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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

580 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 29

Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

The Shire Council is to be congratulated on the improvements it is carrying out on the main roads and in Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harborites have been waitings long time…

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Bellingen Shire Council. Election of President

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

The Shire Council met at its rooms, Bellingen, at noon on Tuesday, the first business being the election of a president for the ensuing 12 months…

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Election of Grafton's Mayor

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

A special meeting is to be held to-night for election of mayor, Rumor says Alderman Page will not consent to a re-election, and…

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News by Wire. Grafton, Thursday. Dorrigo Shire Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Dorrigo Shire was held to-day. The first matter dealt with was the election of President. Cr…

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The Fish Supply Cut Council Will Act As Fish Agent

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Allen Taylor) was not long in taking advantage of the full discretionary power in regard to the fish supply, which was given him at a meeting…

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Municipality of Grafton. Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

The Council met on Thursday evening for the election of a Mayor for the ensuing year. There was a good attendance of citizens, and the whole of the aldermen…

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Electing a Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 4

One day last week a special meeting of the Deniliquin Municipal Council was called to elect a Mayor. Only four responded, and the meeting adjourned sine die. The four, after an informal…

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Shire Councils. Copmanhurst

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 2

This Council met on Wednesday. There were present the President. Cr. Baillie, and Crs. Boorman, Bassetti, Crispin, Thorold, and Zuill…

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The Fish Trade Problem. the City Council As Fish Agents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

The general public cannot help according the highest praise to the Lord Mayor for the determined action he has instituted to put an end to the foolish boycott of the…

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Municipal Councils. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 2

The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor, Ald. Doberer, Ferguson, Bawden, Maxted, M'Farlane, Strauss, Richards. Johnson, Eggins,…

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A Municipal Fight

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Windsor Council meeting, on the appointment of a Works Committee, Ald. Stevenson said he thought it desirable to have a change in…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above shire was held on Wednesday. Present: President Garven, Crs. Morrison, Cavanagh, Plater and Yager,…

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Dorrigo Shire Council. CR. P. Mulquiney President

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of this Council was held at South Grafton on Thursday last, there being present Crs. Thos. O'Neill (President), P…

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Grafton's Mayor-elect

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 2

A special meeting of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Thursday night for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. All the…

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The City Council's Fish Business. What the Agents Have to Say

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 4

The Sydney papers are just now teeming with fish stories, and the agents who packed up their baskets and boxes and ice, and vacated the Woolloomooloo Municipal…

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City Council's Laborers. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 5

The City Council, last night, decided to pay its first-class laborers a minimum wage of 8s per day…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting was held on Thursday, February 11, Cr. O'Neill (President) in the chair. All the councillors were in attendance…

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Orara Shire Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

A special meeting was held on Thursday, when all the councillors were present. It was resolved, on the motion of Cr. Small, seconded by. Cr. Lattimore, that a rate be…

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South Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 2

The South Grafton Council met on Wednesday. There were present—The Mayor (Ald. M'Kittrick), Aid. A. E. Schwinghammer, A. Gerard, T. J. Roberts, G. A…

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Municipal Fish Markets

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The City Council propose fitting up the new Belmore anarkels' after the building closes as a fruit market, as a fish market. The fish of…

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