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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1875

85 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 5

The Sydney Council in a Fix

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1875 · page 3

THE Mayor (Mr. B. Palmer), the Town Clerk (Mr. Woolcott), and the City Treasurer (Mr. Lord), waited upon the Colonial Secretary on Friday morning, and…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1875 · page 2

PRESENT:--His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. B. Carlton), and Aldermen S. Cohen, Watt, and James Drummond. MINUTES…

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Another Council Fracas

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1875 · page 3

THE 'Empire's correspondent writes:--"One of those many disreputable scenes which are so prevalent in our municipal institutions occurred on Tuesday at the Council chambers of the…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1875 · page 2

HIS Worship the Mayor, (Mr. T. Fisher, J.P.), Aldermen F. Morrow, T. Page, H. F. Neale, F. Layton, and T. G. Hewitt were in attendance…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1875 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon a special meeting of the Grafton Borough Council was held at the Chambers. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. T. Fisher)…

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Grafton Borough Council. Friday. Revision Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1875 · page 2

HIS Worship the Mayor, (Mr. T. Fisher, J.P.), Aldermen F. Morrow, R. Payne, H. F. Neale, T. G. Hewitt, J. Foley, and T. Bawden were in attendance…

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Municipal Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1875 · page 3

RUMOUR has it that our late Mayor (Mr. T. Fisher) is to be nominated for the East Ward; Mr. W. Kinnear for the West Ward, in the room of Mr. T. Bawden, M.P.--who retires…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1875 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was hold to-day, for the purpose of appointing a Returning-Officer. The Mayor, being a candidate for re-election, could not ac[?]. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Hewitt, F…

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Church of England, Armidale. the Diocesan Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1875 · page 2

WE make the following extracts from a report which has appeared in the 'Armidale Express':--"The quarterly meeting of this Council was…

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Ulmarra Municipal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 4

AT noon, on Tuesday last, Mr. JOHN CARLTON, Mayor and Returning-Officer for the Municipality of Ulmarra, met the rate payers at the Council Chamber, in order to read the nominations of candidates for the office of…

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Grafton Borough Council. Election of Mayor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 2

SHORTLY after 3 p.m. the Council met, when HIS Worship the Mayor (Mr. T. Fisher, J.P., in the chair), Aldermen J. Foley, J. J. Cassidy,…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1875 · page 2

ELECTION OF MAYOR. ON Friday last the Council at Ulmarra, held a meeting for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing Municipal year. The chair was taken by the Mayor (Mr. J. B…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council. Election of Alderman for the North Ward

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 4

ON Tuesday last the pull for the election of an Alderman to represent the North Ward, in the Ulmarra Municipal Council, took place at the Council Chamber, Ulmarra, between the hours of eight a.m. and three…

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Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 4

ON Friday last, a meeting of the new Council was held at five p.m., for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing Municipal year. Present—Alderman Bachanan, Watt, Davidson,…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 4

PRESENT—The Mayor, Aldermen F. Layton, Kinnear, Foley, Page, Cassidy, Payne, and Hewitt. Under the Amended Act, the into MAYOI: presided. The meeting was held at 3 p.m., and when our…

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Ulmarra Municipal Coun[?] Thursday, December 10Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 3

PRESENT—The whole of the Aldermen. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, Alderman COHEN dissenting, through a…

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Unruly Proceedings at the Windsor Municipal Election

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1875 · page 3

The 'Herald's' correspondent sends the following report of the proceedings at a meeting of the Windsor Municipal Council, which were of a discreditable character: -- A special meeting was called at the School of…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1875 · page 2

THE adjourned monthly meeting of this Council will be held at the Chamber, at four o'clock this afternoon -- when we understand the following notices of motion will be…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1875 · page 2

HIS Worship the Mayor (Mr. T. Page in the chair), Aldermen J. J. Cassidy, T. Fisher, W. Kinnear, R. Payne, F. Layton, and T. G. Hewitt, were in attendance…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1875 · page 2

PRESENT: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. James Drummond), and Aldermen Watt, Davidson, Badcock, and Buchanan. MINUTES…

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