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Council & local affairs, 1926

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Police Court TO-DAY Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Defying the Council's Building Regulations

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 2

Herbert Chambers was charged with that he did, on 5th January, go on erecting a shed in Hovell street without first obtaining permission…

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Hunter's Hill Mayor "Premier Should be Deprived of Office" SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

No less than 126 Shires and Municipal Councils have protested to the Local Government Association against the proposal to…

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Railway to Canberra Wagga-Tumut Route Condemned Federal Works Director's Opinion Statement to Alderman Collins

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

The Commonwealth Director-General of Works, Canberra, Mr. P. T. Owen, recently told the Mayor of Wagga, Alderman E.E. Collins, that the advocey…

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Adult Franchise 126 Councils Protect an Alderman Disgusted Premier Watching Flies on Ceiling SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

No less than 126 shires and municipal councils have protested, to the Local Government Association against the proposal to dissolve the shires and…

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Valuer-General Shire Councils Protest Plea for Present System Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

The executive of the Shires Association entered a protest to-day against the Government's proposal to cause all councils to avail themselves of the…

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Traction Engine Tax Promised Bill Introduced Refund to Shire Councils Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

A bill to amend the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act was given notice of by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Lazzarini, in the Legislative Assembly this morning…

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Still a Kick Left Council Scores Again Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 1

The Government experienced another severe reverse in the Legislative Council this afternoon and an incident at once became the…

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A Compromise Initiative, Referendum and Recall To be substituted for Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

In an endeavour to make certain that the Abolition Bill will pass the Legislative Council, the Premer has seen fit to try to arrange a…

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A Compromise Initiative, Referendum and Recall to Be Substituted for Council. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

In an endeavor to make certain that the Abolition Bill will pass the Legislative Council, the Premier has seen fit to try to arrange a compromise.'…

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Council Turns Tables Premier Angry at Humiliating Defeat Councillors Have Their Way with Elections Bill Mr. Lang Says He Will Win on His Own Battleground Gold Passes For Life Are Bribery, Says Mr. Bavin SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

There were dramatic events in both Houses of Parliament to-day. In the Legislative Council the business was taken out of the hands of the Government representative, Mr. Willis, and in the Legislative Assembly a bitter and unruly debate occurred on the proposal…

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Shire Council

Ariah Park News · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 4

Const. Leo. G. Burke reported having found the premises of the Ariah Park butchers clean and in a satisfactory condition…

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Blast in the Face Shire Employee Injured

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

Mr John Murray, of Jones' Creek, an employee of Gundagai Shire Council is at present in Gundagai Hospital…

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Local and General Shire Employees 44 Hour

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

The Culcairn Council has decided that its employees are to work the 44 hours in five days of the week…

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Culcairn Council Noxious Weeds Government Board Opposed

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the [?] Shire Council was held on Monday Councillors J. J. C[?] (President), H. A. Paech, E. M…

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Electoral Bill the Council’s Victory Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 1

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly announced that he had received a message from the Legislative Council giving ten reasons…

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Municipal Policy Framing the Estimates Rates Should Be Reduced Footpaths Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

Aldermen will be called upon to deal with several matters of major importance at the Municipal council meeting to-night. The…

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45 Votes to 43 Government Wins First Vote in Council Leave to Introduce Bill Granted by Majority of Two Fate of Upper House Now in the Balance Decision To-day May Rest on Casting Vote of President Flowers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 2

The Legislative Council granted leave to introduce the Abolition Bill by 45 votes to 43. The fate of the Upper House is now in the balance. Although the Government had a majority of two, two opponents of the measure, Messrs. Sinclair and A. Brown, were absent, and another absentee was Mr. Hordern, a Labor member, who,…

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By Two Votes! Upper House Discusses Its Death Warrant Bill Introduced and Read a First Time After a Long Debate Eleven Members Absent Including the Six Who Had Paired Sir Joseph Carruthers, in an Eloquent Speech, Reviews the Past Great Service of the Council Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 1

The atmosphere of the Legislative Council this afternoon was both electrical and vitiated—firstly on account of the motion for…

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Shire Council January Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

The Shire Clerk of American reported.-- The amount of rates and [?] during the month was only [?] and the expenditure for the…

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Municipal Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening last, there being present His Worship the Mayor (Aid. R. H…

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