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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1891

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday night last. Present—his Worship the Mayor (in the chair). Aidermen Read, Exton, Coleman, and Norris…

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The Municipal Election. Nomination Say

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 July 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of electors of the Lismore Municipal District was held at the Council Chambers yesterday for the purpose of nominating a candidate to fill the vacancy in the Council caused by the…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1891 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, July 16th. Present—The Mayor (W. Yabsley, Esq., J.P., in the…

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Coraki Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1891 · page 2

UNDER this heading the Clarence Advocate of Friday last has the following, which entirely bears out the comments recently made by us in regard to excluding…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 8

THE regular meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last, when there were present Alderman Yabsley (Mayor), Aldermen Nolan,…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 5

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair). Aldermen Read, Exton, Coleman, Clancy, Norris, and Cotte…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers at the usual hour on Monday evening, those present being the Mayor (Alderman Yabsley), Aldermen Nolan,…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 5

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Read, Exton Allen, Clancy, and Cottee…

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Municipalities Act Amendment Bill

Northern Star · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 4

MR. WISK has introduced a bill to amend the Municipalities Act of 1867. The preamble sets forth that as the value of land within the municipality is increased by the expenditure of rates,…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 2

THERE was a full meeting of the Council on Monday night. Alderman Clancy's motion, "That no further action be taken by the Council in the matter of…

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In the Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 2

IT was patent, even to a stranger, that some thing of importance was to transpire at the Council on Monday evening. Lllers were to be scen in the vicinity of the Chambers, and for…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the Cornki Municipal Council took place in the Council Chambers, Bridge—street, on Munday evening last, when the following aldermen…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 6

[?] THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday last. Present—his Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Alder[?]nen Read, Exton, Coleman, Allen,…

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Municipal Wharves

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 8

BY a bill to amend the Municipalities Act of 1867, which hus been introduced into the Assembly by Mr. E. M. Clarke power is given municipalities to acquire…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 7

THE regular meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening, the 7th instant, when the following were present: —The Mayor (Alderman Yabsley), Alderman…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 5

THE ordinary meetiiig of the Council was held on Monday night. Present—his Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Exton, Coleman, Allen, Norris, and Cottee…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was called for Thursday night for consideration of sewerage Lismore, and the resumption of land Molesworthstreet. Present—Aldermen Norris,—Road; Clancy,…

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Railway Extension to Mullumbimby. (From T. T. Ewing, Esq.., M.P., to the Mayor;) Legislative Assembly

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 3

EXPECT the contractor for the railway to be under way in, say, a fortnight…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 7

THE regular meeting of the above was held in council chambers on Monday evening last when there were present the Mayor (Alderman Yabsley), Aldermen Nolan, M'Aughey and…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 6

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday night. Present—Alderman Coleman, Norris, Clancy, Read and Exton. In the absence of His Worship the Mayor…

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