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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

94 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 5

Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 8

THE adjourned meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Page, Francis, M'Guren, Jordan, Scott, Hockey, See, Sanders, Beatson…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 8

ALL the Aldermen were present on Wednesday. A request from R. M'Kay, for payment of his contract at Swan Creek, on satisfactory completion, was granted. The…

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Banquet to the Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 4

MR. S. E. LEES, the new Mayor of Sydney, assumed office on Wednesday morning, and on Thursday evening he was entertained at a banquet. Viewed from a gastronomic…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when there was a full attendance of Aldermen. A letter was read from Albert Baker,…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 8

AT Wednesday's meeting there were present —Aldermen Page (chair). Francis, M'Guren, Jordan, Scott, Hockey, Sanders, Rothschild, The Mayor was granted three months'…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present—Aldermen See (Mayor), Schwonberg, Kelly, Peoples, O'Connor, M'Millan, and M'Kinnon…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present—Ald. Hockey (chair), Page. Francis, Jordan, Sanders, See, Rothschild, M'Guren…

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The Federal Council. Conference of Premiers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

THE private conference of Australian Premiers was opened at Hobart on Tuesday. There were present—Mr. G. H. Reid (New South Wales), Mr. G. Turner (Victoria), Mr…

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Tuesday Morning, February 5Th, 1895 Thb Premier's Conference and the Eederal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 4

MR. REID'S Federation Conference is meeting with a difficulty from an unexpected quarter. The Federal Council, a statutory body in which New South Wales has never…

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The Proposed Municipal Rate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 4

A CITIZEN of Grafton, he is also I understand an alderman of the Borough, has rendered good service by a criticism which he recently delivered in Grafton upon that part of the…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 8

AT the regular meeting on Wednesday, all the Aldermen were present. A communication from the Treasury was received, asking for amount of rates…

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Ulmarra Municipality. the Nomination

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

PUNCTUALLY at noon on Tuesday, Mr. T. Glissan (Returning Officer) announced the nominations for aldermen and auditors, as advertised, concluding with the hope that all…

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Municipal Nominations at Maclean

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 8

THE official nomination of candidates for the three vacancies occurring in the Maclean Council, and for the office of auditors, took place in the School of Arts on Tuesday in…

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Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

ON Friday evening the Council met to elect a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. Alderman Page was voted to the chair, and read the section of the Act bearing on the…

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Election of Mayor at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 3

ALL the Aldermen were present on Monday afternoon, and after Aldermen Northcott and Knox had signed the declarations, the Chairman announced the purpose for which…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 8

THE first regular meeting of the new Council was held on Wednesday. Present — the Mayor, Aldermen Maxted, Sanders, Hockey, See, Jordan, Trent, Francis, Wilcox,…

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The Ashfield Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1895 · page 4

THE Ashfield Municipal Council got into a comical fix the other evening in its attempts to elect a mayor for the coming year. It began the proceedings by passing a resolution…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 8

THIS regular meeting was held on Tuesday when there were present, the Mayor, Ald. Kelly, M'Millan, O'Connor, M'Kinnon, M'Donald and Cameron…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present —The Mayor, Aldermen Sanders, Hockey, Trent, Page, Jordan, Hawthorne, Maxted and Wilcox…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 8

THE Mayor before proceeding with the business on Wednesday, considered it was his duty to refer to the financial position of the Council. They had exceeded their…

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