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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

84 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 5

Action of the Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—One would think from the remarks of your Ulmarra correspondent in a recent issue, that the Council's action in voting a sum of money to be spent on private…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 8

THE regular monthlyy meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when all the alderme were present. Correspondence was rend from the…

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Five Dock Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 4

THE day before yesterday, bailiffs took possession of the Town Hull at Five Dock, a suburb of Sytlney, situated about five or six miles from the General Post, Office, and…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday Present — The Mayor, Aldermen Fruncis Crispin, Trent, Jordan, Wilcox, See, Doust, Hockey…

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Action of the Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—Under the above heading, Mr. Turnbull, in reply to your Ulmarra correspondent's comments in connection with the decision of the Council in voting a sum of…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

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

AT the monthly meeting on Wednesday, all the aldermen were present except Alderman Bailey. Correspondence was rend from the Government Statistician, with resolutions…

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Maclean Municipal Council

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

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday. Present—The Mayor. Aldermen Macnaugntan, Kelly, M'Donald, M'Millan, Peoples, O'Connor, and Schwonberg…

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Insolvent Municipalities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 4

IN one of my letters to the Examiner, written not long ago, I mentioned that several of the municipal bodies in the metropolitan area were in desperate financial straits…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 4

AT the Council meeting last evening a letter was read from Mr. A. Doig consenting to allow the debentures matured in June to stand over till the end of the year…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen McDonald, Kelly, M'Millan, O'Connor, Schwonberg. A letter was read from Jas. M'Millan…

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Grafton Borough Council

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

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—Aldermen Hockey (chair). Colls, Crispin, Trent, Jordan, Wilcox, See, Maxted, and Hawthorne…

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Maclean Municipal Council

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

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present—Ald. M'Kinnon (Mayor), Kelly, Macnaughtan, M'Millan, Peoples, Dowling, Schwonberg,…

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An Important Judgment. Municipal Borrowing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 4

THE Full Court delivered during the last week a very important judgment affecting municipal loans, both to borrowing Councils and to money-lenders, Some lime back the…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

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

ON Wednesday the Aldermen met for the purpose of hearing and considering the report of the committee appointed to frame new bye-laws. Ald. Northcott and Bailey…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was hold on Tuesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen M'Donald, Schwonberg, M'Millan and Kelly. A considerable amount of correspondence…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present — The Mnyor, Alderme Masted, Doust, Hawthorne, Jordan, Tren Wilcox, Crispin, Francis, Coils, Hockey…

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Maclean Municipal Council

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

THE regular meeting was held on Tuesday. Present—Aldermen John M'Kinnon (Mayor), Kelly, Macnaughtan, M'Millan, M'Donald, Peoples, Schwonberg and Dowling…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Crispin, Trent, Wilcox, Hawthorne, Doust, Francis and Hockey…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

THE Aldermen, met on Tuesday, Aid. Dowling being the only absentee. The correspondence included a letter from the Grafton Council, asking Maclean Council to confer…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was beldon Wednesday Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Trent, See Hockey, Doust, Wilcox; Crispin, Jordan and Colls…

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