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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening. There was a full attendance with the exception of Ald. Dunnett…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Bothsohild, Deery, Beatson, Scott, Trent, Waterhouse, M'Guren, Apologies were tendered for Alderman Sanders,…

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L. C. Agricultural Society. Council Meeting at Maclean

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 8

THE first meeting of the council of the above Society was held in the Municipal Council chambers on Saturday evening. There were present—Mr. A. H. Garven (president). Drs. Young and Orr, Messrs…

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Municipal Councils and Politics

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—Although the Municipal Councils which have contented themselves with formally receiving the recent letter and copy of petition forwarded to them by the National Association,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday. All the aldermen were present except Alderman Price. CORRESPONDENCE.—From M. J. Burke, applying…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Rothschild, Trent, Sanders, Deery, Scott, Kritsch, Beatson, M'Guren, Norrie…

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How Things look in Queensland. An Interview with the Mayor of Brisbane

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 3

THIS is a day of depressions and rumours of depressions, and although we are bad enough ourselves with our host of unemployed, they appear to be still worse off in Queensland…

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Municipalities Act Amendment Act

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

DURING the last few days of the session of Parliament now closed a bill fraught with very great importance to municipalities has been passed into law. The measure was piloted through the Legislative…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner [ESTABLISHED 1859]. Saturday Morning, April 9Th, 1892. The Legislative Council and Money Bills

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 4

WHENEVER a money bill of a more than ordinary interesting character—that is, one upon which the eyes of the country are especially directed—comes before the Legislative Council, the right of that…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday; all present except Ald. Price. CORRESPONDENCE.—From B. H. Husband, returning the ratepayers for this and the previous year,…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Rothschild, Sanders, Beatson, Norrie, Decry, Kritsch, Trent, McGuren, Waterhouse, and Hynes…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 8

THE Council met on Wednesday. Present—Ald. Turnbull (in the chair), W. Bailey, James Knox, Thos. Redmond, A. Niland, and John Lee. The chairman apologised for the absence of the Mayor…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday, when Ald. Dunnet was not present. The correspondence included a letter from William Bateman, repudiating the order given by him…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Rothschild, Sanders, Beatson, M'Guren, Kritech, Trent, Waterhouse, Hynes. Aldermen Norrie and Dee…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 6

AT the meeting on Wednesday there were present —The Mayor (A[?] North[?]tt), Aldermen Turnbu[?] Redmo[?] Niland, Knox and M'Callum. Accounts[?] amounting to £62 3s 4d were passed…

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Mr. Hockey, Mayor of Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 3

THE present Mayor of Grafton (Mr. Edmund Hockey) is a native of the West of England, and was born in the year 1844. When 18 years of age he arrived in New South Wales,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 8

THE fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayar (Ald. Kelly), Aldermen See, Roderick, Price, Schwonberg, and Dunnet. Ald. SCHWONBERG drew attention to the…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 2

THE regalar meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Rothschild, Beatson. Sanders, Norrie, Scott, Kritech, Trent, and M'Guren…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 8

THE Council met on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Turnbull, Bailey, Knox, Redmond, Niland Lee, and M'Callum. ACCOUNTS PASSED FOR PAYMENT.—G. Chard,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday. All the Aldermen were present. CORRESPONDENCE.—From the Cobar Municipal Council, circular letter, asking co-operation in…

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