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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1903

255 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 13

Municipal Bill

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 2

Sir John See, speaking yesterday, said the difficulty besetting the passing of the Amending Municipal Bill was that the Councils only wanted what suited their own…

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Municipal Mems

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1903 · page 2

The Municipal Lighting Committee's report, recommending that nine additional Kitson lamps be purchased was adopted at last night's council meeting, and the…

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Reduction of Municipal Area

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1903 · page 2

ANOTHER step was taken towards reducing this vast unwieldly municipality at last night's meeting, when the following report was submitted and adopted, the public…

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Municipal Council

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 4

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. His Worship the Mayor (Ald. T. M. Walker) occupied…

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City Council Clerk

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

THE Town Clerk of Sydney is not quite satisfied with his position, and it has been rumoured that be will resign. He was imported from England about eighteen months ago, and has proved…

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Intercolonial Courier. And Fairfield & Wallangarra Advocate Friday, September 11. Municipal Progression

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

TO all person of progressive principles it [?] be gratifying to note that our Municipal Councillors have at last cast aside their tendencies for the obsolete and have…

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Walcha Municipal Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting took place in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. Present : The Mayor (Ald. Samuels)…

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Municipal Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Friday, night. There were present Aldermen Lawson (chair). Phillip[?], Stewart, and Pe[?]dergast…

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The Council's Books

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 2

SIR,—I regret the necessity of asking you to kindly allow me space to reply to Mr. Veness' weak effort to show that my letter in your issue of the 21st August was in…

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Municipal Council

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above took place in the Council Chambers on Monday night last. Present: Ald. Ditzell (chair). Alds. Kelly, Burge,…

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Municipal Association

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 4

The annual session of the Municipal Association was opened to-day, a large number of delegates being present. The Lord Mayor presided,…

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Municipal Council

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 3
Also in The Inverell Argus

THE ordinary general meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. The Mayor, Aldermen Meurant, Healey, Sachs, Whyte, and Crossman were present…

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The Inverell Council's Burden

The Inverell Argus · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

MR. DAVEY, the local Council Clerk, has kindly furnished us with some figures which are based on a survey of the municipality recently…

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Reduction of Municipal Area. Assented to by Public Meeting

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of ratepayers of this Municipality for the purpose of obtaining an expression of opinion on the redaction proposals passed by the Council was held…

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Municipal Association

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

THE 21st session of the Municipal Association was opened in Sydney on Tuesday. There were upwards of 200 aldermen present representing 130 municipalities. For reasons given at various times…

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The Municipal Conference

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 5

The Municipal Association Conterence has completed it business…

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Parochial Council

Guyra Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1903 · page 13

A recent meeting of the Church of England Parochial Council, a letter was read from Mr. Arndill, re Dr McKeller's Bill for the raising of the…

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The Council's Books. Mr. Veness In Reply

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1903 · page 2

SIR,—Apparently your correspondent, Mr. W. J. Gibson, IS NOT the person who won the Short Story Competition. I do not for a moment desire to waste…

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Municipal Council

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 4

THE ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last, His Worship the Mayor (Ald. T. M. Walker)…

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