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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1909

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Labour Council Relents

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 11

The Sydney Labour Council last night, by 66 votes to 41, decided to rescind the rule giving the Council…

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Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

THE Macleay Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Monday last at the Council Chambers West Kempsey. There were present:—Councillors P…

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The Shire Offices. to Be Removed to Bowra

Nambucca News · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 5

At the meeting of the Shire Council on Tuesday, Cr. H. I. Lane moved:--1. That the whole of the offices in…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above council held in Shire Chambers, Wauchope, on day last. There were present-Cr.[?] (President), in the chair. Crs. Ayres[?]…

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Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 13

THE usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday last. In the absence of President Stanley Lancaster, who had hot returned from the…

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The Fish War. the Council Scores. Canvassing the North Coast

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 12

"THE council's fish markets were very animated this morning," said the Lord Mayor on Friday last, "and the ruling prices were remarkably…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 4

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Friday last in the Council Chambers. There were present:—The Mayor (Ald. J. F…

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Bellingen Shire Offices Again Moved

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 7

AT the meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council held last week, Cr. H. I. Lane moved:—1. That the whole of the offices in…

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Disgraceful Council Scene

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 4

THE proceedings of the Waverley Council last week were marked with more than ordinary enthusiasm. It may have been the heat. At certain stages of the business the…

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Shire Offices

Nambucca News · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

By resolution adopted at last meeting the Shire Council has again fixed upon Bowraville as the centre of shire administration. The…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday last week. The Mayor (Ald. Small) occupied the chair, and Ald. McKenzie, Barnett,…

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Bellinger Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 7

IN the last issue of the Northern Courier the following "notes" were published upon the Bellinger Shire Council:— On Thursday last the Council Chambers…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 8

OWING to the Show the ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last. There being present:—The Mayor (Ald. Small), Aldn…

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London Shire Horse Show

Nambucca News · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 7

The British agricultural newspapers contain lengthy reports of the last annual Shire Horse Show, which look place in London at the end of February…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 9

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last. Mayor Small occupied the chair, and Ald. Barnett, Rudder,…

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Council Matters. to the Editor

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—What is the Stroud Council doing? Are they going crazy ? I understand, bike riders have to carry a bell on their bikes. A pity…

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Municipal Rating and the Mailed Fist

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 6

THE general rate imposed by the Rockdale Council was fixed at 3¼d in the £, but the representatives of Arncliffe Ward, realising that this would…

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Shires and Municipalities

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

A CASE of considerable importance to shire and municipal councils was determined by the Maclea[?] Bench last week…

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council was held on Monday last, Councillor J. E. Laurie (President)…

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London Shire Horse Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 12

The British agricultural newspapers contain lengthy reports of the last annual Shire Horse Show, which took place in London at the end of February…

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