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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

221 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12

Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

THE nomination of aldermen and auditors took place at the Council Cambers on Tuesday at noon, Ald. C. Napper acting as Returning Officer. There was a more than usually large attendance. Alderman T…

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An Ex-Mayor's Opinion

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 6

THE opinion of a man is often used, especially when the man is well-known to be a master of the subject upon which he speaks; then his statements are more than mere opinions, they are…

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Maclean Municipal Election. The Nomination

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

THE declaration of nominations to fill the vacancies in Maclean Council caused by the expiration of the forms of Ald. Sec, McMillan and Cameron took place in the Council Chambers at noon on Tuesday…

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Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

The Aldermen of the Grafton Borough met on Thursday evening to elect a Mayor for the current year. The whole of the councillors were present…

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An Ex-Mayor's Opinion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 7

The opinion of a man is often useful, especially when the man is well known to be a master of the subject upon which he speaks; then his…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday, Aid. Brennan being absent. The Returning Officer (Aid. C. Napper) announced the re-election of the…

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Ulmarra Municipal Nominations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

On Tuesday 14 or 15 people gathered at the Council Chambers, where the Returning Officer (Ald. C. Napper) announced that Aldermen G[?]ssan, E…

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Notanda. Mostly Municipal Matters

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 8

No one of a non-combative temperament could find any manner of fault with Grafton's annual municipal election of 1903. In character, in manners, in style, it was as…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 4

THE nomination of aldermen and auditors took place at the Council Chambers on Tuesday at noon, Aid. C. Napper acting as Returning Officer…

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Election of Mayor. Ald. See Reelected

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 2

MEMBERS of the City Borough Council met at the Town Hall last Thursday evening for the purpose of electing their Mayor for 12…

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Maclean Municipal Election

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

THE polling for the three vacancies in Maclean Council took place on Saturday. Aid. T. Lobban (Mayor and Returning Offieer), presided at the polling, which went steadily all day until the closing…

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A Prosperous Municipality

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

THAT the Lismore Council is in a healthy financial state is evident from the following, read by the Mayor in his annual report recently:—"The contracts let, exclusive of the annual ones,…

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Municipal-cum-Local Option Flasco

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 5

Not a dozen persons in every fifty care a fig about the Local Option vote, the recording of which at Municipal elections has been more or less a fiasco from the day it was…

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Election of Mayor. At Maclean

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 8

THE election of Mayor took place at Maclean on Tuesday evening and resulted in Alderman James Kane being unanimously elected…

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Maclean Municipal Council Election of Mayor

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of electing the Mayor. All the aldermen were present, the retiring Mayor (Ald. Lobban) presiding…

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Maclean Municipal Council. Past and Present

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 4

THE Council has got into working order for another year. A third of its members have passed through the ordeal of a ballot of the ratepayers…

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Municipal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 3

THE Ballina municipal election resulted in an endorsement of the action of the Council in carrying out the water supply. The returns were:—T. Martin 192, W. Webster 168, J…

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Maclean Council. Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, when the whole Council was present…

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Election of Mayor at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

On Monday, after the poll for auditors had concluded, the aldermen met for the purpose of electing the Mayor. It was decided tohave the election by open voting…

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A Prosperous Municipality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 4

That the Lismore Council is in n healthy financial state is evident from the following, read by the Mayor in his annual report recently : -- " The contracts…

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