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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1913

554 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 28

Death of Sir James Graham Doctor, Politician, and Alderman. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 3

Sir James Graham, the well-known medical practitioner and ex-Mayor of Sydney, died at an early hour this morning at Omrah Private Hospital,…

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Harwood Shire Flood Boats

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Harwood Shire. Council the Engineer (Mr. E. F. Crouch) recommended that the Brushgrove flood boat be…

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Harwood Shire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present: Councillors B. Morrison (President), C. Cavanagh, H. Short, T. Plater, D. McIntyre, and J. Wiblen, E…

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Harwood Shire Items

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 4

About six months ago Cr. Morrison made a special appeal to Progress Associations to assist the Council in getting the names of persons who allow their…

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Shire Squabble at Stroud

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 7

Mr. Justice Ferguson, in the Supreme Court last week, dealt with the much talked-of Shire squabble at Stroud, in which Mr. Engineer Grant, so well and…

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Grafton Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last night. Present—The Mayor, Alds. C. C. McDonald, A. Eggins, W. J. E. Johnstone, H. C. T. Maxted, A…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

At the ordinary meeting of the Council on Tuesday last, the following Councillors were present: Crs. Black (President), Lyon, McCarthy,…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the a[?]e Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Maclean, on Tuesday, when there were present Crs. B. Morrison…

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Grafton Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above on "Wednesday night was attended by Aldermen C. Strauss (Mayor), C. C. McDonald, A. Eggins,…

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Copmanhurst Shire's Inspector

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

At the Cepmanhurst Shire Council meeting last week the comments made in a leading article in the "Argus'' of February 7 were partly…

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Council's Strongroom

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 7

Fenrith, Council has authorised the Mayor to have a fireproof strengroom erected, at a cost of about £30, for the purpose of protecting…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

THE monthly meeting was held at the Council Chambers, South Grafton, on Thursday, 8th inst. Present—The President, Crs. W. Ellis…

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Division of Dorrigo Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

WITH reference to the proposal to divide Dorrigo Shire into two areas, and reconstitute such areas as Dorrigo and Nymboida Shires, the…

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Council Matters. [To the Editor.]

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 2

SIR,—Will you allow me to point out a serious error in your leading article of the 8th inst. You write, "At the original meeting at Coff's…

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Municipal Vegetable Market

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

Current quotations are—Cabbages, large 3s to 7s, medium 2s 6d to 5s; pumpkins, local, extra large up to 3s each, large 12s, medium 6s to 7s; onions, Victorian, new…

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Shire Leakages

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 3

Mr. Editor,—Have fellow ratepayers been giving a thought to the doings and drift of the Copmanhurst Shire Council lately. The Shire rightly taxes us as a body to…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

At the meeting of Council on 11th inst., the Nambucca Sanitary Inspector reported an insufficient number of sanitary pans at Bowra, also with…

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Sir S. Samuel's Seat. Committee Fails to Agree. Privy Council Judges to Decide

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 3

The report was issued yesterday of the Select Committee appointed to consider whether Sir Stuart Samuel, the member for Whitechapel, had vacated…

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J. D. BETTERRIDGE V. Shire Councillors. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 2

Sir,--The Copmanhurst Shire council have discovered there is still one bull left that will respond to a red rag. Mr. J. D. Betterridge, you…

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Ulmarra Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor, and Aid. Redmond, Napper, A very, Buchanan, and O'Grady, and the…

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