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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1898

167 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 9

Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

The first meeting of the new Council on Tuesday evening was attended by the Mayor, Ald. Kelly, McMillan, O'Connor, Lobban, See, Macdonald, and Macnaughtan…

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Stock Boards' Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Stock Boards' Council of Advice was held at the Lands Office on Tuesday. A statement of replies received from various boards on the subject…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Trent, Crispin, Doust, Wilcox, Jordan, Johnson, M'Farlane, Kritsch, Carson…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

SIR,— In your last report of the Maclean Municipal proceedings I am credited with saying that they (meaning the alderman) could over-side the by-laws if they were unanimous. Now, I am…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

AT the Council meeting on Wednesday all the aldermen were present. Tho Board of Health wrote saying that certain premises (under the Dairy Act) were in an…

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Alderman Norton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 4

Mr. John Norton's second attempt to get a seat in the City Council has been successful, he having defeated his opponent by 20, votes. In my Inst letter I expressed the opinion that…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 5

All of the aldermen were present at Wednesday's meeting. The Board of Health called attention to the unsatisfactory state of some of the…

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Municipal Nomination at South Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 4

The official nomination of candidates for the extraordinary vacancy in the South Grafton Municipality, caused by the retirement of Ald. Beatson, took place yesterday. About…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly mooting was held on Tuesday evening, and there were present the Mayor and Aldermen Macdonald, O'Connor, Lobban, McMillan and Kelly…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 5

The Council met on Tuesday. Present—Aldermen Schwunberg (Mayor), M'Donald, Kelly, M'Millan, Lobban, O'Connor. On behalf of the Sisters of Mercy, Mr. P. Conlon…

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The City Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 4

Like many of the suburban, and some of the country municipal councils, the Sydney Corporation finds it impossible to keep its expenditure within its income. Last year…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald Lobban, Carson, Crispin, Trent, Jordan, Wilcox, See, Kritsch, Johnson, Doust, and M'Farlane…

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The New Council Chambers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

Prior to commencing the ordinary business at Wednesday's meeting of the Council, the Mayor took the opportunity of congratulating the Aldermen in their first assembling…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 4

The official declaration of the poll was made on Saturday, when Ald. Morrissey thanked those who supported him. He would endeavour to do his duty for the ratepayers,…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

The recular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Ald. Hawthorne, C. T. Schwinghammer, Kearney, Morrissey. A letter was read from the Department of…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

The Usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. Schwonberg), Ald. Kelly, Macdonald, McMillan, O'Connor and Lobban…

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Municipal Expenditure

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

THE question as to how far the Works Committee of the Municipal Council have a right to go in expend-iture that has not been authorised by the Council was raised again by Aid. O'Connor at Tuesdays…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 5

Present on Tuesday evening:—The Mayor, Ald. Kelly, M'Donald, M'Millan, O'Connor and Lobban. Mr. W. J. Dunner drow attention to the persistent vehicular traffic in Wharf-street. It was due to this…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—Ald. Wilcox (chair), Lobban, Carson, Crispin, Doust, M'Farlane, Trent Kritsch, and Johnson…

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The Mayor and the Press

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 2

THE Mayor of Maclean, on being elected to his present position, said that he hoped to get fair play from the press, and that he did not object to fair comment on his public actions. It…

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