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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs
343 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 18
On Friday evening the Council met to choose the Mayor for the ensuing year. The retiring Mayor (Ald. M'Guron) presided, and all the aldermen were present, in addition to a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. EDITOR.—I hear that an attempt is to be made to oust certain aldermen from the Council on some legal points, and not because they are unworthy men. Nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. The retiring Mayor (Ald. F. Schwonberg) presidsd, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A PETITION is being numerously signed for the division of Maclean municipality into wards. The Act leaves it optional to the ratepayers of a municipal area to elect their aldermon for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE election of Mayor of Maclean on Monday night was one of the quietest functions of the kind [?] carried out in the town. The proceedings lasted only a few minutes, there was no speechmaking beyond a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was called for Monday evening. Alderman Barri[?] who had entered the Chamber late, rose to a point of order to protest against tho proceedings with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,--What is the matter with Mr D. Beatson, as Mayor, that all this ill-feeling should arise over his election? As a cautious long-headed man Mr Beatson seems to be just the man to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MUNICIPAL matters in Grafton have taken a peculiar turn during the past few days, culminating in a deadlock on Wednesday evening. The first regular meeting of the new Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Bauco Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, C. J. Cullen moved for a rule NISI calling on C. J. Graham to show cause why he should not be ousted from the position of Alderman of Central…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The deadlock occasioned on Wednesday evening by several of the Aldermen absenting themselves from the regular meeting of Council has occasioned considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE usual Council meeting took place on Wednesday. All the aldermen were present. The Mayor welcomed Ald. John Napper on taking his seat in the Council, and that gentleman made a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present--Ald. M'Kittrick (in the chair), Ald. C. T. and A. E. Schwinghammer, Kearney and M'Dermid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—An erroneous impression seems to exist amongst the ratepayers—and a few have refused to sign the petition for the division of the municipality into wards on that account—that by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the police court to-day several cases arising out of the recent municipal elections were heard. The cases created great interest, as several of the parties interested were aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE difficulty in connection with municipal matters in Grafton has approached no nearer a solution than on the occasion of the last report. Whatever action is being taken in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—Ald. M'Kittrick (chair), Schwinghammer 2, Kearney, and M'Dermid. A further grant of £29 was notified by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met on Wednesday, when all of the aldermen were present. The Treasury announced a remittance of £10 for use on Small Park. Also, £180 4s 2d road subsidy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE usual monthly meeting of the Council took place on Wednesday, and there was a full attendance of aldermen. The Mayor welcomed Ald. John Napper to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The decision given by Judge Coffey at last District Court with reference to the necessity of affixing the Council's seal in the rate books, is a proof of the utter incompetency of many of the mayors who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present--Ald. M'Guren (in the chair), M 'Farlane, Eggins, Krit[?]h, Wilcor, Jordan, Carson Trent…
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