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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1888

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 8

AT the regular monthly meeting held on Wednesday there were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Turnbull, Walz, Napper, Sneesby, O'Hara, and M[?]Phee…

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Municipal Elections, &c

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 3

SIR.—An article has appeared in your paper with regard to Municipal elections, and the necessity, or advisability, of business and independent men coming forward, to show their interest in things…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 8

AT the usual bi-monthly meeting held on Wednesday, there were present —The Mayor, Aldermen Murray, Campbell, Rothschild. Hockey, Trent. Jacobs, M[?]Kittrick, Onslow, Alderson, Wunderlich,…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Murray, M'Kittrick, Hockey, Jacobs, Wunderlich, Campbell, Onslow, Rothschild, Trent, Alderson, Beatson…

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THE Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Tuesday Morning, 31St January. The Municipal Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

THE Municipal election season is on, and as usual on such occasions there is in some quarters a little more than ordinary interest manifested in Municipal affairs. That interest…

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Disagreement in Ulmarra Council. Refusal to Endorse Mayor's Action

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 8

SOME plain talking was indulged in at the Ulmarra Council Chambers at Wednesday's meeting. The casus belli was the purchase of a portion of a cargo of Melbourne…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Turnbull, Walz, Glissan, Sneesby, Lee, Napper, M'Phee…

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United Agricultural Societies' Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 2

THE effort to establish a United Agricultural Societies Council is a commendable one, and if carried into effect should, if conducted upon proper lines, do very much to…

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Municipal Nominations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 2

To-DAY the nomination of candidates to fill ordinary vacancies in the various wards of the municipalities of Grafton and Ulmarra will be held—that for Grafton in the School of Arts, and for Ulmarra…

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Ulmarra Municipal Election. Nomination Day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

THE nomination of Aldermen to represent the North, South, and East Wards in the Council, also for the election of auditors, was held in the Council Chambers, Ulmarra,…

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The Municipal Nominations. Borough of Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

PUNCTUALLY at noon on Tuesday, Alderman A. Murray, Returning-officer for the Grafton Borough, commenced proceedings at the School of Arts by detailing the action…

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The Municipal Nominations. Declaration of the Poll

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 2

ON Saturday at noon about 50 of the ratepayers assembled at the School of Arte ro hear the official declaration of the poll for the election of aldermen for the East and South Wards, of auditors and the…

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Election of Mayor. Alderman See Re-elected Unopposed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1888 · page 8

ON Wednesday evening the Council met for the election of Mayor. There were present the whole of the Aldermen. Alderman SEE occupied the chair, and read the names of the newly-elected…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 8

THE first regalar meeting of the new Council was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor. Aldermen Alderson, Murray, Rothschild, M'Kittrick, Jacobs, Campbell, Wunderlich, Beatson, Hockey,…

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Municipal Matters

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 3

SIR.—Seeing that the Council are about to frame their Estimates for the year, and there are two very important proposals before the Aldermen, I crave space to make some remarks that seriously affect…

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Municipality of Maclean. Nomination of Aldermen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 3

ON Tuesday the nomination bf aldermen for the newly-formed Municipality of Maclean, took place at the Court-house. There were about 100 persons present.. Precisely at noon,:…

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Letters to the Editor. Maclean Municipal Candidates

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 8

THE Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Turnbull, O'Hara, Walz, Redmond, Carlton. Napper, Lee, and M'Phee…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 8

THE usual bi-monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor. Aldermen Alderson, Murray, Laird, Rothschild, M'Kittrick, Jacobs, Beatson, Campbell, Hockey and Wunderlich…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Alderson, Lowe, Rothschild, M'Kittrick, Jacobs, Beatson, Wunderlich, Campbell, Hockey, Laird and Murray…

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