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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

546 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 28

Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 11

A special meeting of the Council was held last night for the purpose of moving necessary resolutions connected with the proposed Nymboida water supply scheme…

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South Grafton Municipal Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 11

'A' special meeting of the aldermen was held on Thursday night to consider the Nymboida water supply scheme. The Mayor. (Ald. G: A.: E. Blanch) presided, and there…

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Bellingen Shire Offices

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Tuesday the President (Cr. Lyon) brought in a minute that the special committee's report on the permanent fixing of the Shire Capital be…

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Sydney Labour Council. Eulogises King Edward

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Among a very large number of tributes of respect to the King, that of the Labour Council was forcible. The resolution read: "That this Council…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held at Maclean on Wednesday Present: President C. Cavanagh, and Councillors J. G. Yager,…

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Grafton Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 2

The adjourned special meeting of the Grafton Council was held on last Friday evening, there being present: Aldermen S. See (Mayor),…

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Maclean Mems. Harwood Shire Vacancy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 3

An extraordinary vacancy has been caused in Harwood Shire Council by the retirement of Cr. Plater, and already several candidates are named…

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Municipal Rating

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

Although the municipalities and shires are all rating on the unimproved value of lands in their respective areas, and are in most cases raising thereby more revenue than…

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Municipal Councils. Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 4

The regular meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon, the Mayor (Ald. Fitzgerald) occupying the chair. There were also present Ald. McPhee, Lee, Napper and…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council was held on Tuesday week. The President (Dr. Lyon) occupied the chair, and there…

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Ulmarra Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was held on Wednesday afternoon. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. Fitzgerald), in the…

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Shire Severance. Conference at Coramba

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 2

The ag[?] for shire [?] was advanced another stop on Wednesday when the following de[?] [?] at the Cor[?] ball.—Messrs. W. H. Kerr…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held on last Wednesday evening. There were present:…

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Severance from Dorrigo Shire. a Definite Movement

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

The agitation which has for some time past been in evidence -- particularlyly in Golf's Harbor -- in the southern end of the Dorrigo Shire in favor of…

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The Matter of a Drain. Harwood Shire's Position

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 7

Some Time ago the Harwood Shire Council instructed its maintenance man to clean out a drain fronting Mr. W. Orr's property on the Middle…

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Seeking Shire Information a Fee to Be Charged

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, Mr. C. W. Rayner, of Tyndale, wrote, asking to be supplied, with particulars of moneys spent on…

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Shire Hospitals. the Idea Approved. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

At to-day's session of the Shires Association Conference, a series of motions was adopted, expressing approval of the proposal that the Shires…

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English Shire Champions. Noteworthy Winners. Pedigrees and Points

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

The thirty-first annual show of the Shire Horse Society of England was held in the Royal Agricultural Hall. Islington, during the latter part of…

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Labor Council Militant. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

The Sydney Labor Council last night [?]lcomed the liberated strike leaders, Butler and O'Connor. A motion, "That this Council…

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Grafton Municipal Problems

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 4

On Friday next a referendum of the ratepayers and electors of Grafton is to be taken on two important questions affecting the municipal…

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