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Council & local affairs, 1916

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Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting was held last night. Present: Ald. H. Gates (Mayor), M'Donough, Cullen Cameron, Moiu, Collins, Cunningham, and Hurst…

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Reference at Wagga Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

At the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night reference was made by the Mayor (Ald. Oates) to the loss the nation had sustained by the…

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Shire Election

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 4

A special meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council was held yesterday, when a motion was carried fixing the date of the extraordinary election to…

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Wagga Sewerage. Treatment Tank Explosion. Exports of Council's Officials. Conflicting Statements

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 3

Th question of the sewerage explosion was not discussed at Thursday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, but came under notice in two…

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Town Council. Friday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

Fresent—The Mayor (Aid. T. E. Fisher, in the chair), And Aldormen Evans, Bartley, Mangan, and Legge. The Mayor said the meeting had…

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Special Shire Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

A special meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council will be held on Friday, to consider Cr. Angel's motion in reference to the shire having the…

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The Shire Council. Monthly Meeting Council Decides To Build A Residence

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. Cr. Wm. Weedon presided…

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The District Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

The President verbally reported, as delegate, oil the last meeting of the Corowa District F & S Council. There were about 25 members…

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High Court Decision. City Council Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 4

The High Court, by a majority of 5 to 2, decided that Clarence Walter Bridge is entitled to represent Denison Ward in the City Council. The Chief…

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Municipal Report

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

We have received a neatly printed and well arranged report ot the Municipality of Paddington for the year 1915. It contains comprehensive…

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Shire Council (Report Concluded.) CORRESPODENCE

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2

From Lands Department, intimating that it contemplated passing a Bill to provide for all parks to be vested in Shire and Municipal…

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Ex-lord Mayor Dead

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. S. E. Lees, a former Lord Mayor of Sydney, died somewhat suddenly last night, aged 73 years…

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Town Council Thursday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 3

The last night the council sat still after 11 O'clock, consequently we are unable to do justice in reporting the meeting in this issue…

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Kyeamba Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 6

The monthly meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Johnston-street, yesterday, when there were, present: Crs. Stone (president), Cheney, Potter,…

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Shire Valuations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 4

The question of the advisability or otherwise of having a revaluation made of the rateable property of the Shire of Kyeamba was discussed yesterday at…

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Shire Vacancy

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 2

Nominations for the office of councillor for C Riding in the Kyeamba Shire made vacant by the death of Mr. E. A. Fitzgerald, arc due to-day, before five…

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Shire Vacancy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

The nominations of Messrs. Rupert Kiddle, of Carabost, and Edward Joseph Ryder, of Deltroy, Tarcutta, were yesterday received by the returning…

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Privy Council Appeal. City Council Election. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. Justice Barton, in the High Court, granted leave to Samuel Bowen to appeal to the Privy Council in the Denison Ward election case…

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Town Council. Thursday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

Present—The Mayor (Aid. Fisher, in the chair), and Aid. Carly, Evans, Legge, Mangan, Bartley, and Leater. Minntes were confirmed of the last…

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Shire Contracts. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

Sir,—Referring to the paragraph appearing in your Saturday's issue, under the Shire Council's news in which my name figures prominently…

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