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Council & local affairs, 1911

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Wallendbeen Municipal Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, January 26. Present—the Mayor (Ald. Forsyth) and Ald. Morrow,…

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Shire Elections

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

The Shire Council elections passed off very quietly in Coolamon on Saturday, which was probably due to the new innovation of voting by post. Speaking to…

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Yanko Shire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

In the B.riding of yanko Shire, Cr. Mann and Mr.George Gow were accorded a walk-over. Mr. Gow succeeds to the vacancy…

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Local Government. Shire and Municipal Elections. Notable Contests

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

Exceptional interest was mainfested last week in the elections for the Councillors, of the Yanko Shire and Aldermen of the Muni…

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The Gadara Shire Election

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

THE voting at Saturday's elections evidences the fact that more than the usual amount of interest was taken in the selection of councillors in two of the Ridings, and as far as…

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Correspondence. Shire Elections. (To the Editor)

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—As the defeated candidate for B. Riding, I wish to return my best thanks to all those who recorded their votes in my favor on Saturday last. There is [?]…

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Germanton Shire. Vote for the Labor Three

The Worker · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 15

The elections for Germanton Shire take place next Saturday. The Labor candidates are:— A Riding.—J. Smith, J. A. Emerson…

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Adelaide Trades and Labor Council

The Worker · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 15

At the last meeting of the Adelaide Trades and Labor Council the following letter was received from Mr. G. P. Barber, secretary of the Queensland Labor party…

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King's Funeral Stands. Borough Council Fess

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

Before his Honor Sir W. Lucius Selle. in the Marylebone County Court, on November 3, Charles Hodgkinson, draper, Edgeware road, W., sued the…

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Handed Over to a Monopoly. Manly Council's Betrayal of Residents. Twenty Years' Control of Wharfs Given to Ferry Company

The Worker · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 15

The excellent work that may be done for the public good by local branches of the P.L.L. is exemplified by what has recently occurred at Sydney's favorite…

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The Municipal Elections

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

Considerable interest was taken in the election of six aldermen for the Municipality of Hillston for the triennial period 1911.14. It is…

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The Municipal "Comic Opera." (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—I have read with considerable amusement the interesting epistle emanating from the facile pon of ex-Alderman E. R. Laver, published in…

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Municipal Elections in N.S.W. Additional Seats Won by Labor. Need of a Broader Franchise Emphasised

The Worker · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 15

The result of the N.S.W. municipal and shire elections held on Saturday last, for the immensely greater part of which there were no recognised Labor candidates…

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Municipality of Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

In the Municipal elections there were no less than seventeen candidates dates for the nine seats. The whole of the retiring alder…

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Australia—every Time "Yes." Melbourne Trades Hall Council Congratulate Sydney Brethren. Referendums Again Enthusiastically Approved. Attitude of McGOWEN Ministry Condemned

The Worker · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 13

At the Melbourne Trades Hall Council on January 19, delegates discussed matters connected with the forthcoming Referendums. The utmost unanimity…

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Mitchell Shire Council. E. [?]Tion of Two Presidents. Crs. Leitch and Hurst Chosen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

The first monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council since the triennial elections, was held at the shire offices in Johnston-street, yesterday,…

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Fine Municipal Point

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

A knotty point with which the committee of the Local Government Association wrestled on Wednesday night was submitted by the Junee Council…

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Damage by Floods. Shires and Municipalities' Claims. Mr. Griffith's Reply. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

Representatives of about ten shires and municipalities in the Illawarra and South Coast districts have asked the Minister for Works for assistance…

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Broken Hill Mayor. Laborite Elected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

A Laborite has been elected Mayor of Broken Hill, and granted an allowance of £300 per annum…

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Town Council. Election of Mayor. Friday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

The Town Clerk took the chair. Present—Ald. Bartley, Vaughan, Curley, Byrne, Stratton, White, Morgan, Fisher, and Fraser…

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