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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

525 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 27

Shire Councils and Their Roads

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Beeby, M.L.A., writing to the Turon Shire Council, says that he and a number of other members of Parliament had had a…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, when there were present: Councillors Dowle (President), Lyon, F. W. Lane, C. Moseley, H. I. Lane,…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 2

The regular meeting of this Council was held on Thursday and Friday last. Present:—Crs. O'Neill (President), Mulquiney, Martin, Maxwell…

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Proposed Shire Changes

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

Despite the cold weather on Wednesday evening, there was a representative gathering of the citizens of Coff's Harbor, in the School of…

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Proposed Shire Alterations

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

The agitation commenced at Coff's Harbor for the purpose of forming a separate Shire, embracing Coff's Harbor, Dorrigo, Bonville, and other districts is being pushed on. It is…

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Commonwealth, Shire, and State

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 6

The recent N.S.W. Shire Councillors' Conference in Sydney was a horrible disappointment to State Premier Wade. It was the first time there had been such a…

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Municipal Taxation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 6

Under the new form of municipal taxation the question has arisen as to who is responsible for the rates, the owner or the lessee…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Thursday. Present: The Mayor, Ald. Eggins, Doberor, See, Sault, Bawden, Maxted, M'Farlane, Strauss…

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 4

The adjourned regular meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Ald. Page) presided, aud Aldermen…

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Municipal Baths for Grafton. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

Sir,--I notice with regret that the motion of Ald. Doberer, that the Minister for Lands be applied to for a site for baths at Grafton, has been shelved…

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Alderman Fined Fifty Pounds

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court James Bernard Rooney was fined £50 and 8- costs, for having acted in the office of an alderman in the Muni…

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Maclean Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 2

The Mayor presided at the meeting on Tuesday evening. The Inspector reported having made an inspection of various premises in the town,…

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Municipality of Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

It is notified in the "Gazette" that, in accordance with the terms of a petition, the Municipality of Grafton has been divided into wards, which are described as under:…

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Injunction Against the Municipality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

In connection with the action brought by John Laurence Drown against the Municipal Council of Lithgow, in which the plaintiff had recovered a verdict for £100,…

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Liability of Municipal Councils

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

The Lithgow Municipal Council has been mulct in £100 damages in a case brought against it by the owner of a property who alleged that the Council had wrougfully…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the above was held yesterday, all councilors being present and Cr. Balille (presdent), in the chair…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 5

The usual meeting of the above was held last evening, the Mayor (Ald. J. T. M'Kittrick.) presiding, and all the aldermen being present…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 10

THe monthly meeting was held on Thursday when the whole of the councillors were in attendance. The following matters were referred to…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 5

This Council met on Wednesday. There were present: Crs. D. Baillie (President). W. Zuill, w, C. Thorold, G. Crispin, W. Boorman, and T. Bassetti…

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Harwood Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 10

Mr. A. ll. Garven presided at the regular meeting on Wednesday, when the whole Council was present. The president brought to the knowledge…

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