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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Town Council Thursday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

Present—the Mayor (Ald. White) and Ald. Fisher, Evans, Legge, Rinkin, Bartley, and Mangan. Minutes were confirmed…

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Our Wires. Sydney, Thursday: City Council Elections

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 4

The City Council elections resulted in the defeat of the Lord Mayor and several other old aldermen. Labor holds exactly half the…

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State Parliament. New Liquor Bill. Debate Is Council. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

In the Assembly a message was received from the Council to the effect that the House had agreed to the Appropriation Bill without amendment. The…

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Mitchell Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held yesterday, there being present. Councillors Bartiett (president), Lindon,…

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Council Clerk's Lapse. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 5

John Archihald Duff, formerly deputy own clerk at Manly, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at the Sessions to-day on a charge of stealing a…

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Junee Council. Electric Lighting Scheme. Cheapness and Efficiency

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the special sub-committee appointed to report on the advisability of installing an electric plant for the purpose of lighting the town, was…

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Adelaide Municipal Elections. Socialists' Defeated. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 2

At the Adelaide Municipal elections the Socialists' were badly defeated…

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War Council Meeting in Paris. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 2

The first meeting of the General War Council, formed 10 co-ordinate the military operations of the Allies was held at Paris yesterday…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Liquor Bill Considered. Second Reading. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 2

In the Legislative Council the debate was resumed on the second reading of the Liquor Amendment Bill. Mr. Ashton said it purported to be a…

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Befogged Aldermen

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 4

At last meeting of Gundagai Municipal council it was decided to sign up with Hainke and co. for a new sanitary contract at…

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Our Shire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 5

The final meeting for the year 1196 of Adjungbilly Shire Council was held to-day. The only absentee was Cr. McMahon…

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Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 2

Owing to the reception being tendered to the Governor-General and J party there will be no meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council to-night…

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Yanko Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 6

Tim ordinary monthly meeting of the Yanko Shire Council was hold on Tuesday last. There were present Crs. Tayher (President) Elwin, Bull, Ausr[?]…

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Shire Council REPORTS. Finance Committee

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 3

Allowing for the transfer of 6700 from Trust Fund and for accounts totalling £304 52 passed that day for…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was on Monday evening last. There wore present His Worship the Mayor (Ald. Elwin…

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Adjungbilly Shire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

THE ordinary meeting of the above was held on Thursday. There were present:—President Carberry, and Crs. Coggan, McInerney, Edwards…

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Sydney's Lord Mayor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 3

The meeting to-day to elect the Lord Mayor, resulted in the only candidates, Mr. R. D. Meagher and Mr. Hagon polling an equal, number of votes. A…

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Local Government. a New Bill. Some Important Changes. Payment of Aldermen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 4

The new Bill consists of a complete re-drafting of the Local Government Act and is different in many essentials from the Bill submitted last year. It is…

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Items of News. Wagga Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 4

The meeting of the Wagga Council, which was to have been held last night, was further postponed till Tuesday night next…

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Clergyman and Alderman Supreme Court Action. "White Feathers." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 4

In the Supreme Court to-day the Rev. John Frederick Sanders, Congregational minister at Manly, commenced an action against Alfred Albert Reid, an alderman…

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