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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1912

270 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 14

Shire Engineer Invents

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 4

Tweed Times reports that Mr. Christie, Shire Engineer in that district, has invented and has in use at Chind[?] a valuable labor-saving…

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Port Stephens Shire Council

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Tuesday last. The President (Councillor Boag) presided, and there were also…

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Municipal Council

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Wednesday night week. The Mayor (Alderman Boots) presided, and there…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 12

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council was held on Friday last. Mayor O'Halloran occupied the chair, and Ald, Hardiman, Savage,…

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Shies Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 4

AT the usual monthly meeting on Monday there were Present: Councillors Geo. Plumner (Deputy President) S. J. Lancaster, J.A. Mannix, W…

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District Council F. & S.A.

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 8

A MEETING of the above was held in McKune's Hall at 11.30 on Saturday morning. President Jas. O'Neil was in the chair and there were also…

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Municipal Stone-crusher

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 4

Monday afternoon the Shire Councillors, at the invitation of Mayor O'Halloran, viewed the now stone-crusher in operation in Clyde Street,…

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Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 12

THE usual monthly meeting of the Macleay Shire Council was held on Monday last. In the absence of President Knauer in Sydney, Councillor George…

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Bellingen Shire Council. Tuesday, May 14

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 3

Present: Councillor Lyon, Deputy. President Councillors R. Dowle, M.Walace, R. McCarthy and J. E. Butler…

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Claim against Council

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4

At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday E. Egan of Hyde's Greek put in a claim for £10 for the loss of two heifers. He based his claim on the…

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Municipal Sale Yards. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 18

Sir, -- As a ratepayer of the Kempsey Municipality allow me to enter an emphatic protest against the erection of the Municipal Sale Yards "in the…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 4

THE postponed meeting of the Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall, Fort Macquarie, on Monday, 13th May. Ald. D. Stewart, the Mayor, presided, and there were also present—Ald…

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The Hastings Shire Council and the Comboyne Roads [To the Editor of the Port Macquarie News.]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 6

SIR,—In your issue of the 27th. ult. Councillors Warrall and Healey's remarks bearing On the Kilmurray-Couboyne road, as reported by you, compel me to show the…

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Drought in the Country Sympathy From Shire Conference

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 12

The members of the various shires throughout the country, who have been sitting in conference of Sydney during the past few days passed a…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 6

AT Friday night's meeting of the above there were present Mayor O'Halloran and Ald. Hardiman, Fraser, Mackenzie, O'Neill, o'Meara, Savage,…

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Bellingen Shire Council. Engineer's Report

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

Mr. Engineer Gardiner's report for April was as under:-- Contracts in Progress.--Gravelling at the top end of the North arm…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 15

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday last. The Mayor (Ald. O'Halloran) occupied the chair, and Ald. MacKenzie,…

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Shire Crushing Plant

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Shire Council Mr. Engineer Gardiner submitted his report concerning the purchase of the new crushing plant for…

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Shire Sanitary Arrangements

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

Sanitary Inspector Mal[?]am in his report at last Council meeting set forth that all sanitary arrangements have been carried out in strict…

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Shire Sanitary System. to the Editor

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

Sir,--In your report of the Shire Council meeting you state, that among the correspondence was a letter from me re the condition of…

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