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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1907

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

The Mayor presided at the meeting on Tuesday. The Works Committee reported completion of river bank protection and…

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The Shire Assessment

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

The valuators, Messrs. Geo. Davis and W.. J. Dunnet, have completed the valuation of Harwood Shire, and their report will be submitted to the Council…

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Shire Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

The Council met on Wednesday at 11 a.m., Crs. Lobban (President), McLachlan, McMillan, Read, Yager and Kable being present…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 2

At the usual monthly meeting there were present Crs. Wallace, Lyon, Dowle and Serivener. Cr, Lyon made reference to an…

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Harwood Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 12

Mr. Lobban presided at the regular meeting on Wednesday. The President represented that it was desirable, according to arrangement made…

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Lord Mayor Scores Again

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 6

The Lord Mayor has a remarkable faculty for reading correctly the civic barometer. The City Council was asked to say yea or nay to a proposal to spend £325,000 on new markets in…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 2

The Council met on Wednesday night. The Mayor presided, and there were present— Ald. J. T. M'Kittrick, A. E. and C. T. Schwinghammor, P. J. Timbs…

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Municipality of Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

The following notices of motion have been tabled for next Wednesday's meeting of Council:- By Aid. Page—That the Government be asked (through the member for the distric, Mr…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 4

The Council met on Wednesday night. The Mayor presided, and there were present--Ald. J. T. McKittrick, A. E. and C. T…

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Editor v. Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

A dramatic scu[?]le took place between the editor of the "Deniliquin Chronicle" and the Mayor of that town, says the Melbourne "Age," owing to the Mayor having made a remark at which…

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Municipal Rating. An Important Change

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—With the new year the new Municipal Act comes into force in Grafton making some drastic and far reaching changes. Most important of all,…

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Converting Municipal Areas into Shires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 5

There are many cases where it would be far better for certain municipalities to come into the adjoining shires. They would thus, perhaps, become recipients of…

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Municipal Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The twenty-eighth session of the Municipal Association, will begin to-morrow. There are 31 motions for consideration, several being from the…

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 4

The Council of the Municipality of Grafton met last night, after a month's interval. The Mayor presided, and every alderman was in…

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Maelean Municipal Council

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 8

At the meeting on Tuesday evening the Mayor (Aid. J. Cameron) presided, and Aldermen Powell, Osborne, Gallagher, Schwonberg,…

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Orara Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held on thursday, the President, Cr. Gerard, presiding. There were also present Crs. Shannon, Campbell,…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 3

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald. Crispin. Bawden, Maxted, Page, Strausss, Richards, Eggins. Smith, Shore, Kritsch, Johnson…

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Maclean Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 3

The Mayor presided at the regular meeting on Tuesday. The Works Committee reported that the maintenance man had been engaged on…

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The Late Dorrigo Shire Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 10

Mr. Editor.—Your Dorrigo correspondent in last Saturday's issue, referring to the small number of votes polled at the Dorrigo booth for the extraordinary vacancy…

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Beach Road School. Visited by Shire Councillors

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 11

On Wednesday the members of the Harwood Shire Council visited the Beach Road Public School, being met at the school entrance by the teacher, Mr. Walsh. An…

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