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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

289 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 15

Stroud Shire Elections. [To the Editor.]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

DEAR SIR,—I am constrained to write at this juncture as I can see what an awful injustice is being attempted by some of the people of this…

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Shire Election. (To the Editor of the "News.")

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

Sir,—It was with pleasure that I read Mr. Pountney's letter in your last issue. There is another matter of great importance likely to be passed on to the Councils, and that is, the…

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Correspondence. the Macleay Shire. To the Editor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 4

SIR,—Please allow me space to contradict the rumour that is being persistently spread through the district, that the Shire Council, through not striking the rate in time, have…

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6

TO-DAY the election of two Councillors each for Riding A and Riding C, in the Gloucester Shire takes place. There are five candidates forward for…

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Gloucester Shire Council. THE ,£50 LIMITATION [To The Editor.]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 8

SIR.—Re the limitation enactment of the outgoing Council, you have taken considerable pains to make it appear us if that were wholly responsible…

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The Shire Election

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

TO-DAY (Saturday), the ratepayers in Hastings Shire will be called upon to record their votes in favor of three candidates in each of the three Ridings A.B…

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Shire Elections. (To the Editor.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of January 25th appears a letter over the signature of " P. J. O'Neill," I take exception to a remark of his to the effect that" O " Biding Councillors…

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Facetious Shire Clerk. Rebuked by Minister

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

A remarkable idea of what constitutes a joke appears, from official reports, to have led a Shire secretary at Broadford, Victoria, in making ap a list of ratepaying electors in…

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Municipal Amalgamation

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

The Local Government Act makes provision whereby a municipality may be dissolved and incorporated with a shire. There are many small municipalities throughout…

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Official Declaration. Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 6

THE official declaration of the poll in connection with the Municipal election took place on Monday at noon. Most of the returned Candidates were…

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The Council and the Law

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 3

SOME time ago the Ryde Council became seized with a desire to recover arrears of rates and in several instances adopted the…

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Kempsey Municipality

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 6

VOTING for the election of Aldermen commenced at the Good Templars Hall at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and continued with more or less interest until…

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council was held on Thursday 30th January 1908, Present: President Carter (in the…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above body was held in the Town Hall on Monday night. The Mayor occupied the chair, and there were also present—Ald. Orr, Fenn,…

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Election of Mayor

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

At the conclusion of the business, a special meeting was held for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing term. Ald. McLaren moved that…

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Our Shire Roads. [To the Editor]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 10

SIR—Allow me a small space in your journal to say a few words on Council matters. I am quite in accord with you in…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions Notes repressed by correspondents. "NEW " Council to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 7

SIR.--I read with great interest your report of the speeches by the candidates for aldermanic honors, and the subsequent polling. Of the six speakers,…

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Manning Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly-elected Shire Council took place at the Chambers, Albert-street, on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions expressed by Correspondents. Our "New" Council. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 3

SIR.--Your correspondent, " Lynx, writing under this heading in last issue gives Wingham Council a big order to fill, and it will be interesting to see…

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Fifteen Times Mayor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 4

Alderman Wilson was elected Mayor of Gerringong for the fifteenth time, and had been a member of the municipal council for 33 years…

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