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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1904

220 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11

Sydney City Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 4

Ax the Sydney Council meeting on Tuesday night the Lord Mayor de-­livered a valedictory address review-­ing the work of the past two years…

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Ulmarra Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 5

An extemded, as well as important, meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council eventuated last afternoon. The Mayor--Alderman Glissan…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 4

A MEETING of the above was held last night. Present: The Mayor (chair), Aldermen Schwinghammer, Carlton, M'Kittrick and Reid…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 8

At the regular meeting on Tuesday evening the Mayor and Aldermen McKinnon, O'Connor, Goddard and Englert were present…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday, Ald. J. Knox being absent through illness. Mr. M'Eachraiv, N.I. of the Health Department, was present…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The municipal Council met on Wednesday, when there were present—The Mayor, Ald. M'Kittrick, A. E. Schwinghammer, J. Reid, and Carlton…

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The Municipal Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 2

THE municipal elections are once more within sight and the next few weeks will seal the representation in the various councils on the river…

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Lismore Municipal Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

The approaching municipal election is creating a great amount of interest in town, and candidates are plentiful. The latest to announce himself is the veteran Dr…

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Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 4

THE regular meeting of the Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (chair), Aldermen Trent, Shore, Eggins, Bawden, Page, Kritsch, Maxted and…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

The Aldermen met on Wednesday, Present —The Mayor, Aldermen Trent, D. Bawden, T. Shore, C. Page, A. Eggins, Kritsch, Maxted and Crispin…

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Municipal Duties

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

In the cases of municipal elections the scanty interest evidently taken by ratepayers in this matter becomes disheartening. We are no longer in the young and…

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Municipal Procedure

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 4

Thus the Northern Star:—"The case recently before the Ballina Police Court, wherein the Council by its Mayor sued for a sum claimed to…

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Sir John See on Municipal Reform

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 4

Speaking to one of the toasts at a municipal function at Randwick, the Premier said, regarding the question of municipal reform, that he had eleven years…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

THE regular meeting of this Council was held last night. Present: Aldermen Schwinghammer (Mayor), Carlton, Reid, Schwinghammer and M'Guren…

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The Municipal Contest

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

Nominations will be received by the various civic returning officers on the river for candidates in connect with with the approaching elections. At present only one seat, and that in the Ulmarra…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

At the usual fortnightly mooting on Tuesday evening the Mayor and Aldermen Kelly, McMillan, McKinpon, O'Connor, Goddard and Englert were present…

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Our Grafton Lett Municipal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

So far there is no announced opposition to retiring alderman. Rumors are in the air, by the difficulty appears to lie in getting suitable men to take a seat at the Council table, with the…

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Municipal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

NOMINATIONS for the vacancies in Maclean Council close on Monday at 6 p.m. The rate-payers are face to face with a somewhat unusual situation, in that the three retiring aldermen do…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Alderman A. E. Schwinghammer, Carlton, M'Guren, and Reid. An apology was tendered for the…

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Municipal Reform. [To the Editor of the Argus.]

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 3

SIR,--Our Council, with a limited amount of cash, with streets in a deplorable condition, are to-day erecting an expensive lamp in the main street where it is…

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