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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1906

406 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 21

Legislative Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 9

In the Legislative Council on Wednesday the Free Education Bill was read a third time, and the Sydney Stock Driving Bill was taken through Committee…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

Ald. Schwonberg occupied the chair at the meeting on Tuesday evening. Mrs. M. Byron complained of the condition of the road to one of her houses, but the Works…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Grafton Borough Council was held on Wednesday night. The Mayor, Ald. M'Farlane, presided, and there were present—Ald. Smith,…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1906 · page 4

The usual meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held last night. Present--The Mayor (in the chair), Ald. McKittrick, Carlton,…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 4

A MEETING of the Bellingen Temporary shire coucil was held on wednesday the Chairman (Mr.H.Boultwood) presiding There were also present Councilers [?]…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Copmanhurst Temporary Shire Council was held on Wednesday. There were present—Councillors Baillie, W. C. Thorold, and W…

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Orara Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

The regulur meeting was held yesterday, when all the councillors were in attendance. Several departmental letters were received giving information as to…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 3

On Wednesday the usual monthly meeting was held, Ald. Knox being absent. Before the usual business commenced Ald. Fitzgerald moved that the action of Ald…

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Legislative Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 9

The Legislative Council on Wednesday only sat for ten minutes. The bill to amend the Government Savings Bank Act was read a first time…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening to consider two matters that were specially referred to the aldermen. The first was to consider…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 3

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. M'Kittrick, A. and C. Sehwinghammer, and Carlton. The Works Department wrote that…

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Local and General Orara Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held at South Grafton on Friday. There was a full attendance and the chairman (Cr. W. Small)…

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Grafton Borough Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was held on Thursday night to consider the bringing of the water supply under the Country Towns Water Supply and…

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A Flourishing Municipality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 2

The Moree Municipal Council is probably the most solvent of any similar institution in the State of New South Wales. This is the opinion of the…

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 5

The regular meeting of the above was held last night. Present:--The Mayor and Aldermen C. Strauss, T. Richards, H. C. T. Maxted, R. D…

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Municipal Trading

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 4

An exchange recently pointed out that "Sydney and suburbs have 11 municipalities, 11 town halls, and 500 aldermen to do the work which…

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Glasgow. Triumphs of Municipal Progress

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 6

My chief interest in going to Glasgow was to get some first-hand knowledge of the city's municipal enterprises. In this task I had material…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday. Ald. Schwonberg presided in the absence of the Mayor, who was out of the district. Aldermen Osborne, McKinnon,…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

Ald. Schwonberg presided at the meeting on Tuesday. "The Lands Department intimated that the Council had been appointed trustees of…

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Legislative Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 9

The Legislative Council on Thursday, amended the Government Savings Bank Bill so that no deposit should be made or received in any savings bank except during…

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