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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1892

94 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 5

Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present—his Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Exton, Wightman, Allen, Norris, and O'Flynn…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above took place in the Council Chambers on Monday evening, 7th March. Owing to the absence from town of some of the aldermen, there was but a…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening last. The following were in attendance:—The Mayor (Alderman Yabsley), Aldermen…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 6

THE ordinary meeting of the council was held on Monday evening last Present—his Worship the Mayor (Alderman Borrie), in the chair Aldermen Reid, Exton, Wightman, Allen,…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, when the following were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Yabsley)…

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The Council and the People

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 4

SIR,—There seems to be an unnecessary display of indignation on the part of many members of the Legislative Assembly at the presumption of the…

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TELEGRAPHIC. Dr. Ashburton Thompson's Report on Typhoid in Lismore. Blames Dirty Gutters and Navvies Camps. (From His Worship the Mayor.) Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 7

THE general p[?]rport of Dr. Ashburton Thompson's report blames the bad state of the gutters of the town, and especial reference is made to the condition of two hotels,…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 7

THE regular meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last Present—The Mayor (Alderman Yabsley), Alderman M'Rae, M'Kinnon,…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 6

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening. Present—Alde[?] Ex[?] Wightman, Allen, Clancy, Norris, Cottee, and O'Flyan…

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Municipal Borrowing

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 2

It is now tome nine months since the town of Coraki became a Municipality, and during that time a fair amount of useful work has been performed by those…

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Lisniore Mu[?]eipul Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 4

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present—His Worship the Mayor (Alderman Barrie) in the chair, Aldermen Read, Exton. Wightman, Allen, Clancy, Norris,…

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Municipalities Act Ammendment Act

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 5

DURING the last few days of the session of parliament now closed a bill fraught with very great importance to municipalities has been passed into law. The…

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Lismove Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Council, adjourned from the 7th inst., was resumed on Monday last Present—His Worship the Mayor (Alderman Barric) in the chair, Aldermen Road, Exton, Wightman,…

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Municipal Councils as Trustees

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 8

MR. Copeland, Minister for Lands, expressed himself very strongly recently, with regard to the actions of trusts formed of municipal councils. Some…

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Lismore Municipal Council

Northern Star · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor, in the chair, Aldermen Exton, Allen, Clancy, Norris, O'Flynn…

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Amendment of Municipalities Act

Northern Star · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 6

THE Act to ninened the Municipalities Act of 1867, assented to by Parliament at the close of the Session, provides that if, thirty days after lawful demand in writing, or after…

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Coraki Municipal Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 8

THE regular meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening 18th. instant. There was a full attendance of Aldermen…

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Roads in the Municipality

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 2

THE letter from the Secretary of the Coraki Progress Association read at the last meeting of the Coraki Council once more brought up tho question as to the…

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Matter for Attention of the Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 2

SIR,—A few weeks back a ratepayer of this town was fined at the Coraki Police Court for removing gravel from one street and putting on another street in front of his place of…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Before E. Jones Esq., P.M.

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 2

In this Court there were but four appeals which wore of a very trifling nature. The Bench remarked that the fact of there being so few appeals reflected the greatest credit…

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