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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 7 of 9

Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Ald. Carson, Crispin, Trent, Jordan, Wilcox, See, Kritsch, Johnson, M'Farlane. Mrs. F. Venator drew attention to the state of…

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A Municipal Hotel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 4

A portion of the Victoria markets in Sydney, which were opened a few weeks ago, and which cost, exclusive of the land, nearly £400,000, was designed for the purpose…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Ald. Schwinghammer (2), Hawthorne and Kearney. The Under-Secretary wrote stating that certain…

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London County Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 1

MR. SYDNEY WEBB, who is a member of the London County Council, is at present in Sydney, accompanied by his wife, Mr. Webb is best known to the students of progressive politics by…

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Clarence Farmers' Union. Council Meeting

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 3

A COUNCIL meeting of the C. F. P. and C. Union was held at Maclean on Saturday. Mr. T. Hadfield (President) occupied the chair, and there were 16 delegates in attendance,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

AT the usual meeting on Tuesday night, all the Alderman, with the exception of Ald. Lobban, were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Scene in the Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 2

THE serenity which has prevailed in the Maclean Municipal Council for some time past was disturbed on Tuesday night. The Mayor made a verbal report on the Park, and gave an…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald, Carson, Crispin, Wilcox, Kritsch, Doust, M'Farlane, Johnson, Jordan. The following letter was read from Mr. H. V…

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Council Battles

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 2

BY comparison with some Municipal Councils' our own local one is a model of propriety and its members a peculiarly happy family. The latest body to make itself unenviably notorious…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of the aldermen was held last evening to consider Mr. H. V. Haynes' letter (published last Saturday) with reference to the Prince-street contract. The…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Hawthorne, Sohwinghammer (2), Morrissey. A letter was read from the Works Department…

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Cimarra Council Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

Apologies were received from Ald. Bailey, Morris, Davis and Jackson for absence on Wednesday. The Member wrote, saying that the Minister for Works had declined to grant steam service for the…

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Grafton Borough Council Prince-street Contract

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

As briefly stated in last issue, the Council discussed a letter from Mr. H. V. Haynes, the Council's supervisor of the Prince-street contract, on the quality of certain stone used therein. Mr…

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The Mayor of Grafton's Ruling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1898 · page 5

The following (together with a printed copy of Mr. Haynes' report) was submitted by Mr. Ald. See to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly—…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 2

At the usual meeting on Tuesday night there were present the Mayor (Ald. Sebwonberg). Alderman Macdonald, Mem[?]lan, O'Connor and Peoples…

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A Municipal Baling

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 3

It will be remembered that at a recent meeting of the Grafton Borough Council would deal with the removal of inferior material that bad been used in the formation of Prince-Street by the…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Ald. Carson, Crispin, Jordan, Wilcox, Kritsch, JobnBon, Doust and M'Farlane. A letter was read from Mr. H. A. Crouch,…

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The Prince-street Contract Special Meeting of Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 4

A special meeting of Council was held yesterday afternoon to consider the correspondence from the contractor for the Prince-street works, also a letter from Mr. H. V. Haynes…

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The Mayor's Ruling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 5

Mr. Editor.—Will you be good enough to grant me space for a few words in reply to the reported proceedings of the Grafton Borough Council on Wednesday last, and…

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The Five Dock Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 4

Five Dock is a suburb of Sydney, which enjoys—or endures—municipal government; but its municipal finances are in a deplorable condition. To speak plainly, the Council…

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