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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

270 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 14

The Mayor's Afternoon Tea

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 4

Friday at four, the Mayor, Aid. O'Halloran, who has a fine sense of doing a graceful thing at the opportune moment, gathered his seventy invited…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Monday last. The President (Councillor Boag) occupied the chair, and there…

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No Extra Pay. Parliamentary Allowances Bill. Defeated by the Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 5

THE Parliamentary Representatives' Allowances Bill was debated in the Legislative Council, on the motion for the second reading proposed by Mr. Flowers. He pointed…

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Kempsey Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 4

Through the meeting of the Municipal Council being held last night as we were going to press it is impossible to give an extended report of the…

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Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday last. The President (Mr. P. Knauer) occupied the chair and Councillors C. A. Hill, Stanley…

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Bellinger Shire Council Tuesday, April 9

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

Present: President Black Crs. M. Wallace, J. E. But[?]er and R. McCarthy. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday evening last. The Mayor (Ald. O'Halloran) occupied the chair, and Ald…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above body was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last The Mayor (Ald. D. Stewart), presided, and all the Aldermen were present with the exception of Ald…

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Municipal Council

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held in the council chambers. The Mayor (Alderman Boots) presided, and there were also prevent: Aldermen Kro[?]…

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Lord Mayor's Appeal

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 6

For Starving Women and Children. The Distress iu Great Britain Country Districts asked to Help Through the courtesy of the news…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 2

FRIDAY evening, at the usual meeting of the Council, the following aldemen were present:—Aldermen P. O'Halloran (Mayor), P. J. O'Neill, J. Bryson,…

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Tarro Shire Council

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

At the last meeting of the above, consideration was given to a communication from the Minister with reference to the Great Northern Road between Hexham…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 9

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday last. Mayor O'Halloraun occupied the chair, and Ald. Hardiman, Mackenzie, N. E…

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Shire Councillors Turned Down

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 7

Mr. Griffith was waited on by a deputation from a Shire Council who asked for an increased subsidy on roads. His reply was that until the…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 6

The regular monthly meeting of the Hastings Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Wauchope, on Tuesday last. The President (Cr. Healey), occupied the chair, and there was a full…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 7

THE regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall, Port Macquarie, on Monday last. The Mayor (Ald. D. Stewart), occupies the chair, and there were also present—Ald. Ochs,…

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The New Lord Mayor

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 11

To-day Ald. Gr. T. Clarke was elected Lord Mayor of Sydney…

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 14

The usual monthly meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council was held on Monday last 29th inst. 1912. Present—President J. W. Corbett,…

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Lord Mayor Clarke

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 4

Alderman G. T. Clarke has been elected to the responsible position of Lord Mayor, in succession to Sir Allen Taylor. The fight was close, and the…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 6

AT the regular meeting of this Council on Friday were President: Alderman O'Halloran (Mayor), J. H. Barsby S. Fraser, P. J. O'Neill, W. O'Meara, J…

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