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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1895

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen See, Maxted, Sanders, Hockey, Wilcox, Trent, Hawthorne, and Attwater…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 5

AT the regular meeting on Tuesday evening the following Aldermen were present— Aldermen Kelly (in the chair), M'Donald, M'Millan, O'Connor, Peoples, M'Kinnon,…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present£The Mayor, Ald, Maxted, Sanders. Hawthorne, See, Wilcox, Jordan, Trent, Francis and Attwater…

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Municipalities and the Land Tax

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 8

A CIRCULAR from the 0unicipal Association, with accompanying forms of petition, was considered of some importance by the Aldermen at Wednesday evening's meeting. It…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 5

ALL of the Aldermen were present on Wednesday. The Mayor announced that Mr. James Beatson declined to sell a road to the Council. The committee appointed to…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton. Tuesdays and Saturdays. Municipal Councils. Petitions and Political Partzanship

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 4

MUNICIPAL Councils in various parts of the country have been adopting petitions against the application of the proposed land tax within municipal areas; the contention…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present, the Mayor, Aid. M'Kinnon, M'Millan, O'Connor Kelly, Dowling, M'Donald, and Macnaughtan…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present — Aldermen Norrie (chair) Maxted, Sanders, Hockey, Hawthorne Jordan, Trent, Francis, Attwater…

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Reform of the Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 4

IT is, of course, a foregone conclusion that the resolutions now under discussion in the Legislative Council for the reform of that body, will be rejected by a large majority…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 8

A SPECIAL, meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Francis, Attwater, Trent. Wilcox, Sanders, Jordan, See, Hockey The Works Committee reported the…

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Those Municipal Land Tax Petitions. Thoughts Thereon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

PUBLIC men—even Aldermen—would some-times escape censure if they would accept a kindly hint before hand, as to the right course to pursue. Notable evidence of this…

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Legislative Council Reform

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 4

MR. R. E. O'CONNOR, M.L.C., in his able speech on the Council Reform Bill said there was no-half-way house between a system of, life nomination and an elective system. The…

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Municipal Engineers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 4

A LITTLE book has recently been published by Mr. Cardew, C.E., under the title of "Municipal Engineering," intended for the use of Municipal authorities. It is said to…

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To Craf[?] Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 8

THE regula-meeting was held on Wednesday. Present — The Mayor, Aldermen Sanders, Hawthorne, See, Wilcox, Trent, Francis, Attwater, Hockey…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. the Council and Reform. Compromise Will Overcome

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 4

THE absolute refusal of a majority of the Legislative Council to consider the details of the Government proposal for reforming the Constitution was not unexpected, especially…

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Municipal Bungling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 8

A CORRESPONDENT — over the signature [?]'Indignant Ratepayer"—writes at some length, severely criticising the Maclean Council for allowing the rates to get so…

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Municipal Association Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 8

THE Conference concluded on Friday. The following motions were carried: "That in the opinion of this conference it is desirable that all lands dedicated for public…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

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

ON Wednesday the Ulmarra Council met, all of the Aldermen being present. The Mayor announced that, according to resolution, the Finance Committee had arranged…

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The Municipal Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 4

A DELEGATE to the Municipal Conference — an alderman of Hurstville — has been questioning the usefulness of that body. In this respect he will find a considerable…

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The Council and the Assembly

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

THERE is a disposition on the part of the Legislative Council to avoid as much as possible any friction with the Assembly. This was evidenced on Thursday evening…

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