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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1879

51 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3

Grafton Bobough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 2

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

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Grafton Municipal Council. Wednesday, January 29

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening at 7.30 p.m. Present: The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Bawden, Hawthorne, Murray, and Morrow…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, January 29

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1879 · page 2

SIR JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table abstracts of Crown lands reserved for water supply and other public purposes. Mr. Docker moved that an address be presented to…

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Municipal Nominations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 2

ON Tuesday last a meeting of the ratepayers of the borough was held in the hall of the School of Arts, for the purposs of hearing the nominations of candidates for the vacancies in the Municipal Council caused by…

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A "Scene" in the Sydney Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 3

ON Tuesday last, on the consideration of a motion for reseinding a resolution, Aldlerman M'Elhene was supporting the motion, when Alderman Merriman interjected somthing; which was not heard,…

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Municipal Election. Official Declaration of the Poll

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 2

ON Wednesday at noon the official declaration at the election of aldermen to represent the East, West, and South Wards wan made by the Mayor in the Grafton School of Arts. The attendance of ratepayers was…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 2

THE following nitices of motion have been placed on the business paper for the Council meeting to be held to-morrow, Wednesday, 26th Febuary:— By Alderm[?] BAWDEN: That provision be made…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1879 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting after the election of the Mayor was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday afternoon last. Present— The Mayor (T. Page) in the chair; Aldermen M'Guren, Morrow, Beatson,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 26

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 3

THE Felous Apprehension Bill was received from the Assembly, and was read the first time. On the motion of Sir John Robertson, preventive standing orders were suspended, so as to admit of the bill passing…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Municipal Council was held is the Council Chambers on Wednesday afternoon last. Present—The Mayor (Mr T. Page) in the chair), Aldermen Bawden, Attwater, Morrow, Norrio,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 6

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 3

MR. DE SALIS moved a series of resolutions affirming the expediency of giving bounties for the encouragement of the exportation of meat and whent, such bounties to be provided by a fund collected by levy…

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Endowing Municipalities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1879 · page 3

ON Tuesday the Colonial Secretary was interviewed by a deputation consisting of the follwing gentlemen, delegates representing the respective country municipalities:—Mr. G…

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Endowment to Country Municipalities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1879 · page 3

THE following official information, having reference to the deputation that waited on the Colonial Secreretary to request the Government to increase the proposed municipal endowment for the current your, to…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday. March 26

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 3

Mr. Dalley brought up a report from the select Committee appointed to draw up reasons for insisting on certain of the Council's amendments in the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill diangreed to by…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Bawden, Attwater, Murray, Norrie, Beatson, Kinnear, and M'Guren…

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The City Engineer-surveyor's Report. Report no. 6.— To His Worship The Mayor and The President of the Public Works Committee

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1879 · page 2

Gentlemen,—I have the honour to state for your information that during the past month 1 have been anyaged in the preparation of specifications of intended works to be carried out during the present municipal…

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PARLIAMENT. IjKfflSLA'nVJ Council Wednesday, April 9Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 3

A JIKSSAIIK received from llio Assembly notifyiiu Hint that Chumbor iliit not insist on ita disngrecmon' from the Council amendment in tho Small J Julita Further Extension Hill,…

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Vernon Bascom: a Novel. [Written, expressly for the Clarence Examiner.] All rights merrel]. Chattur X.-a Family Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 3

MR. BINS called at Vernonville Bomo time before the hour appointed for Vernon und his friend's visit, as he wanted to have some conversation, with Horace previous to tho…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, the 14th instant, at 4 o'clock. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Attwater, beatson, Bawden, Kinnear,…

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Municipality of Ulmarra. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 2

SIR,—With your permission, I wish to ask the Mayor and aldermen of this municipality how it is that none of their meeing ae now reported in your paper? Have there been so meetings since the election of…

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