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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

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New Shire President

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

AT a special meeting of Hastings Shire Council on Thursday last, Councillor A. E. Rose was elected President for the year commencing March 1st 1916. In a vote with Cr. Jennings, Cr. Rose won by five…

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Legislative Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 8

It is probable that the Government will make its long-promised appointments to the Legislative Council during the, next parliamentary recess. The present…

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Local and General Shire President

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

Councillor J. H. Shedden was elected President for the ensuing term, at the Shire Council Meeting on Thursday…

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Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

AT Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council there were present:—Councillors Knauer (President), Mannix, O'Sullivan, Lancaster, Hill, and…

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Shire Council Engineer's Report

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

The Engineer reported at the meeting last Thursday:— Contract 28-1915 Main North Coast South 4[?]mile.—This contract for 100…

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Wingham Council. Election of Mayor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

A special meeting of the Wingham Council was held on Monday evening last for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing term. All the Aldermen…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 8

AT Friday nights' meeting of the above there were present: Mayor Lane, and Ald. N. E. Savage, J. J. Webster, Wm. Crayn, W. O'Meara,…

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Nambucca Shire Council. Tuesday, February 8th, 1916

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 8

Present: President R. McCarthy; Crs. Bear, Wallace, Lane, Gardiner and Scrivener. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Flouting the Council. All About Kerbing

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The question of the alteration and removal of Kerbing in Cooper Street, Macksville was again introduced at Tuesday's Shire meeting by Cr…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the Council was held on Thursday the 10th inst. Cr. Downes, President, being in the chair. All the Councillors were in their places…

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Wingham Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday evening. present: The Mayor (Ald. J. B. Richardson), Ald J. Skinner J. R. Stone, S…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 3

AT Friday night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council there were present: Mayor Lane, and Ald. Trees, Savage, Webster, O'Meara,…

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War Service Committee and Shire Council

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 4

From the instructions issued by the Defence Department, it would appear that a considerable amount of responsibility rests upon the Shire Councils…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

THE regular meeting of the Council was held on Monday, the Mayor, Ald. D. Stewart, presiding. All the Aldermen, with the exception of Ald. Orr. were in their places…

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Shire Estimates

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

A typographical error inadvertently crept into the Shire Estimates published in last issue. The local U.C.V of the land on which the rate is to be…

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Wingham Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

The ordinary masting of the above was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald, Richardson)-also Aid. Skinner Brewer, and E. McC. S. Hill…

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Nambucca Shire Council

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

It may seem strange that the first occasion on which the toast of the "Nambucca Shire Council" was givens should be that on which a farewell…

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Manning Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Office, Taree, on Tuesday, 29th Feb. The Deputy-President (Councillor Wells)…

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Payment of Alderman

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

Thus an exchange—Under the new Loan Government Bill it is proposed at the first election under the Bill to lsk ratepayers to say it aldermen…

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Resignation of Alderman Fitzpatrick

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

At the last meeting of the wingham [?] council a communication was received from the Local Government Association expressing the…

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