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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

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Casino Municipal Council

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the above was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday night. Present—The Mayor (Ald. Geikie), Ald. Halcrow, Gill, Mortimer, Madden, Stitz…

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Shire Capital Question

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

AN enthusiastic and thoroughly representative meeting of the ratepayers, convened by Mr. George Wagner, son., was held at the School of Arts, Woodburn, on Wednesday night…

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Byron Shire Council

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 9
Also in Northern Star

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Council was held in the Shire Hall on Tuesday. Present, Crs, Jarman (President.in the chair), Armstrong Banner…

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Terania Shire Council

Northern Star · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 9

The President (Cr. W. M. G[?]ne) presided, over the Terania Shire Council on Thursday, the other councillors present being Councillors Missingham, Simes,…

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Casino Municipal Council

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

THE adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present:--Aldermen Halcrow, Mortimer Stitz…

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Byron Shire Grant

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

THE Byron Shire Council has been put to considerable expense through the late heavy rains. and maintenance is costing over £1500 per year. Councillors Rabe and…

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A Municipal Breeze at Newtown

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

A BREEZE in which there was a touch of anger occurred at the meeting of the Newtown Council on Tuesday night. Alderman Turtle rose to say that he…

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Gundurimba Shire Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the above council was held in the Shire office yesterday, Present: Councillor O. H. Gollan, President, in the chair; Crs. T. McDonald, A…

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Terania Shire Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 5

The Terania Shire Council held a special meeting yesterday to consider the estimates of receipts and expenditure for the coming year, briefly referred to at the…

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Byron Shire Grant

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

THE Byron Shire Council has been put to considerable expense throng the late heavy rains, and maintenance is costing over £1500 per year. Councillors…

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Gundurimba Shire Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

THE regular meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last, all the Councillors being present. Mr. J. C. M'Kenzie was appointed valuer for the current year at a salary of £10…

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Woodburn Shire Council

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 10

THE regular meeting of the above wan held on Tuesday last. Present-Crs. P. F. Campbell (President), C. Henderson, F. S. Fisher, J. Pursey, F. Davis, F. Waldron, and the…

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Shire Headquarters

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 10

SIR,-The account of the Woodburn indignation meeting in your last issue made very interesting and amusing reading-to those in the know. As a matter of fact one man, the…

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Shire Mismanagement

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 2

DEAR SIR,-Still another personal tirade in your lust issue against me, this time over the signature of Cr. Fisher, and all because I rapped "poppa's baby boy" over the…

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Shire Mismanagement

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 10

SIR,-I would like to state that I have no personal feeling this matter at all. I have absolutely do bias against Mr. Grilfiths, whom I never saw, and I am quite willing to believe…

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Casino Municipal Council

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. Present:—Aldermen Geike (Mayor) Halcrow, Mortimer, Gill…

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Shire Mismanagement

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 7

SIR,-Why doesn't this " Civis," who is howling in your last issue, got some sense and advance some reason for taking up space in the paper. He indulges in a lot of silly twaddle…

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Examiner of Accounts and Council Clerk

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

THE Council Clerk at Kempsey has struck trouble as the result of noncompliance with the provisions of the new Act. The following excerpt from…

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U.R.R. Council of F. and S. and Progress Associations

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

THE bi-monthly meeting of the above was held in the Town Hall on Thursday morning. There were present—Messrs. W.G. Simpson (President) and R.S. Heathwood (Casino…

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