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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Municipal Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

The deferred meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday evening. Those present were:—The "Mayor (Aid. J. M…

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Shire Roads. a Serious Situation

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 4

The shire council of Tarro (New South Wales has got the first cat's-paw of what is likely to become a cyclone very shortly (says a Sydney…

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Town Council Friday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

Present—The Mayor, (Ald. J. t. Stratton), Ald. bartley, Bryne, Curley, Fisher, White, Morgan, and Mc[?] Minute were read and confirmed…

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Mayor Declines a Motion. The Meter Question. Unsatisfactory Position

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

Tho everlasting question of the installation of meters was again discussed by the Council on Friday night, but in spite of…

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The Council and the Deters

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

To any person who possesses powers of observation which are even up to the average, it is an obvious truism that the greatest…

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Municipal Ordinance Contravened

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 4

Thomas Byrnes and Patrick Byrnes, trading as Byrnes Bros., were charged with not sending in a notice to the local Municipal authorities regarding the…

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River Pollution. Municipal Inspection. Samples Secured

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

On Friday last the Mayor and ex-Mayor of Wagga (Aldermen E. E. Collins and T. Dobney) motored out on a tour of inspection with regard to…

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Municipal Council

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 5

The deferred meeting of the municipal Council was held on Friday evening. Those present were :—The Mayor…

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The Mayor Jibs

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

The everlasting question of the installation of meters was again discussed by the Council on Friday night, but in spite of…

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Shire Roads. Leaseholders' Preferential Treatment. Temora

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Temora, Farmers' Union on Saturday evening a number of resolutions were prepared for presentation to the annual…

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Parliament. Government and Council. Nominating New Members. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 2

In the Assembly Mr. Carmichael told Mr. Fitzpatrick that the Government had under consideration the matter of introducing an Amending…

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River Pollution Mayor Waits on Mines Minister Extraordinary Position

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman E.E.Collinse ) Dr. T.W. Burgess and Dr. [?]Warren. waited on Dr. Dr. A. Asaburton Thompson. Chief Medical Officer of the…

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The "Salaries Grab." Rejected by Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

In the Council the Bursary Endowment Bill was carried fcy 16 votes to 12. The Parliamentary Representatives' Allowance Bill was rejected by…

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River Pollution. Mayor of Wagga at Mines Department. What Minister Considers Pollution

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

Subsequent to the deputation which waited upon Dr. Ashburton Thompson, chairman of the Board of Health, on Monday in regard to the pollution…

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M'Gowen Government. Mr. Trefle's High Professions. a Discordant Note. Ministry and Council. Straight Talk From Labor Men. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. Trefle, speaking at the opening of the annual gathering of the H.A.C.B. Society, said the fixed determination of the Government had been…

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Municipal Lamps

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

The Municipal Street lamps are, according to those who have business in the main thoroughfares, put out too early in the mornings. Licensed…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

A special meeting of the above was held in the Shire Offices on Monday, there being present—Crs. J. W Rogerson (President, in the chair), Lyndon,…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was he d in the Shire Offices on Monday, there being present—Crs. J. W. Rogercon. (President, in the chair), Lyndon,…

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Tumut Municipal Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

Ald. Madigan (Mayor), McDonald, Emanuel, Gordon, Wyburn, Carr, Strangman and Marshall were present at the regular…

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Loud Mayor's Salary. Lively Scenes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

The question of the salary of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, was again under discussion at a meeting of the Dublin Corporation yesterday (said the "Daily…

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