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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1897

102 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 6

South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 8

The regular meeting wns held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. O'Keeffe, Hawthorne, A. E. and C. T. Schwiugbannner. An apology was tendered for Aid. Beatson, who…

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Maclean Municipality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—In a letter to the editor of the Lower River paper a writer signing himself "Real Ratepayer" takes exception to my remarks re the present condition of the…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 8

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Lobban, Francis, Crispin, Trent, Wilcox. Kritsch, Maxted…

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Maclean Municipality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 8

Aldermen Peoples and Macnaughtan were the only absentees from Tuesday's Council meeting. The Works Department wrote stating that a subsidy of £35 had been…

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The Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—Some twelve or eighteen months ago the Council called for tenders for advertising. Now, the object (as I understand it) of calling for tenders for any…

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The Council and Federation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 4

During the present week the Legislative Council has displayed the most implacable hostility towards Federation; indeed, it carried its hostility to such a stage on…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday; present, the Mayor, Ald. A. and C. Schwinghamuer, W.J. Hawthorne, M. O'Keeffe, and D. Beatson. The Department of Lands wrote, promising to…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

At the meeting on Wednesday, Ald Redmond was absent, Ald. Knox slating that he was suffering severely from the injuries received by a fall out of his cart. Ald. M. Davis was welcomed to his seat by…

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The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. the Legislative Council and Federation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 4

One of the good effects of the Imperial jubilation and primerial visitations to the old country, along with the effusive, but withal, honest interchanges of fraternal…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 5

At Wednesday's meeting all the aldermen were present except Ald Wilcox, who was absent through Illaess. H.A. Volckers offered to plant a number of trees…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 8

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen A, and E. Schwinghamnier, Beatson, and O'Keeffe, The Department of Lands wrote…

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Backbone in the Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—As several Aldermen at Wednesday's meeting waxed very indignant at the imputation of their want of backbone, will those whose duty it is inquire at next…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 8

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Crispin, Jordan, Trent, Kritsch, Johnson, and Maxted. H. A. Volckers wrote, stating that the…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 8

All of the Aldermen were present at Wednesday's meeting. The E.S. and A. Bank wrote, asking for a guarautee bond. The Mayor reported that…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 8

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Ald. Schwinghammer (2). O'Keeffe and Hawthorne. Correspondence was read from the Lands…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 8

The regular meeting waS held on Wednesday; present, the Mayor, Aid. Francis, Trent, Wilcox, Kritsch, Johnson, Maxted, Doust. Crispin…

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Municipal By-laws

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 4

The South Grafton councillors are exercising commendable discretion in eliminating arbitrary penalties from their by-law code. This is a harassing defect in the Grafton by-laws…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 8

The Council met on Wednesday, when the whole of the Aldermen were present. A. D. Kenny was granted one month's extension of time to supply 100yds 4in, road…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Lobban, Francis, Crispin, Trent, Wilcox, See, Kritsch, Johnson, Doust, Maxted, Jordan…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday; present, the Mayor, Ald. Hawthorne, O'Keeffe, A. E. and C. T. Schwinghammer. A letter was read from the Director of the…

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