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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1889

209 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11

Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 8

THE regular bi-monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Campbell, Wunderlich, Beatson, Jacobs, Hockey, M'Kittrick, Rothschild, Lowe, Alderson. An apology was…

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The Lismore Municipal Squabble. How a Loan was Floated

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 8
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser

A PUBLIC MEETING of the ratepayers was held in Lismore on Friday, and attended by over 200 persons. The meeting voted Mr. A. J. Simpson to the chair, and he explained the object of the…

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The Council and Protection to the River Banks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1889 · page 4
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner

SIR.—It is difficult to understand the opinions of some of the Aldermen in respect to the duty of the Council in protecting the river bank at the ends of streets. If a property-holder does something to…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1889 · page 8
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser

A SPECIAL MEETING was held on Monday evening, to take into consideration the question of e[?]larging the drain in Argyle—street. now in course of construction. There were present—the Mayor, aldermen Cummins, Kyle, Schwonberg,…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1889 · page 3
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council (convened by requisition) was held on Friday night last, when all the Aldermen were present. The object was to consider the advisability of sending two delegates…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1889 · page 8
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when all the Aldermen were present. Correspondence was read from the Treasury Department, notifying that the special grant of…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1889 · page 8
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser

AT the regular meeting of the Council, held on Wednesday evening, there were present—the Mayor, Aldermen Alderton, Laird, Rothschild, M'Kittrick, Hockey, Campbell, and Beatson. An apology was…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 8
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser

THE Council met on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Goodger, Turnbull, Redmond, M'Phee, Lee, Carlton, and Napper. Correspondence was read from the Treasury,…

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Municipal Patchwork

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 3
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser

THERE appears to be a very earnest desire in some quarters to enter upon a Bystem of Municipal patchwork in the shape of drainage works. With this object it is proposed to raise a loan, a portion of…

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THE Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Saturday Morning, October 5Th, 1889. Taxation for Municipal Purposes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 4

THE Municipal Association Conference having succeeded in passing a resolution affirming the desirability that all taxes for municipal purposes should be raised from land…

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THE Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Saturdat Morning, October 5Th, 1889. Taxation for Municipal Purposes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 4

THE Municipal Association Conference having succeeded in passing a resolution affirming the desirability that all taxes for municipal purposes should be raised from land…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 8

THE regalar fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when the following Aldermen were present—The Mayor, Aldermen Kyle, Schwonberg, and Roderick. CORRESPONDENCE was read and received, from Mr. J…

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