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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1913

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Taree Municipal Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Taree Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday night last week. All the…

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Stroud Shire Another Lapsed Meeting

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 5

And yet another meeting of the Stroud Shire was called for the 14th February, for the purpose of: 1 Fixing the President's allowance: 2nd…

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Stroud Shire

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 4

The following is a copy of memos. entered in minute book under date of 7th February:— Councillor Titcume sent in his…

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Council Matters To the Editor

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 7

Sir,—I noticed a letter in the Dungog "Chronicle" of 14th inst, re celebration of the railway opening. This letter was signed "Geebung" and if…

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Municipality of Kempsey

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 6

AT Friday night's meeting there were present Mayor O'Halloran and Ald. Barsby, Crayn, O'Meara, May, Hardiman and Mackenzie…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 12

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

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. District Council Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

ON Saturday morning last delegates from various branches met at Kempsey, when Mr. C. A. Hill presided. The attendance was rather small, possibly on…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 3

THE regular meeting of the Municipal Council was fold in the Town Hall, Port Macquarie, on Monday last. The Mayor (Ald. D. Stewart) presided, and there were also…

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Portland Cement. Stroud Shire. Another Lapsed Meeting

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 4

Despite the fact that Portland cament has become practically indispensable to the engineer and the builder and for odd work about the And y[?] another meeting of the Stre[?]d Shire was called for the 14th February, for the purpose of [?] Fixing the President's allowance ; 2nd…

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Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Sunday 2 March 1913 · page 4

AT the regular meeting of this Council on Monday there were present:—Councillors P. Knauer (President), S. J. Lancaster, George Plummer,…

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Municipality of Kempsey

The Macleay Chronicle · Sunday 2 March 1913 · page 3

AT Friday night's meeting there were present Mayor Hardiman, and Ald. O'Meara, McQuade, Crayn, May, O'Halloran, and Barsby. An apology…

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Gloucester Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

The Gloucester Shire Council met in the Chambers on Monday last 3rd March. There were present Councillors J…

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To Leo J. Hardiman, Esq., Mayor of Kempsey. [Per favor of the Macleay Chronicle.]

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 8

DEAR SIR,—I had intended confining roy letter this week to the subject of a larger Kempsey, but the few showers of rain which fell last week brought prominently…

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District Court. Action Against Shire Council. an Interesting Case. Port Macquarie, February 28. Before His Honor Judge Edmunds

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 5

George Harriott .v. Hastings Shire Council This was an action in which-plaintiff sought to recover the sum of £400 damages for wrongful disposal of nightsoil or (alternately…

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Manning Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 3
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

The Manning Shire Council meeting was fixed for Friday last; but as the President (Mr. D. Cowan), and Cr. Perrett were both engaged in the…

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Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 12

THE usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Monday last. President Knauer, S. Lancaster, C. A. Hill, G. Plummer, J. A. Mannix and W. O'Meara…

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Bellingen Shire Council. Monday, March 10, 1913

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 3

Present: President Black, Councillors Lyon, Butler, McCarthy, Wallace and Dowle. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Kempsey Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 8

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Friday evening last. Mayor Hardiman occupied the chair, and Ald. May,…

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Shire Contracts. Tenders Not Called. Action by Auditor

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

At the last Council meeting Mr. Engineer Gardiner said the auditor had drawn his attention to three contracts for work which had been…

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