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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

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Mitchell Shire Council

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held at Wagga on Friday last. The president, Cr. A. Hurst, was in the chair, and there…

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Gadara Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

The Shire Council met on Thursday, 5th inst., Crs. Mason (President), Boston, Molncunn, Herlihy, Sullivan and Elliot being present…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 6
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The [?] fortnightly meeting of the above was [?] at the Council Chambers on Monday evening. when there were present his Worship, the Mayor…

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Wallendbeen Municipal Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

Present—Ald. Palmer (Mayor), and Forsyth, Sweeney, Sackett, Holt, and Bolger. Minutes were confirmed…

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Wagga Municipal Council the Wages Claim

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the council was held in the Council Chambers last nigh Present: Ald. E. E. Collins mayor), R…

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Sydney Municipal Election

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

THE effects of the Labor defeat at the Sydney municipal elections have not yet been fully realised. The "solids" boasted that they were…

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Jindalee Shire Council. Monday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 3

Present—the President (Cr. McClintock) and Crs. Bragg, Ward, Corby, Maguire, and Witenden. Minutes were confirmed…

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"The Worker" and the Party. Bush Workers Sold. the Council Must Go

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

The official organ of the bushworkers (the "Worker") says that the withdrawal of the Shearers and Agricultural Laborers' Association Bill in the…

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The Shire Council. to the Editor

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 6

SIR,—Would you kindly allow me, through the columns of your journal, to pass a few comments on the proceedings of the Lockhart Shire…

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Visit of Lord Mayor of Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

The mayor (Ald. E. E. Collins) received a communication yesterday from the town clerk of Sydney, stating that the Lord Mayor of that city…

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The Barbaric in the Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Lat it bs understood that we expect no favors form the Shire Connon or its officers, but in common with of her retepayers we want justice…

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Wagga Municipal Council the Sewerage Scheme. Tender Accepted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held, last evening. Present: Ald. E. E. Collins (mayor), Cunningham, Moin, Blamey,…

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N.s.w. Railway and Tramway Association. Continued Confidence in Council and Executive

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 21

At St. George's Hall, Newtown, on Sunday, a mass meeting of members of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association considered the…

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N.s.w. Teachers' Union. Annual Conference. Union to Affiliate with the Labor Council

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 17

The second annual conference of the N.S.W. Teachers' Union was held this week at King's Hall, Sydney. There was a very fair attendance of delegates from all…

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South Australia. the Municipal Elections

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 21

Time was when our municipal elections caused more excitement than a general State election, but for some years now we have been very respectable, and…

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Coolamon Shire Council

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 5

A special meeting of the above, which will be the last held during the present year took place at the Shire Offices on Wednesday last, when there were…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, the 11th inst. Correspondence included a letter from the District Surveyor, Hay, re…

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Tumut Municipal Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 2

Ald. Madigan (Mayor), Elphick, Strangman, McDonald, Marshall, Bridle, Gordon and Carr attended the fortnightly meeting of the above…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 4

The council meeting convened for last night lapsed for want of a quorum. There were five aldermen in the Town Hall during the evening,…

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