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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Wingham Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. J. B. Richardson), Ald. J. Skinner, E. McC. S. Hill, S…

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The Gloucester Park. Passed by the Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 2

At the special meeting of the shire Council held yesterday the matter of the Gloucester park was dealt with and finally the following motion [?]…

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Shire Valuator

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 5

Cr. McLennan, at Monday's Council meeting, asked whether Mr. Kirkland was the official valuator of the Shire, or whether his term of office…

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A Simple Minded Mayor

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

This is from the Moree "Champion":-- A custom in Moree which has been in practice for the last half century was reviewed at a meeting of…

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Shire Road Surveys

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Monday the question of road surveys cropped up. The Engineer said the system adopted in the past of grading the…

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Chartered Shire Maps

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

At Monday's Council meeting the Engineer referred to the difficulty of locating roads &c. The applicants did not state the number of lot and…

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Buildings in the Shire

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Persons erecting, structures in the towns throughout the Shire evidently are not aware of their duty to report the fact to the Council. This…

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Shire Stores. Observance of Regulations

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

The system in vogue in the Bellingen Shire Council of keeping and regulating the stores was under discussion at Monday's meeting…

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Macksville [?] a Council [?]

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

At the March mee[?] Council abetter was read fr[?] McCarthy, Macksville, asking to have a lane opened adjoining his property…

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The Shire Quarry. Increased Output-- Decreased Expenditure

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

The work at the Shire Quarry was again referred to at Monday's meeting by Engineer Barrett who, in his report, stated, 354 c yds for the…

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Gloucester Shire Council. Gloucester Park

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

At the special meeting held on Tuesday last the Shire Councillors gave careful consideration to the question or the proposed purchase of the…

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Manning Shire Council. Important Business Transacted

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 9

The usual meeting of the Manning Shire Council took place on Tuesday last when there were present Councillor A. Perrett (President) in the…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 3

THE postponed meeting of the [?] was held in the Municipal Chambers on Mayor,[?] last. The Mayor, Ald. D. Stewart, o[?] the chair, and there were also present—[?] Hayward…

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Shire Council Travelling Expenses. Some Warm Passages. Councillor Wells Wants an Examiner

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 6

At the Manning Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, Or. Perrett (President), Cr. Wells asked ff any report had been received from the ex-Clerk…

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Shire Road Maintenance. Councillor Wells' Scheme for Flying Gang

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 6

At the Manning Shire Council meeting on Tuesday last, Cr. Wells moved "That the present system of maintaining the roads in this Shire be…

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The Shire Banking Account. Moved Back to Commercial Bank, on President's Casting Vote

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 6

At the Manning Shire Council meeting on Tuesday last a motion to move the Shire banking account to the Commercial Bank, from which it…

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Manning Shire Council. QUESTIONS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 4

In reply to Cr. McKinnon it was stated that no further lists had come m in regard to subscriptions toward placing a bridge over Brown's Creek…

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Bellingen Shire Council. Monday, April 12Th, 1915

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

Present: President Black, Crs, McCarthy. Bear, Wallace, McLennan and Raymond. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Kempsey Borough Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

As arrangements had been made by the Mayor to entertain Hon. A. Griffith, who was to have been in Kempsey last Friday evening, the Council…

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Visitors to Kempsey. the Mayor Entertains. Impressions of Visitors

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 13

Last Friday morning we were officially informed that Hon. Arthur Griffith, Minister for Public Instruction, who was to have visited Kempsey that day,…

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