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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

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Municipal Elections Declaration of Nominations. Brief Addressed by Candidates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

Nominations for Aldermen for the Municipality of Wagga were declared at noon yesterday by Mr. R. Emblen (Town Clerk) acting as returning…

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Municipal Council. Special Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday evening for the purpose of considering the question of requesting the…

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Municipal Election North Wagga Aldermen Meet the Electors

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

There being a contest in the North Ward of the Wagga Municipality, the retiring aldermen, Messrs. E. E. Collins, R. J. Hurst, and A. Hurst felt it…

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Mitchell Shire Elections

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

The ballot-papers for the Mitchell Shire elections, in which voting by post prevails, have been in the hands of electors for seven day. If…

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Legislative Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

At the P.L.L. Conference on Tuesday the question of filling Council vacancies was discussed at length. Mr. Lamond, who brought the question…

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Municipal Elections. Meeting at North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

A meeting was held in the North Wagga Hall last night in furtherance of the candidature for the North Ward, at the elections on Saturday…

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Municipal Matters

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

The Mayor's minute, published in Saturday's issue, is really a report of the doings of the Municipality for the past year, and is well worth…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

To-MORROW electors in the Tumut Municipality will be called upon to chose from amongst 12 candidates nine aldermen to form the Council…

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Gadara Shire Council Good Work by the Road Plant

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

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Kyeamba Shire Council Elections. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

Sir,—Now that we are do the eve of the election of the shire councils, I hope that landholders will take a little more interest in the election…

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Municipal District of Tumut

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

The following were present at meeting on Tuesday evening last—Ald. McDonald (Mayor), Carr, Gordon Madigan, Wyburn, Elphick and Bridle…

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Swamping the Legislative Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. Wade says the proposal to swamp the Legislative Council with Labour members would be dangerous unconstitutional and drastic. He says:—…

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F. and S.a. District Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

At the meeting on Thursday of the Wagga District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, consideration was given to the amount to…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Wagga District Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held at the Board Room, Gurwood-street, on Thursday, when there was a good attendance of delegates from various…

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The Albury Small Pox Case Hospital's Bill to Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 6

At the meeting of the Albury Municipal Council on Wednesday night. Mr. Frank B. Hunter, secretary of the Albury District Hospital forwarded an…

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The Elections. Shire and Municipal Contests

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

The triennial Local Government elections for municipal and shire council throughout the State took place on Saturday. Not a great deal…

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The Municipal Results. North Ward Aldermen Re-elected. Mr. Oates Defeated in South Ward

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

The principal polling booth for the elections for the South and North Wards of the Wagga Municipality was at the Oddfellows' Hall, and…

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Illabo Shire. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

Illabo Shire Council, result of contest only in A. Riding: R. Hannon (president) 107, J. Hillam 80, A. Wilesmith 75…

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Saturday's Elections. Unusual Interest in Shire Council Results

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

SATURDAY last was quite a lively day in the history of Gundagai, in consequence of the interest taken in the Shire elections. The contest…

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Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Very little interest was evinced in the Municipal contest, and only one-third of the electors on the roll took the trouble to exercise the…

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