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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1899

204 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 11

Indigent Municipalities

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 4

Municipalities throughout this colony are generally in state of chronic bankruptcy, and it is g matter for surprise how some of them manage…

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Walcha municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting took place on Tuesday night last. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Scott) in the chair, aud Ald. Seckold…

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The Lambton Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

Never did any public body in this colony receive such a castigation as that administered to the notorious Municipal Council of Lambton by…

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Hillgrove News. MUNICIPAL

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 4

Those aspiring to aldermanio honors are getting ready for the approaching elections, nominations for which take place on the 15th December next. It is…

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Lambton Council. Severe Strictures by the Chief Justice

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

JUDGMENT was delivered by the Full Court on Monday on an application made on behalf of the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited) to make…

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Municipal Council

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above body was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Wilson, in the chair), and…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening, when the following were in attendance:--Aldermen Priest (chair), Abbott, Martin, Vincent, Sachs, Meurant,…

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Armidale City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 4

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Armidale City Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr…

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Police Court. TUESDAY, Nov. 14.—(Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.m.) Infringement of the Municipal By-laws

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 3

JAMES ATTWATER, licensee of the New England Hotel, Armidale, was proceeded against on a summons issued at the instance of the Inspector of…

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Municipal Notes. Lady's Letter to the Coun. Cil. Aldermen Annoyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 3

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, the following letter from Mrs. E. Bliss, Secretary of the Belief Society, was read: —…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting took place on Thursday night last. Present. The Mayor (Ald. Scott) in the chair, and Ald. Seckold…

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Latest News [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] City Municipal Nominations. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1899 · page 5

AT the City Municipal Nominations, to-day, Alderman Robert Fowler and Dr. James Graham were declared reelected. They were unopposed. All…

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Municipal District of Inverell Reduced Area Bill

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1899 · page 2

THE second reading of the above was moved by Mr. See in the Assembly on Wednesday, and after a lengthy debate was again adjourned. The object of this bill, as the…

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Local Government. the Difficulties of Country Municipalities. Reducing the Area of Inverell

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 2

Mr. See (Colonial Secretary) moved the second reading of the Municipal District of Inverell Reduced Area Bill, He said that the object of the bill was to reduce the area within…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when there were present--The Mayor, and Aldermen Thomas, Meurant, Priest, Vincent, Martin,…

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Armidale City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Armidale City Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present: Aids. Claverie (in the…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting took place on Tuesday night last. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Scott) in the chair, and Ald. Seckold…

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Municipal Council

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 2

The [?]ud fortnightly meeting of the above body was hell at the Council Chambers on Monday night last. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Wilson, in the chair) and…

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Glen Innes Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the aldermen, was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, when the following were present:--Aldermen Abbott (chair), Thomas, Meurant, Priest,…

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Armidale City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Armidale City Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present: ALdS. Wigan (in the chair),…

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