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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1902

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Municipal Revision Court

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 9

AN open court for revising the municipal-roll was held at the Council Chambers on Friday of last week. The Mayor presided. Ald. Rudder and Bond, being candidates…

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Taree Municipal Election. Official Nomination

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 3

THE official nomination of candidates to serve in the room of Aldermen S. T. Lean and C. Doyle, and for auditors in place of Messrs. H. Bennett and W. Plummer, took place at the Council Chambers,…

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Taree Municipal Council

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the [?] Council was held in the Council Chambers Bedmore Hall, on Wednesday cr[?]ing last. Present :-- Aldermen Lean (Mayor), Baxter, Stewart, and…

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Municipal Election. Five Candidates Nominated

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 2

THE meeting of electors for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill the vacancies in the Municipal Council caused by the retirement, through effluxion of time, of Ald…

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Municipal Apathy

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 4

To-day ratepayers resident within the Borough of Wingham, will be afforded an opportunity of exercising their opinion, and demonstrating it in a…

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Municipal Election. the Official Nomination

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 6

THE official nomination of candidates for the position of three aldermen and two auditors took place at noon on Tuesday last in the Good Templars'…

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Municipal Reform

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 11

In view of the Municipal Election on Saturday, the following letter from Mr. Jas. C. Wilcox, in the Grafton Examiner, merits more than passing consideration:--The…

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Wingham Municipal Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Monday evening last. Present:—The Mayor…

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Taree Municipal Election. Official Declaration

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

THE official declaration of the poll in connection with the election on Saturday last of two gentlemen to serve as Aldermen in the Taree Munioipal Council, took place at the Council Chambers, Taree, at noon…

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Port Macquarie Municipal Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

THE following was the result of the municipal election here on Saturday last D. M'Laren 85 votes. John Baird 76 „ John T. Stewart 76 „…

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Action Against a Mayor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

The Mayor of Wyalong was last week proceeded against for an offence against the Municipalities Act in that he failed to give 14 clear days' notice of the day of nomination, as alleged to be provided by…

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Taree Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Taree Municipal Council was held at the Chambers, Belmore Hall, on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Town Hall last Monday night. There were present—Ald. Woodlands (Mayor), Atkinson, B[?], M'Laren,…

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Election of Mayor

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. The retiring…

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Wingham Municipal Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. All the Aldermen were present. The Mayor (Alderman Fotheringham),…

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Municipality of Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 5

ALDERMAN W. A. Spence, J. P., has been elected Mayor of Port Macquarie. There was one other candidate--the retiring Mayor, Alderman Woodlands…

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Municipality of Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 7

ALDERMAN W. A. Spence, J. P., has been elected Mayor of Port Macquarie. There was one other candidate--the retiring Mayor, Alderman Woodlands…

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Municipal Election. the Polling

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 13

CONSIDERABLE interest was manifested in the Municipal election on Saturday last. The poll was the heaviest known for the past twelve years and what is…

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Election of Mayor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 6

THE meeting of Aldermen for the election of Mayor was held in the Council Chambers on Friday night last. Ald. Thompson, the retiring Mayor, presided, and all the…

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Kempsey Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Friday evening of last week for the purpose of election of Mayor for the ensuing twelve months…

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