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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1923

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Race Bus Overturned Shire Clerk Injured Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 1

A motor overturned on the Heddon Greta Road, yesterday, while going from Cessnock to Greta races. Eight occupants were thrown out…

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Ku Klux Klan a Mayor’s. Testimony New York, January 12

The Daily Express · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 2

The Ku Klux Kien murder cases are still being investigated at Bastron (Louisiania) Robert Bade, Mayor of Merrouge,…

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44-hour Week. City Council Employees. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 1

The Lord Mayor to-day expressed opinion that there was not likely to be any trouble with certain sections of the City Council employees…

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Adjungbilly Shire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday last. There were present:—Councillors Fraser (chair), Crowe, Boyton, Graham,…

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[?] Reply. More in the Near Future” Alderman D. T. Byrnes writes:—

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

“I notice the ‘Daily Express’ has been at in the leading article on Saturday, January 13, to give me quite a lot of prominence, and a few…

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City Council Hours. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

The Lord Mayor to-day expressed the opinion that there was not likely to be any trouble with certain sections of the City Council employees owing to their…

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Wagga Council's Rubbish Burns

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a heap of rubbish deposited by Wagga Municipal Council employees in the municipal gasworks yard was seen to be alight…

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A Good Game Shire & Municipality. Amalgamation Rules

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

Yesternight the preliminary contest in the amalgamation competition was brought off—to decide how Adjungbilly Shire…

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A Hint From the Mayor

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

When spoken to yesterday about the poor pressure of water that was available at the Gasworks fire on Tuesday, the Mayor (Ald. Hugh…

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Junee Council Vacancy

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

Elected to the Junee Council to December Ald., W. S. Southwell has resigned owing to ill health and [?] The by also…

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Council Employees' Request Weekly Instead of Fortnightly Wages. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 1

Representatives of the City Council employees interviewed the Lord Mayor this morning to ask that all wages should be paid weekly instead…

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Municipal

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 3

The [?] meeting on Tuesday there[?] present Mayor stribley [?] Wood Petrich, Tout, Do[?]d…

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Gadara Shire Council

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

Crs. D. L. Herlihy (President), A. E. Herring. J. T. Wilkinson, R. J. Benson,. S. L. Crain and J. Brasier were present at the meeting of the…

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Shire Council. (Continued.) CORRESPONDENCE

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council the following correspondence was received from ; J,[?], contractor,…

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Municipal Council

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the above on Tuesday night was attended by Alds. Stribley (Mayor), Dodd, Petrich, Tout and Wood…

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Tumut Municipal Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post

The following were present at the fortnightly meeting of the Council, on Tuesday night— Ald. Elphick (Mayor), Pearce. Elliot Marshall,…

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City Council Wages. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

Representatives of the City Council employees interviewed the Lord Mayor this morning to ask that all wages should be paid weekly instead of…

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The Council’s Fans Disputed Minutes Interesting Comment

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council recently either did or did not vote, by a majority of one, for the purchase of two £20 electric tens to be installen…

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