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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1920

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The Municipal Election

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

By tomorrow evening the nominations for the Cootamundra Council close. All the old hands are standing…

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Junee. Municipal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

A well attended meeting was held in Mr. H. B. Beveridge's office, Junee, on Saturday night for the purpose of selecting nine citizens to contest the…

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Gadara Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

All the councillors excepting Cr. Herring, were present at last meeting of above Cr. Crain presiding. The finance committee's report…

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Nominations for Aldermen

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

Nominations of candidates for seats in the Wagga Council close this afternoon at 5 o'clock, with the Town Clerk (Mr. R. Emblen), at the Council…

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Sydney Slums. an Indignant Alderman Newspaper Criticised. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

Alderman Bramston, speaking at the meeting of the City Council Works Committee to-day, said that he was sorry to sec that a newspaper in…

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Culcairn Shire. Objection to Candidates. Wagga Soldiers Approached

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

Following upon the meeting of the returned soldiers at Culcairn, on Wednesday, January 14, when it was resolved to approach the authorities…

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Angry Alderman

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

At the first meeting of the Finanee Committee of the City Council considerable opposition was shown by Labor aldermen to the…

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Culcairn Shire. Soldiers Organising. Will Prevent Council Sitting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 6

No means are too drastic to receive consideration from the returned soldiers of the Riverina to prevent Messrs Wenke and Paech, the two nominees…

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Town Council. Aldermanic-farewells

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 8

Last night's meeting. Present: Ald. J. T. Stratton (Mayor), E. Evans, J. T. Rinkin, P. J. Curley, S. H. Dickson, E. R. Laver, J. Brady, and J. H…

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Coolamon Council’s Action. Urban Committees for Coolamon, Ganmain & Ardlethan

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

At the special Meeting of the Shire Council a resolution, notice of which had been given by Cr. Curtis, to the effect that application be made for the formation of…

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Municipal Elections. Fourteen Nominations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

Considerable interest is eing taken in the triennial elections for the Municipal Council of Narandera this year, the nominations for the nine seats…

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Municipal Nominations

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

No less than 24 were nominated at noon to-day for the Town Council, as per the list advertised elsewhere. Mr Kirley, Town Clerk, officiated as R.O…

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Municipal Elections. Nineteen Names Submitted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 3

Nominations for the position of aldermen in the Wagga Council closed at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The following names were…

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Carrathool Shire Council. the Monthly Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council took place on the 8th instant. There were present: Crs. McArthur (president), Mills…

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Council Nominations Announced

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

At noon yesterday, Mr. Robert Em[?] returning officer for the Wagga municipal elections, officially announced the named of the 19 candidates who had…

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Supreme Council. Praise for Clemenceau. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

At the meeting of the Supreme Council last night eloquent tributes to M. Clemenccau were paid by Mr. Lloyd George' the American…

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Items of News. Junes Municipal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. John Robertson, retired railway employee, has been nominated in contest the forthcoming municipal elections at Junee, in addition to the list…

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Supreme Council. Settling Minor Questions. Policy of Governments. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

The Supreme Council met this morning. M. Clemenceau presided at the opening of the meeting, and he then retired in favour of M…

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Bran and Pollard. Increase in Prices. Labor Council's Protest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

At its last meeting the Cumberland Labor Council decided to forward a protest to the Government regarding the undue increase in the price of…

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Municipal Elections. Returned Soldiers' Executive. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

At to-day's meeting of the Federal Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, it was decided to inform the…

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