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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1878

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clook. Present — The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Murray, Denn, Hawthorne, M'Guren, Jordan, and Dixon…

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Ulmarra, Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1878 · page 5

THE adjourned monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Municipal Chambers, Ulmarra, on Wednesday last. Present —The Mayor (Mr. J. Davison), in the chair, Aldermen Fry, Campbell, Donnis,…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 5

AN adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on wednesday last. Present—The Mayor (Mr. T. Bawden), Aldermen Murray, Dixon, Kinnear, and Jordan…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Thursday afternoon. Present—The Mayor (in chair), Aldermen Murray, Dixon, Dean, Kinnear, Jordan, and Hawethorne…

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The Municipal Nominations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the ratepayers was held in the Courthonse on Tuesday last, for the purpose of hearing the nomination of candidates for the vacancies in the Municipal Council. The returning-[?]cer (Mr. J.S…

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Grafton Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1878 · page 2

THE declaration of the poll for the recent municipal election took place at the Grafton Court-house yesterday, at 12 o'clock noon, Mr. J. S. M. Dixon presiding. Between thirty and forty ratepayers were…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Thursday afternoon for the purposo of electing a Mayor. Present—Aldermon Bawden (in the chair), Dean, Dixon, Kinnear, Jordan, Murray, and…

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The Ulmamia Municipal Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1878 · page 2

ON Tuesday last a poll was taken for the election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in each of the three wards, according to the Municipalities Act, There wag considerable interest taken in the…

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Grafton Municipal Council. Tuesday, February 19

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday. Present—the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Murray, Dixon, Kinnear, Hawthorne, Jordan, and Morrow…

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District News. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ulmarra Municipal Council. Wednesday, February 20

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1878 · page 2

THE first meeting of the newly-elected Council was held this afternoon. Present:—The Mayor (Mr. S. Cohen), Aldermen Small, Northeote, Fry, Lee, Goodger, M'Callam, and Carlton…

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Municipal Energy. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1878 · page 2

SIR,—Since, according to your contributor " In the Looking glnss," we have a Council now which intends to work, will you allow me through your columns to ask this energetic Council to inspect Victoria-street…

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Grafton Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 13

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Wednesday afternoon, Present—the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Murray, Dixon, Hawthorne, Kinnear, and Morrow…

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Grafton Municipal Council. Wednesday, March 20

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Kinnear, Murray, Jordan, Hawthorne, and Morrow…

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Privy Council Judgments

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1878 · page 3

BY the mail we are apprised that the judgment of the privy Council has upheld the decision of the Supreme Court of this colony respecting the Government charging stamp duty on the property of the late Donald…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council. (From Our Correspondent.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 2

THE general monthly meeting was held on Wednesday evening last, at the usual hour. The Mayor (Samuel Cohen, Esq.,) and the whole of the Aidermen WOLD present The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 5

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held at the Council Chamber on Wednesday last, at4 p.m. Present—the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Murray, Bawden, Kinnear, Jordan, M'Guron, Dixon, and…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 5

A.SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last. present—the Mayor (in the Chair), Aldermen. Murray, Dixon, Bawden, Kinnear,…

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Report of the Paroc[?]ial Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 3

The Council met in the vestry of the church for the transaction of business eleven times during the past year in accordance with provisions of Parochial Council's Act two members retire by rotation, Messrs…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 2

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was held in the Chambers on Wednesday last at 4 p.m. Present—The Mayor (Mr. S. Cohen), in the chair, Alderman Fry, M'Callum, Goodger,…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Wednesday afternoon at 4.35 p.m. Aldermen Murray, Hawthorne, and Morrow were present at 4.30 p.m., and after waiting a few minutes were…

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