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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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Australians in Action. Message From Army Council. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

Congratulatory message passed between the Commonwealth Government and the British Army Council on the progress made on the west front by the…

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Municipal Elections. The Nominations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

The Returning Officer (Mr. J. R. White) on Friday formally read the nominations received for the positions of Aldermen of the…

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Municipal Steeplechase

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 2

The interest centred in the forthcoming Steeple is something tremendous. If the race happens to be postponed on Saturday, through…

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Municipal Election

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 2

Those of the ratepayers who are at all interested in municipal affairs will note with satisfaction that there is to be a contest. With…

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Carrathool Shire Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Shire of Carrathool took place on Wednesday afternoon and evening, 13th inst., there being present: The…

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Tumut Municipal Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Chambers on Tuesday night last, Ald, Elphick (Mayor), Gordon…

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Matters Municipal. The Mayor gives an Account of his Stewardship

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

At the Town Hall on Wednesday night, to a fair gathering, the Mayor (Aid. T. E. Fisher), who is retiring from municipal life, addressed a…

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Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

Last night's meeting. Present, Ald. Fisher, Rinkin, Legge, Evans, and Curley. Before proceeding with the business…

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The Lachlan Flood Waters Their Effect About Whealbah. Letters to Carrathool Shire

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

At the meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council on Wednesday, 13th inst., the following letters and reports were read respecting the effect of the…

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Second Edition, 2.15 p.m. Sydney Labor Council. Two Conscriptionists Expelled "Intolerant Spirit." SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Labor Council last night for the purpose of considering the question of Conseription two delegates were requested to…

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Municipal Elections

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

THE municipal elections right through the State take place to-morrow. They will be conducted under the amended…

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Municipal Candidates' Speeches. Some Lively Recriminations

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 3

On Wednesday night, at the Town Hall, after the Mayor explained his stewardship, he presided whilst some of the twenty candidates for…

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Labor Council's Move

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 3

At a special meeting of the labor Council held last night to consider the question of conscription, two delegates were requested to leave the…

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Municipal Elections To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 4

The triennial election of 12 aldermen to the Wagga Municipal Council will take place to-day. Votes may be recorded between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the…

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Municipal Elections. Former Aldermen Returned. Two New Members

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 3

The polling on Saturday in connection with the triennial municipal elections was probably the quietest on record in Wagga. No animation had been…

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Municipal Matters. the Night Before the Poll. The Rest of the R.P.A. Candidates Speak

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 3

Of the twenty candidates for municipal honors we reported, prior to Saturday's poll, all the speakers but the balance of the Ratepayers'…

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Municipal Fight. Record Poll. Retiring Aldermen Score Well

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

Seventeen candidates contested the nine seats in the local Municipal Council on Saturday, and interest therein ran high, the result being…

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Municipal Elections. a Smal Poll

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

The municipal elections eventuated on Saturday last but evoked very hille interest locally. there were ten candidates…

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The Municipal Election

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

THERE was a good lively interest taken on Saturday in the election of nine aldermen to form the Tumut Municipal Council for the triennial…

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Urana Shire Council

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Uran Shire Council was held on Wednesday, June 13, when there were present: Messre. F. Patey (President),…

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