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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

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Council Meeting. South Grafton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 3

THE usual meeting was held on Wednesday, Ald. M'Kittrick and C. T. Schwinghammer being absent in Sydney. It was decided to support the application by the Public Schools'…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 8

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Kearney, A. Schwinghammer, and M'Dermid. The Council acceded to the request of the…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 8

On Wednesday the monthly Council meeting was held; Ald. J. Napper, T. Redmond and W. Morris being absent. The Wagga Council asked co-operation in…

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A Municipal Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

A case which is of interest to aldermen throughout the country was heard in the Supreme Court last week A bank proceeded against certain aldermen in Lambton to recover from them an amount of…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 2

THE usual monthly Council meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon. Aldermen Morris, J. Napper and Redmond were absent. The Mayor apologised on behalf of Ald. Morris…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 4

THE usual monthly Council meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon, Aldermen Redmond, J. Napper, and Morris being absent. The Mayor apologised for the absence of the latter,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

AT the usual meeting on Tuesday evening all tho aldermen were present except Aid, Macdonald and the Mayor, who was still in Sydney and who forwarded an apology. Aid. Lobbau was voted to the…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present,--The Mayor (in the chair), Ald. M 'Farlane, Eggins, Johnson, See, Kritson, Readett, Trent, Shore, Carson…

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Round the Council Table

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

ALDERMEN were in a slightly bellicose humor on Wednesday evening, and allowed but little of that forgiving spirit which is generally supposed to mark the deliberations of a Council…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 8

The regular meeting on Tuesday was attended by Aldermen Lobban (chair), Kelly, M'Millan, Murray, Macnaughtan, See, and Peoples. The Member wrote that the Council's request to…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present, the Major, Ald. Carsor, Sto[?]e, Readett, See, Kritsch, Eggins, M'Farlane, Trent, Johnson. A. M'Phee drew attention to the fact of a large…

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Council Proceedings in Committee

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 8

At Wednesday's meeting of the Grafton Borough Council, two of the aldermen, under the question of privilege, drew attention to the fact of the Press publishing…

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A Casino Municipal Squabble

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1899 · page 3

AT the meeting of the Casino Municipal Council, on Tuesday night Ald. Mulvena moved,--"That this Council feels grieved at the unconstitutional way in which his…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 2

A special meeting of Council was held on Tuesday to dispose of some business held over from the ordinary meeting. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Carson, Shore, Trent, Jordan, Kritsch, Johnson,…

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Municipal Conference

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 3

THE 17th session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was opened in Sydney on Tuesday, the Mayor of Sydney presiding. There were 140 aldermen present representing…

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The Municipal Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 4

Two resolutions were proposed at the recent Municipal Conference which had the quality of being too audacious for the majority of the members to adopt. One was that the…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 2

THE usual meeting of the Council did not take place on Tuesday evening, owing to there not being a quorum present. Those who attended were the Mayor and Aldermen Macdonald and…

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Grafton City Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 2

THE Council met on Wednesday, Present,-- The Mayor (in the chair), Ald. M'Farlane, Eggins, Johnson, Kritsch, See, Jordan, Trent, Shore, Carson…

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Round the Council Table

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 2

THAT variety which distinguishes municipal life was very much in evidence at Wednesday's meeting of the Council. Almost all things, both great and small, come within the scene of…

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The City Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 4

There is to be partial reorganisation in the Municipal Council of Sydney. It is the intention of the aldermen to raise the salary of the Town Clerk to £1000 per annum, and…

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