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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 5

At Friday night's meeting of the Kempsey Council there were present Mayor C. A. Lane and Aid N. E Savage, J. J. Webster, W. Cosbey, W…

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Shire "Egg-layer."

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

The chief duty of a Local Governing body is to see that the rate-payers have reasonably good roads. The duty has its limits The [?] Councilors' intentions may be excellent, but the Shire's [?]urse may suffer from that complaint for which a tightening belt…

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Nambucca Shire Council. (Continued from Page 3)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

H. J. Richardson, Nambncca Heads, directed attention to the state of the road at the hotel. The recent rains have washed the road into…

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Shire Administration

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The following letter was found at the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council: To H. Emmett Harden, Shire Clerk,…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

The Gloucester Shire Council held its first ordinary meeting for 1918 at the Shire Council Chambers on Monday the 7th instant at…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

THE regular meeting of the Port. Macquarie Municipal Council wag held on 'Monday evening, 7th inst The Mayor, Aid. J. H-Hill, was in the chair, and there were also ' present-Aid. Spents, Webb, T. Dick, , Wrigley, McLtren, Deoham, and P. Hayward. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

I have the honor to report generally as follows: Rudkin's gang has been employed repairing the main road and…

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Wingham Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. E. McC, S. Hill) in the chair, also Ald J. Skinner, John…

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Shire Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 8

At Monday's Shire meeting there were present: Councillors J. A. Mannix (President), Stanley Lancaster, R. E. Saul, J. P. Kissane, C…

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Taree Municipal Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 2

The aldermen of the Taree Municipal Council met on Wednesday night. Present: Aid. W. Basham (presiding), Aldermen W. H…

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Manning Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday last Present: The President (Cr. T. Wells), also, Crs. H. McKinnon, H. Hamm[?], M…

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Nambucca Shire Council. REPORTS

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

The following reports were submitted to the Council meeting last week. FINANCE COMMITTEE…

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Manning Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 6

The regular meeting of the council of the Shire of Manning was bold on Monday. Present: The president (Cr. Wells), and Councillors T. A, Irvine,…

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Shire "Drift."

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

Throughout the Manning Shire the most casual observer can tell at a glance Hint a great, big, incompetent, helpless policy, or went of policy, pervades almost everything which has the misfortune to come within the sphere of influence of the shire. The…

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Thumbnail Sketches. Shire Road Gear

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 5

On Monday the members of the shire council agreed to the purchase of additional road-making and repiring gear. The new implements will…

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Municipal Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

AT Friday night's meeting of Kempsey Council there were present;—Mayor C. A. Lane, and Aldn. N. E Savage, W. Cosbey, W. O'Mears, J…

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Land for Soidiers. Shire Council Criticism

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which Shire Councillors criticise the actions of his department in…

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Land for Soldiers. Shire Council Criticism. the Departmental Attitude

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

The Minister for Lands (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which Shrie Councillors criticise the actions of his department in…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

THE regular meeting of the above was held in the Shire Chambers, Wanchope, on Monday last, the President, Cr. Downes, being in the chair, and there was a full…

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Manning Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 8

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday week. Present: The president (Cr. T. Wells), Councillors E. McKlunon, [?]…

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