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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

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

THE adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Thursday, and all the Aldermen were present. D. Sherry complained that a quantity of…

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The Mayor's Luncheon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1896 · page 4

THERE was a distinguished company—speaking generally of course—at the luncheon given by the Mayor of Sydney last Wednesday. In his speech Major-General French…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 8

THE Council met on Tuesday, Aldermen M'Millan and Peoples being absent. The correspondence included a letter from the Mayor of Gration Council, asking the…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Trent, Jordan, Wilcox, See, Hawthorne, Doust, Colls, Crispin, Francis…

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The Municipalities and the SPECIal GRANT

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 4

THE circular issued by the Minister for Works, setting out the conditions under which the vote of £63,000 as "a special grant to country and suburban…

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Special Vote for Municipalities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 4

SOME of the municipalities within the metropolitan area have made a great fuss over a circular sent to all the municipalities containing the conditions on which each…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 8

THIS adjourned meeting called for 7 o'clock on Tuesday lapsed through want of a quorum. At the usual meeting Ald. Dowling was the only absentee. The correspondence…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 8

ALL, the Aldermen were present at Wednesday's meeting. The Mayor of Grafton wrote that a public meeting had been held in Grafton, at which it was thought desirable…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present — The Mayor, Aldermen Jordan, Colls, Wilcox, Hawthorne, Trent, Crispin. The Council in reply to a communication…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 8

WITH the exception of Ald. Macnaughtan, all the aldermen were present at the regular meeting on Tuesday night last. With reference to the correspondence held…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen See, Maxted, Doust, Colls, Francis, Crispin, Trent, Jordan…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

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

ALL of the aldermen were present except Ald. Redmond. The Department of Lands brought under notice that rubbish from the town was sometimes placed outside the…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Land Tax Valuations. Municipal Assessments

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 November 1896 · page 4

THE errors discovered in the assessment of land values will not be without a beneficial etfect. For many years past the systems adopted by some municipalities in…

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Maclean Municipal Council

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

AT a special meeting all the aldermen were present on Tuesday night last with the exception of Aldermen Macnaughtan and O'Connor. A letter from the Member was…

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Grafton Borough Council

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

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor. Aldermen Colls, Doust, Trent, Jordan, Wilcox, See, Hawthorne, Doust, Maxted, Crispin…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Another Municipal Difficulty. Lighting Rates.—wanted, Explanation and Validation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 4

A RECENT decision of the Supreme Court upon a question of municipal lighting is not calculated to lighten the difficulties which surround the administration of Municipal…

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Municipality of South Grafton

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

A MEETING of ratepayers was held at the South Grafton School of Arts on Wednesday for the purpose of appointing a returning officer to conduct the first elections of the…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. the New Health Bill. Municipal Duties.—possibilities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 4

IT is possible that the passing of the Public Health Act will lead to radical changes in the conduct of affairs municipal in many parts of this colony. We cannot say but…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Alderman Doust, See, Francis, Crispin, Trent, Jordan, Wilcox. Ald. WILCOX said that it would be seen…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

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

AT Wednesday's meeting Aldermen Bailey and Knox were absent. The Board of Health wrote wanting to know it it would not be better to take in…

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