherson

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

In hiS report to the Kyeamba Shire Council on the recent Shires Conference held at Sydney, which he had attended at the request of his…

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Wagga-tumbarumba Railway. Endorsed by Farmers' Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

The proposed railway from Wagga to Tumbarumba created a short, but very favorable discussion at the inaugural meeting of the Eastern Riverina District…

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Farmers and Settlers. Formation of District Council. Interesting Discussions

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of representatives of the district farmers and settlers' associations was he[?] at the School of Arts on Thursday morning to discuss the…

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Farmers in Conference District Council at Wagga. Many Matters Discussed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon, at the Wagga School of Arts, the Eastern Riverina District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which had been…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Formation of District Council. Important Meeting at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of delegates of the different District Branches of the F. and S. Association was held in the School of Arts Board Room on…

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Co-operation Amongst Farmers. Discussion by Eastern Riverina Council. the Principle Affirmed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

A lengthy discussion took place at the inaugural meeting of the Eastern Riverina District Council at the School of Arts on Thursday afternoon on a proposal…

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The Railway Muddle. Farmers' Council Outspoken Trucks or Sheds Asked For. the Commissioners Criticised the Stoppage of Dumping

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

The exasperating muddle that has existed for some considerable time past in regard to the provision of trucks for the carriage of the harvest, formed the…

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Town Council. Friday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 3

Present—the Mayor (Ald. Lester) and Ald. Bartley,Brown, Dickson, Lockwood, McBeath, Pinkstone, and Vaughan. Minutes were confirmed…

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An Alderman Barred. a Matter of Fifteen Pence. Resigns His Seat. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

Mr. Frederick Phillpots, who was declared elected to Wollongong Council, was threatened with legal proceedings if he took his seat on the ground…

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Victoria. Political Labor Council of Victoria. Central Executive

The Worker · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 30

The Central Executive of the P.L.C. of Victoria met on March 20. Present: Mrs. Felstead, Messrs. N. A. McLeod (chair), R. H. Solly, M.L.A., H. E. Foster, L. Cohen, W…

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In the Grip of the Ship Owners. Serious Statements to Sydney Labor Council. the Case of Captain Hansen

The Worker · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 22

The controversy over the suspension by New South Wales Marine Court of the certificate of Capt. Hansen, master of the Dunmore, which came into collision with a…

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The Plague and Municipal Neglect

The Worker · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 11

The public of Sydney, have been considerably exercised by the revelations in the City. Council of the inefficiency and neglect in the council's sanitary staff. The Lord…

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Municipal Powers

The Worker · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 26

In view of the proposals to improve Sydney and the granting of extended powers to the City Council, it is interesting to note what a variety of functions are entrusted…

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