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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1911

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Shire Election Scraps

Nambucca News · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

Bellingen Shire election to-morrow, Booths open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Keon fights expected in each riding. Every riding has been well stumped…

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Bellingen Shire. Cr. Wallace's Address. a Fighting Speech

Nambucca News · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

SOME 70 or 80 ratepayers attended a meeting in the School of Arts, Macksville, on Wednesday evening, January 18th, convened by the…

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Manning Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 8

The last meeting of the .Shire Council (as at present constituted) took place on Wednesday, when all the Councillors were present, with the…

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SHIRE and Municipal Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

It is expected that the full results of the Shire and Municipal elections will be available late to night (Saturday) and a special edition of the CHRONICLE…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

THE regular meeting of the above council was held Town Hall on Monday week. The Mayor occupied the chair, and there were also present Aid. Rosenbaum, Denham, McLaren, Fenn,…

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Shire Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 6

Messrs. D. A. McDonell and D. Cowan addressed a meeting at the Belmore Hall' last Monday night in support of their candidature as…

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The Shire Councillors

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 8

IT is a very poor dog that has no friend; it is a poor service that has no reward but such appears to be the position of the Gloucester Shire…

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Shire Matters. [?] Macouarie News.]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

SIR,—I notice a letter in your journal signed "Ratepayer." This gentleman seems very much troubled over our Maintenance men and their poor horses and carts. Suppose this ratepayer had a…

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Gloucester Share Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 9

The last meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council was held on Thursday last, 26th instant. There were present, Councillors…

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Municipal Election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

Today will decide who are the successful candidates, and whoever may be the selected ones they will be expected to set in order anything that may…

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Mostly Municipal. [For the CHRONICLE.]

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

To-day (Saturday) the municipal electors have a duty, to perform- that of electing six gentlemen to represent them in the local Municipal…

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Municipal Election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

On Wednesday even[?] last Mr. G, C. Hands addressed a meeting of electors in-the Federal Hall, Wingnam. Mr. S. Brewer occupied the chair, and…

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Municipal Council. Friday, January 27

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 3

PRESENT—Aldermen Rudder (Mayor), Dangar, Barnett, Fraser, O'Halloran, and Mackenzie. Minutes of last meeting were read…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The first meeting nf the newly-elected Council was held in the Town Hall on Monday night last. The Mayor (Aid. Stewart) occupied the [?] there were also present:—Aid. Rosen[?]…

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Manning Shire Council. Cr. Cowan Elected President

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

At 12 o'clock on Monday morning the new Council met for the first time, having been convened to a special meeting for the purpose of electing one of their number as…

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Adjourned Council Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 4

There was an air of mystery about the proceedings at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when the newly elected aldermon met for purpose of electing…

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Shire Election. Final Returns. Voting Under Difficulties

Nambucca News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 3

As our readers are aware it was impossible to take the poll at Riley's Crossing for the election of councillors on the official polling day on…

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Shire Matters. Councillor Black's Address. Plea for Harmony. Reply by Mr. Moseley

Nambucca News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

At the School of Arts Hall on Tuesday night a large number of people assembled for the purpose of hearing addresses from Shire Councillors representing Ridings A,…

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Gloucester shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 8

The first meeting of the new Council was held on Thursday last, 9th Feb. 1911. There were present:—Councillors…

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Election of Mayor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

ON Tuesday evening last a meeting of the local Council was held, the business being to elect a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. The chair…

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