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Riverina · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

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Gadara Shire Council. Estimates for the Year 1925

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 5

GENERAL RATE.— Proposed expenditure £24,390. Amount likely to be available for such expenditure £18,049…

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Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

The Daily Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night, the Mayor (Ald. D. T. Byrnes) presiding. There were present:…

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Bachelor Lord Mayor. Cousin to Act As Lady Mayoress. the City Council Electricity. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

The Lord Mayor elect of Sydney (Ald. Stokes) is a bachelor, and he has succeeded in getting his cousin, Miss Walsh, to carry out the duties of…

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Ald. Jas. Elphick. Sixth Time Mayor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 3

Ald. Jas. Elphick (Mayor) was, on Tuesday night, re-elected to the high and exalted position of Mayor of Tumut…

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Election of Mayor. Ald. Harden Re-Elected

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening last for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the next term. There…

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Mayoral and Presidental Elections. Tumut Municipality and Gadara Shires. Both Re-elected. Ald. J. Elphick, Mayor

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

Ald. Jas. Elphick, S. G.Pearce R.R. Tobin, W. Marshall, C. E. Carr and J. E. Madigan were in attendance at a special meeting of the Tumut…

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Historic Picture Purchase by the Mayor “A Pig in a Poke”

The Daily Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

At last week’s meeting of the Municipal Council It was decided to refer, to the Finance Committee a proposal to buy a photograph of the…

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Rejected Bill. Legislative Council's Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

While indignation has been aroused among Ministers and members of the Legislative Assembly by the motion of the Legislative Council in rejecting…

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Sir Joseph's Opposition. Council Sticks to Decision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 3

In the Legislative Council to-night Sir Joseph Carruthers moved that the House go into committee to consider the request of the Assembly that…

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Tumut Municipal Conncil

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 6

At the regular fortnightly meeting of th[?]e Municipal Council on Tuesday night, Aid. Elphick (Mayor), Pearce, Tobin, Carr, Madigan and Maitland…

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The Grab Scandal Life Railway Pass Scheme Further Debated Council Again Rejects Objectionable Clause Sir Joseph Carruthers, a Member of Cabinet, Bitterly Opposes the Proposal Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 1

The Legislative Assembly about 2 o’clock this morning unanimously disagrecd with the Council’s amendment in the Railway Bill to remove…

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Electricity Burrenjuck Scheme Offer to Municipal Councils

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 December 1924 · page 1

The Town CIerk, Mr. Emblen, received the following letter from the Public Works Department yesterday in connection with the Burrenjuck…

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Reply to Shire President (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 December 1924 · page 2

Dear Sir,—I would be glad if you will allow me space in your paper to reply to President Hick's letter in Friday's issue…

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Carrathool Shire Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1924 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council of the Carrathool Shire took place on Friday, 5th December, there being present:—Cr. Varcoe…

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More Graft Corruption in Road Regrading Affair. Alderman Burke Blamed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 2

Further sensational findings were arrived at by Mr. Ernest Lamb, K.C., who was appointed by the Government as a Royal Commissioner to inquire…

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City Electricity Council's Stand Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 1

The Lord Mayor-Elect (Ald. Stokes), refuses to listen to any proposal that the electricity enterprise of the City Council should be handed over to the…

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Civic Graft Bulwarra Road Regrading Scheme. Commission's Report. Alderman Burke's Offer to Accept £200. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1924 · page 2

The full text of the report of Mr. Lamb, K.C., the Royal Commissioner, on the circumstances surrounding the proposal to regrade Bulwarra Road,…

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Electricity Control. City Council's Position. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1924 · page 5

The Lord Mayor-elect (Aid. Stokes) refuses to listen to any proposal that the electricity enterprise of the City Council should he handed over to the…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1924 · page 5

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor (Ald…

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The Municipality of Narrandera Estimates for 1925

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1924 · page 2

IT is hereby notified that at a duly convened meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Narrandera held on the twenty-second day of…

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