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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1910

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Our Letter Box. Shire Salaries

Nambucca News · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 7

SIR, -- I must have another go at what Mr. Wallace says is no business of mine. He writes to the paper on shire matters and invites…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

THE monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Wauchope, on Tuesday last. The President, Cr. Hill, occupied the chair, and with the exception of Cr. Downce, whose…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 3

THE regular meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Port Macquarie was held in the Town Hall on Monday night[?]. There were present—the Mayor (in the [?] and Aldermen…

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Election of Mayor

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday to elect a Mayor in the room of Ald. Small resigned. The Town Clerk presided,…

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Kempsey Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 12

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Kempsey was held on Friday afternoon of last week for the purpose of electing a Mayor…

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Hastings Shire Council. the Drainage of Wauchope

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 4

FOLLOWING on our report of last week regarding the drainage of the township of Wauchope, a lengthy letter was read from M[?]D. Cowan, solicitor, Taree, acting in the inte[?]sts of…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 2

THE regular meeting was held on Friday evening Present: Aldn. Rudder (Mayor), P. O'Halloran, W. O'Meara, W. T. Danger, S. Fraser…

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Local & General News. Municipal Apathy

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 4

For the seat in the Municipal Council rendered vacant through the resignation of Ald. Small, only one nomination was received that of Mr. John…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 9

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

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 9

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday last. There were present: Councillor W. W. Hawden, Shire President in the…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 3

THE usual meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, August 1st. There were present—the Mayor (Ald. D. Stewart), and Ald. McLaren, Rosenbaum, Atkinson,…

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Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 8

THE regular meeting was held on Monday, when there were present Councillors Lancaster (President), Hill, Perrett, Knauer. Apologies…

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A Council Fined

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 4

Newcastle Council employed two men at 7s 6d and 5 6d per day to paint a corrugated iron colonade. Their usual duty wa[?] in the one case to…

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Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 9

THE usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday last. The President (Councillor Lancaster) occupied the chair and Councillors Hill,…

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Bellingen Shire Council. Engineer's Report

Nambucca News · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 3

I beg to report for the mouth as under:--Plans and specifiations have been prepared and tenders called for the following works to be dealt with…

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Attempted Murder of Mayor of New York

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 11

A discharged civic employee named Gallagher attempted to assassinate Mayor Gaynor in New York while he was saying farewell to some friends…

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Shire Engineers

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 4

Attention was drawn in the Legislative Assembly last week to the necessity of amending the regulations regarding the employment of engineers…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 2

THE regular meeting was held on Friday evening Present —Ald. Rudder (Mayor), Mackenzie Barnett Richardson, Fraser, O[?] and…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 9

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held at the Council Chambers on Friday night last week. The Mayor (Ald. Rudder)…

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Injured Mayor of New York

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 11

News from Hoboken states that several officers of the city government of New York were summoned to St. Mary's Hospital this afternoon…

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