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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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[?] Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 8

THE adjourned monthly meeting was held on Thursday, when all of the Aldermen except Ald. Foxoher were present. Mr. John M[?]Farlane wrote that compensation…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 8

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

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Municipal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 8

MR. EDITOR. — There is ample evidence that Grafton will become, in the near future, the important centre that its geographical position warrants, and it will rest with the…

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Catholic Plenary Council. a Pastoral Letter. Prospects of the Church. Some Hindrances to Progress

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 8

THE Roman Catholic Archbishop and Bishops of Australia, who attended the second Plenary Council in Sydney, some little time ago, have…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 8

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

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 8

THE regulnr meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when there wns a full attendance of aldermen, A communication from the Department of Lands stating that some…

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Maclean Municipality. Nomination of Aldermen and Auditors

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 8

THIS official nomination took place in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last, when there was a good attendance of ratepayers. The RETURNING-OFFICER (Ald. J. M'Kinnon)…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 8

THE monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, when all the aldermen were present except Aldermen Gliasan and Bailey. The Public Works Department notified…

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Municipal Elections. the Borough Nominations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 3

AT noon on Tuesday at the Council Chambers about 50 ratepayers assembled, to bear the nominations read by the Returning Office Mr. M'Guren, who announced that be had…

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Separate Municipality for South Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 4

As stated in last issue, Mr. G. Lewie, District Government Officer, conducted a searching inquiry into certain matters affecting the separate incorporation of…

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Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 5

THERE was a full meeting of Council last evening to elect the Mayor for the ensuing year. It was decided that the election take place with open doors and by show of hands…

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Election of Mayor. Alderman Fred. M'guren Re-elected

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 8

As stated in lust issue, Alderman M 'Guren was unanimously re-elected Mayor of Grafton at a full meeting of the Council. Ald. SEE, in proposing Ald. M'Guren,…

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The Cricket Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 4

IN endorsing the selection by its committee of thirteen cricketers to visit England, the Council, which sat in Melbourne last Saturday, took, in my judgment, the right course…

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The Maclean Council's Advertising and Printing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—On nomination day, in my address to the ratepayers, I spoke upon the necessity of the incoming Council guarding carefully the little money that was left to…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 8

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

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 8

AT the regulur meeting on Wednesday, all the Aldermen were present. The Board of Health asked the opinion of Aldermen on a proposal to extend the Dairies Supervision Act…

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Mr Mayor of Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 4

SYDNEY has at present a very live Mayor in the person of Mr. Ives, and he seems to be determined to make things hum. At the quarterly dinner which was given by him…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 8

THE Council met on Wednesday. Present— the Mayor, Aldermen Hockey, See, Trent, Wilcox, Jordan, Crispin, Maxted, C[?]lls, and Doust…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 8

A SPECIAL, meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mnyor, Aldermen See, Hockey, Trent, Jordan, Francis, Hawthorne, Crispin, Wilcox…

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The Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—Your Maclean correspondent was somewhat unju[?]t towards the Maclean aldermen in Saturday's issue, for not performing what he terms their duty. A…

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