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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

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Local and General. Maclean Municipal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

A REVISION Court will be held in the Council Chambers, Maclean, on Tuesday next, for the purpose of revising the municipal roll for the carrent year. Nominations close on the 30th…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 4

The regular meeting of the above Council was held an Wednesday evening last. Present--The Mayor, Ald. Carlton, M'Kittrick, Reid, M'Guren…

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Approaching Municipal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 4

Now in as good a time as any other to mention these matters, because there is a municipal election at hand. Grafton's customary municipal method is to take no…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Kritsch), Aldermen Shore, Crispin, Eggins. M'Farlane, Johnson…

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Municipal Apathy. To the Editor of the "Argus."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

Sir,--Whoever "Briacam" is he has evidently struck the right chord in trying to stir up public enthusiasm in our municipal matters. On every…

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Municipal Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

An influential deputation waited upon Mr. S. See yesterday, asking him to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate for the South Ward at the…

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Municipal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 4

NOMINATIONS close on Monday at 6 p.m. for the filling of three ordinary vacancies in Maclean Council, in the places of Aldermen Kelly, McKinnon and Englert, who retire by effluxion…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday Present-The Mayor, Ald. Shore, Bawden, Maxted. Page, Johnson; M'Farlane, Trent, Eggins, Richards, Crispin…

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Municipal Election

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

NOMINATIONS closed last evening for the three ordinary and one extraordinary vacancy in Maclean Council. For the three ordinary vacancies, six candidates have been nominated, Viz.,…

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The Municipal Nominations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 4

The nominations for the various district municipalities, closed last night. For Grafton the nominations are:—East Ward, Mr. E. Johnson: West, Mr. T. Shore; North…

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The Municipal Nominations

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 4

The nominations for the various district municipalities closed on Monday. For Grafton the nominations are : -- East Ward, Mr. E. Johnson; West, Mr…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

On Wednesday last the postponed meeting of Aldermen was held. The Mayor Aid. Knox, Cameron, Bailey and Fitzgerald were present. Dr. Page replied to the Mayor's inquiry re…

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Meeting of Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

A meeting of council was held on Wednesday. Present—Messrs. G. S. Stening (President), T. W. Hanmer. H. A. Volckers, A. Eggins; A. Gerald, W. A. Zuill. R. D…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

The regulur meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald M'Guren, M'Kittrick, A. E. Sohwinghammer, Carlton, and Reid…

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Municipal Election

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 3

DR. J. A. CALDWELL has withdrawn as a candidate for the extraordinary vacancy in Maclean Council, and as there is no other candidates for that vacancy, other steps will have to be…

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The Municipal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 4

The official nomination of candidates for the various district municipalities will take place to-day at noon. At South Grafton there will be no contest, the returning…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

The following report from our correspondent of the meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council last week was unavoidably held over from…

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Municipal Nominations Grafton. Messrs Eggins, Shore and Johnson Elected Unopposed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 5

The official nomination of candidates for the vacancies in the Council took place in the Council Chambers on Tuesday at noon. The…

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The Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 4

To-MORROW the ratepayers of Maclean will have the privilege of voting for three out of four candidates to fill the ordinary [?]ac[?]ncies in the Council. The election is not evoking such…

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Arrears of Municipal Rates

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

JUB[?]E HEYDON had something more to say. about arrears of municipal rates in the District Court in Sydney on Monday, when a case wan brought to recover ret which had accumulated…

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