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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1896

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last Present: The Mayor (Ald. Watts) in the chair, Ald. Seckold,…

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Smoking at Council Meetings

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 3

At the lust meeting of the Milton Council, Alderman Latta asked the Mayor if he intended to continue the practice of smoking through the…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council chambers on Tuesday evening last. There were present--The Mayor, and Aldermen Fitzhardinge, Moses, Healey, Vincent, Priest,…

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URALLA & District. Uralla, Wednesday. Municipal Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 4

THIS body met on Monday evening, when there were present: The Mayor, Aid. Prince, O'Connor, M'Mahon, and Bardsley. An apology was made for the absence of…

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Privy Council Appeals. LONDON, March 21

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 3

THE appeal to the Privy Council in Sing versus the Victoria Insurance Company (a Queensland case) has been dismissed, with costs…

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Armidale Borough Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 7

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, was held on Tuesday night, when there were present the Mayor, Ald. Cooper, Bliss,…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Watts) in the chair, Ald…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present -- The Mayor, and Aldermen Vincent, Menrant, Healey, Whyte and Moses…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present : The Mayor (Ald. Watts) in the chair, Ald…

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A County Council and Cyclists

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 3

A CRY of despair has gone up from the Fife County Council on the subject of the abuse of the public highways in that county by…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

AT the fortnightly meeting of the Council Tuesday evening there were present -- The Mayor, and Aldermen Moses, Meurant, Priest, Macdonald, Healey, Fitzhardinge, Whyte and Vincent…

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Armidale Borough Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening last, when there were present:—Aid. Wigan (Mayor),…

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The Council and Mr. Kearney. [To the Editor.]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 5

SIR,—With a seal worthy of a better cause the Council has inscribed on its minute book a resolution thanking me for some gratuitous advice…

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Walcha Municipal Affairs. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 6

SIR,—Will you kindly permit me space through the columns of your valuable paper to review some of the inconsistent actions in which the…

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Smoking at Council Meetings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 6

AT the last meeting of the Milton Council, writes the correspondent of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL, Ald. Latta asked the Major if he intended…

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Armidale Borough Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 7

The usual meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when there were present:—Aldermen Wigan (Mayor),…

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The Walcha Council. [To the Editor]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

SIR, Be kind enough to grant me space to reply to a letter that appears in Satnrday's issue of the CHRONICLE, over the signature of "Ratepayer,“…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

THE fortnightly meeting of the Council was held in the Chambers on Tuesday night. Present -- The Mayor, and Aldermen Moses, Meurant, Macdonald, Whyte, Priest and Vincent…

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URALLA & District. Uralla, Wednesday. Municipal Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 4

THE Council met on Monday evening, there being present: The Mayor and Ald. Bardsley and Little. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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The Liquor Traffic under Municipal Control

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 2

WE learn from a London contemporary the result of an interesting experiment in the direction of the municipalisation of the liquor traffic that has just been ascertained after a…

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