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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Gloucester Shire Council Public Works Department, Sydney, February 7th, 1908

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

SIR,—I have the honor to forward herewith, for the information of your Council, copy of Mr. Examiner Acock's report on their accounts…

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Shire Appeal Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6

A Court to hear appeals against assessments' of properties rated by the Manning Shire Council was held at Taree, on Tuesday, before Mr. Gates, P.M. Mr. D Cowan,…

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Council of the Municipality of Wingham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night. Present:-- The Mayor (Ald. D. Murray), Aldermen Skinner and Brown…

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Typhoid at Moree. Council's Shocking Negligence

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

The sanitary condition of the town of Moree, and a report on the subject by Dr. C. S. Willis, an assistan government medical officer, were considerly at this week's…

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Bellingen Shire Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 3

IT will be remembered that owing to the disfranchisement of a large number of electors through the Deputy Returning Officers failing to initial the ballot papers…

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Borough Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday night in the Council Chambers. The Mayor, Ald. Small, presided, this being the…

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Stroud Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

A meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday last. Six applications were received for the post of Council Clerk. Five others had been received…

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Manning Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Manning Shire Council was held at the Chambers, Albert Street, on Monday. Present: Councillor H. McKinnon…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

The usual meeting of the local Council was held on Monday evening in the Town Hall. Present: Ald. Rosenbaum (Mayor, in the chair), Orr, O'Connor, Stewart, and…

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Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 4

A MEETING of the Macleay Shire Council was held on Monday last, at the Shire office, West Kemsey. There were present: Councillors P…

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Shire Councils as Common Agents

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 7

A WRITER to the Worker advocates a not altogether bad idea, viz., that how that we have established local government, would it…

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Borough Council. Special Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday night for the purpose of further [?]ing the question of rating. The newly elected…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above body was held in the Shire Chambers, Wauchope, on Tuesday last. The President (Cr. Tows) occupied the chair, and there…

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Stroud Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held on Wednesday first when there were present, the President (Councillor T. M. Hocke),…

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council was held on Thursday 5th March last. Present, President Higgins in the…

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Council of the Municipality of Wingham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council Was held on Monday night. Present :--The Mayor (Alderman Skinner), Aldermen Richardson,…

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A Point in Shire Law

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 11

In connection with the recent presidential election in Gundurima Shire, it appears that Cr. McKinnon did not vote, and that according to Ordinance…

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Borough Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 5

THE ordinary meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council was held on Friday night last. There were present: The Mayor, Ald J. R. Marrack, Aldn. F. Barnet, J. F…

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Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the Shire Council took place at the Chambers, Albert-street on Monday. Present:- Councillor MoKi[?]non (President, in the chair), Councillors…

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Wingham Municipal Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

A.meeting of the above Council was held on Monday night last. Only three Aldermen were present and very little business was done. It was desided to all a special…

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