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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

250 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 13

Banks Competing with Municipalties

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 8

The competition between the British banks and municipalities for deposists is proceeding a race, and moves and counter moves are the order of the day. No sooner had the…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting was hold on Wednesday, Present—The Mayor, Ald. Eggins, Bawden, Page, Trent, M'Farlane, Crispin, Johnson, Maxted, Shore, Strauss,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was bold on Tuesday evening to deal with report relating to sanitation. Present—The Mayor and Aldermen Bridger, Honson, Dunnet and Osborne…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 2

The Council met on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor,. Aid. A. E.' and C. T. Schwinghammer, Carlton, Reld, and M'Guren. W. C. Andrews (hon.' secretary of South…

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An Alderman Fined

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1905 · page 4

The by-laws of the Rockdale Municipal Council give power to the Mayor to line an alderman if he does not record his vote in a Council meeting after he has been…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 5

The regular fortnightly meeting of the above was held last night. Present, Ald, McFarlane (in the chair), Eggins, Richards, Page,…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 8

The usual meeting of Maclean Council was held ill the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, and Aldermen Dunnet, Cameron, Henson, Kompnich,…

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An Alderman Declines to Vote

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 2

There was a peculiar development at the last, meeting of Rockdale Council, when Alderman Gardiner Morton was fined. A motion was before the meeting and on a…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—Aid. M'Farlane (chair), Bawden, Eggins, Maxted, Page, and Richards…

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The Labour Council and Loyalty

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 2

Our Sydney Correspondent writes:— In response to an invitation sent to them, the Sydney Labour Council regretted that the time was too short to actively take…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 8

A special meeting was held on Tuesday evening. Alderman Gallagher was the only absentee. Five applications were received for the…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 1

At the regular fortnightly meeting on Tuesday tho Mayor and Aldermen Dunnet, Gallagher, Cameron, Powell and Osborne were present…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday, the Mayor in the chair Jos. Walsh applied for permission to remove, sand from the Maclean Park, for…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday, Aid. Fitzgerald being absent Austin Carlton sent in a claim for £10 for damages to his horse, sulky, and…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday, Present—The Mayor, Ald, C. and A. Sehwinghammer,[?] Reid, Carlton and M'Guron…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Municipal Sale Yards

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 3

There are some towns in, the State where stock are of frequent occurrence, and to provide adequate convenience for salesmen and purchaers the borough councils…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 4

At the Council meeting to-morrow evening, the following notices of motion will be dealt with:—Ald. Crispin to move—That applications be invited from persons'…

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A Municipal Clock System

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 6

Berlin which recently won a good deal of extra notice because of its new hanging railway is again to the fore because of its municipal clock service. The Counoil of the city…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 5

The regular meeting of the above was held last night. Present: The Mayor and Ald. M'Farlane, Eggins, Johnson, Strauss, Maxted,…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 5

A special mooting was hold on Thursday lust, all being present, Mr.small was granted 14 days to complete improvements,…

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