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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

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Local and General Grafton Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

The regular meeting of the above was held last night, when, all the aldermen were present excepting Mayor Page and Aid. Johnson. On the…

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Shire Jerry[?]. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 1

SIR—A letter Signed P. J. Med N[?] which appeared in your issue of 11th December last has just been brought under my notice…

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Grafton Borough Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: Ald. Bawden (chair), Maxted, M'farlane, See, Strauss, Eggins, Doberer, Richards, Ferguson, Stevenson…

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 2

The regular meeting, of the above was held on Wednesday night last, when all the aldermen were present, with the exception of Mayor Page and Ald…

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Orara Shire. Cr. Lattimore Elected President

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Council of the above was held at South Grafton on Tuesday, when all the Councillors were present…

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Maclean Municipal Council. Asking for Government Assistance. Deputation to Mr. Briner

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

On Thursday evening the Mayor of Maclean called the Council together to meet Mr. Briner with a View of ascertaining the possibility of obtaining…

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Assistance for Maclean Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 8

The Third deputation was from the Maclean Municipal Council, asking for financial assistance. Aldermen Cameron (Mayor), Schwonberg and…

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Clarence River Farmers' Union. Quarterly Meeting of the Council. A Lot of Talk and no Result. The Habit of "Putting off." Impecuniosity of Canegrowers. Selecting Parliamentary Candidates. Lantana as a Pest and Fertilizer. Apathy of Brushgrove Delegates. New Varieties of Cane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence River Farmers', Producers' and Commercial Union was held at the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Saturday…

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GRAFTON, Thursday. Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

The Dorrigo Council meeting held this morning lapsed for want of a quorum, and the meeting was postponed until to-day week…

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Orara Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

This Council met on Tuesday. There were present Cr. J. Mulquiney (President). Crs. Lattimore, Collett. Small, Eather, and M'Leod…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present the Mayor (chair). Aldermen Cameron. Glissan. Forsythe, Fitzgerald…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 10

A special meeting of the South Grafton Council was held on Wednesday, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present Ald. J. T…

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Labour in Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 11

At the conferences now, in session at the Trades Hall. Sydney, the P.L.L. dealt further with the State political platform, the "fighting" part of it being practically finished…

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New Labour Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The new rules of the Labour Council of New South Wales were circulated at last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council. The constitution,…

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The City Council As Fish Agents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 11

The sudden stampede of fish agents from the Woolloomooloo markets to Redfern has given the City Council full possession of its own premises at Woolloomooloo, and…

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Ulmarra Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of this council was held on Wednesday afternoon. There were present the Mayor (Ald. C. Napper, in the chain)…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the above council took place on Wednesday night last, the Mayor, Ald. J. T. McKittrick being in the chair…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 8

The postponed monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held yesterday morning. There were present : Crs. Baillie (president),…

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Ulmarra Council. ALD. T. Glissan Elected Mayor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 4

A special meeting of the above Council was held at Ulmarra. yesterday afternoon. There were present : Aldermen C. Napper (Mayor), W…

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Grafton Council. Mayoral Allowance Debare

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 4

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers last evening. Present : Aldermen Page (Mayor),…

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