"Swamping" the Council
There's a political crisis on in Sydney, and the bone of contention is the Federal Bill, and the parties to the dispute the Popular Chamber and t'other place. Before the…
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Council & local affairs, 1899
343 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 18
Grafton Borough Council
The regalar meeting was held on Wednesday. Present — Ald. Jordan (chair), Carson, Wilcox, Kritsch, Eggins, and M'Farlane. A letter was read from the Chamber of Commerce…
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The only business in the Legislative Council on Tuesday was the third reading of the Federation Bill. The Bill was read the third time; and upon the vice-President…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton Tuesdays and Saturdays. Saturday, March 25Th, 1899. the Council and the Enabling Bill
There can be no question that the refusal of the PREMIER to accept the Council's amendments regarding the inclusion of Queensland as essential to Federation, and a fourth of…
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The decisive votes by which the Assembly declined to accept the Council's amendments on the Enabling Bill made it clear to the latter that if a political crisis was to be…
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BISHOP DOYLE writes to a Grafton paper in reference to the recent decision of Judge Coffey that the R.G. presbytery at Maclean was subject to taxation, that a contrary decision was given…
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This extraordinary body has once more deliberately set its face against needed reforms. Last year retrenchment in connection with the expenditure on the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton Tuesdays and Saturdays. Tuesday, April 4Th, 1899. THE POLlTICAL Deadlock. the Government and the Council
While the members of the Legislative Council in their treatment of the Federation question have repeatedly shown that they are in no hurry to hasten a decision that will…
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THE Legislative Council has again drawn the attention of the community to the anomalous position which it occupies in any allegedly democratic constitution, and has boldly assorted…
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The regular meeting was held on Wednesday, when all of the aldermen were present except Ald. Kearney. A dippute took place between a Council contractor…
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On Taesdoy the Counoil met, Aldermen Redmond and Jackson being absent. The Board of Health wrote re dislnfeoting where inftotions diseases had been prevalent,…
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SYDNEY, FRIDAY NIGHT.—The Lieutenant—Governor has approved of the whole of the Premier's list of Council nominees. Subsequently the gentlemen…
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THE usual monthly Council meeting was held on Tuesday. Aldermen Jackson and Redmond tendered apologies for their unavoidable absence from the meeting…
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The Lieutenant-Governor, having approved of the nominees to the Council, it was thought, in some quarters, that the names would be available without delay…
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The following appointments were published in the Government Gazette on Saturday:— Alderman Buzzacott, of Broken Hill. Mr. F. Clarke, ex-member for…
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THE monthly Council meeting took place on Wednesday, Aldermen Redmond and Jackson being unavoidably absent. Mr. McFarlane wrote to say that the question…
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Mr. W. M'Millan, who leaves for England this week, addressed a meeting at Burwood on Saturday. He vigorously defended the action of the Legislative Council, and…
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THE Court for the hearing of appeals against the assessment of rateable property in Maclean Municipality for the current year was held on Friday, before the P.M. The Municipal Council…
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THE complicated and imperfect Municipalities Act under the local government of this colony as administered require that the mayor shall be elected each year. If from any cause the…
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THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening Present—The Mayor, Ald. Macuaghtan, People Lobban and macdonald, The Treasury notified that £29 10s 1d subsidy…
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