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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Wagga Municipal Council Appointment and Payment of Auditor. Have We the Council Paid'too Much? or Offering Too Little? Cabbies to Be More Strictly Supervised

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held on Thursday night. There were present: The Mayor (Aid. E. E…

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Lockhart Shire Traction Plant. Cost of Working

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 3

At last week's meeting of Lockhart Shire Council, the engineer, Mr. L. C. Tuxen, submitted a report stating that the traction engine is now working…

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Coolamon Shire Roads the Coroner's Criticisms. Resentment of Councillors

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council a letter was read from the Departmeat of Justice in reference to the fatal accident which occurred…

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A Litigious Council. Waste of Ratepayers' Money. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

The Chief Judge in Equity in granting an injunction to-day against the Mosman Municipal Council, in connection with alleged negligence in regard…

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Explosion. at the Shire Metal Quarry. Three Men Injured. Miraculous Escape of a Fourth

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

AN accidents of a rather serious nature occurred at noon on Friday last at the metal quarry opened out by the Gadara Shire Council at Newtown…

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Municipal Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 3

William Hinks, charged by Municipal Inspector Palmer, with having driven his vehicle on the footpath, was fined 10/, 6/ court costs, and £1 1/…

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The Rock. Deputation to the Shire Council. Burke's Creek Bridge. Water Supply. Urban Area. Lockhart-the Rock Telephone

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, a deputation representing The Rock Progress Association and The Rock Branch of…

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Municipal Mortuary

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

The municipality of Wagga having now acquired the right to establish and control mortuaries within its borders will, it is hoped, delay as little…

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Murrumbidgee Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Shire Council waw held at Darlington Point on Friday last 14th inst; when the following…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Shire Council was held on Thursday. There were present:—Crs. McArthur (president), Newson, Mills, Chase and Nixon…

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Tumut Municipal Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

Ald. Madigan (Mayor), Carr, Wyburn, Elphick, Bridle, McDonald, Gordon were present at the regular fortnightly meeting of the above…

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Town Council. Thursday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

Present—the Mayor (Ald. J. T. Stratton), and Ald. Curley, McBeath, White, Bartley, Byrne, Fisher, and Vaughan…

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Kyeamba Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council was held at the shire offices yesterday. Present: Crs. M'Geoch (chair), Stone, Potter,…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Purchase and Enclosing of Roads. Charge Against Department

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

At the Shire offices in Wagga yesterday morning the regular monthly meeting was held of the Kyeamba Shire Council. There were present:—…

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Items of News. Kyeamba Shire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

A notice appears in our advertising columns announcing that legal proceedings will be instituted for the recovery of all rates remaining unpaid…

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Prohibition of Wax Batches Discussi0n in Albury Council Difference with Adjoining Shires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 3

A discussion took place at the ALbury Municipal Council meeting this week on a request from the Home and Culcairn Shire Councils that the…

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Gadara Shire Council

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

The Shire Council met at the Chambers on Wednesday last, Crs. Masoh (President), Boston, Elliot, Molineaux, Herlihy and Sullivan being present…

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Gadara Shire New Officers

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 3

The newly-appointed Engineer and Shire Clerk for the Gadara Shire have assumed their respective duties, but the services of Acting-Clerk Daly are…

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Coolamon Shire Roads Is the Plant Work Cheaper?

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

A controversy lias arisen in Coolamon Shere between Council and the Ganamain paper as to the cost of road construction, and involving the…

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Works Overseer's Report. to the Tows Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

The following report was submitted by the works overseer (Mr. Donovan) to the last meeting of the council, held on Thursday night:—…

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