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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Thursday, June 30. 1910 Municipal Lighting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 4

The success that has attended the municipalisation of the gas works in Bathurst should go a good way towards strengthening the conviction of those who have any…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 8

A special meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday night, there being present the Mayor (Ald. J. Cameron), and Aldermen Schwonberg,…

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C.P. and A. Society. Monthly Council Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of the Council of the above Society was held yesterday, when there were present: Messrs. A. Zuill (president), J…

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Matters Municipal. The Mayor Interviewed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 4

Ald. S. See, Mayor of Grafton, returned to town from the metropolis by yesterday's boat. Interviewed by an "Examiner" representative later in the day, the Mayor…

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A Municipal Council Fined

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1910 · page 4

William John Lauer, secretary of the Newcastle branch of the Painters' Union, proceeded against the Municipal Council of Newcastle on Four charges of breaches of…

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Orara Shire Council. Amalgamation Question Vetoed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Council was held at South Grafton yesterday morning. Present: -- Councillors J. Lattimore (President, in the…

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Shire Appeal Court. Monday. July 4, 1910. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 4

Patrick Mulquiney appealed against the Dorrigo Shire's assessment of £440 (unimproved value) on his property of 320 acres, and asked that…

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City Council's Wood Blocks Motion to Rescind Defeated. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 3

The City Council last night rejected a motion to rescind its recent acceptance of Langley Bros.' tender for the supply of wood blocks…

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Shire Councils. Orara

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held at South Grafton on Tuesday. Present—Council ors J. Lattimore (President), W. V. Ea[?]her, E. E. Small, A. McLeod,…

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Municipal Councils. Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon, the Mayor (Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald) occupying the chair. There were also present—Ald. Forsythe,…

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Matters Municipal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 4

Mr. Editor,—Since my return from Sydney I have seen Ald. McFarlane's reply to my last letter, and I note with satisfaction that he has answered the question I…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 8

The regular monthly meeting of this Council was held at the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Wednesday, when there were present: Crs. C. Cavanagh…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council's Rooms, South Grafton, yesterday. Present: Crs. T. O'Neill…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the office, Grafton, on Wednesday morning, when there were present:--[?]rs. D…

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Ulmarra Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Ulmarra, on Wednesday afternoon. Present:--The…

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Cantankerous Alderman. Governor's Bathurst Visit. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 5

Discussing the projected visit of the State Governor (Baron Chemsford) to Bathurst, in the local Council, Alderman Beavis emphatically protested…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 6

The above named Council held their regular fortnightly meeting on Wednesday night. Present--The Mayo[?] (Ald. G. A. E. Blanch), and…

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Chatsworth Debating Society Mock Shire Election

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 8

The regular weekly meeting of the Chatsworth De[?]ating Society was held on Monday night in the local Temperance Hall, with Mr. W. Amos…

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Shire Councils. Dorrigo

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 10

The monthly meeting was held at South Grafton on Thursday last. Present—Crs. T. O'Neill (President), P. Mulquiney, T. Martin, W. T. Maxwell, G. Ellis, C. K…

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Dorrigo Shire Council. Ramornie-cangai Road Unanimously Approved

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the above Council was held on Friday at 2 p.m., when the matter dealt with by that morning's conference (reported…

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