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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 8

The Council of the Municipality of Grafton met at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. There were present: -- The Mayor (Alderman [?]…

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Council Meeting Lapses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Council of the Municipality, of South Grafton should have been held last night, but us there were no quorum…

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Municipal Areas

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 3

The ratepayers of Tenterfield want the area of the municipality reduced, and intend to per[?]tion to gain that end. We understand that…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council was held at Macksville on Wednesday, when there were present—Crs. Wallace…

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Maelean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday evening, in the new Shire hall. Present— The Mayor and Aldermen…

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Shire Councils and Their Correspondence

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

Woodburn Shire, in common with others on the North Coast, has adopted the sensible, method of dealing with each letter in the correspondence as it is read, instead of doing…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 2

The Grafton Council met on Tuesday. The Mayor, Ald M'Farlane, presided, and there were present—Ald. Maxted, Strauss, Kggins, Bawden, Smith, Shore. Apologies…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 3

The Mayor presided at the regualr meeting on Tuesday. The Works Committee reported that the improvement of the street near the…

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Proposed Municipal Amalgamation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council Akl. M'Kinnon, with notice, proposed that the Mayor, Ald. Powell, and the mover constitute a committee to…

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A Shire President's Whistle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 7

The President, of the Braybrook Council, Victoria, has instituted a novel method of keeping order. At the last meeting he produced a…

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 4

The ordinary fortnightly, meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Grafton was held in the Council Chambers last night. There…

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Shire Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 8

Cr. Lobban (President) occupied the chair at the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and all the Councillors were present…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 4

A special meeting of the Council was is held on Tuesday evening, to consider what stops should be taken for the recovery of rates and sanitary charges. It was decided to…

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Bollingen Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 4

At last meeting £270 was passed for improvements to the Upper Pine Creck to Bonville road, and £200 to complete work and extension of road South Arm to Rellingen, Tenders…

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Harwood Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 3

The President presided at the regular meeting on Wednesday. A slaughtering license was granted to H. Law, of Chatsworth…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 2

The ordinary meeting was held on Wednesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Crispin, Smith, Eggins, Richards, Shore, Maxted, Bawden, Strauss, and Page…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 5

The Council met at Macksville on Wednesday, Coancillers Wallace (president), Lyon, Lane, Stewart and Dowle being present…

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Dorrigo Shire. Councillor M'lean's Straight Talk

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 6

A public meeting was held at Dorrigo on July 25th to consider what steps should be taken with reference to the way portion of the Shire was being…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

The regular meeting was held on Thursday. Present—Councillors O'Neil (President), Ellis, Shea and Tindal. The Engineer's report, which was…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

The Mayor presided at the regular meeting on Tuesday. The Mayor intimated that he had been deputed to consult the Presidents of the…

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