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Northern Rivers · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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General News. Recent Municipal Elections

Northern Star · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

It is rumored that ouster prceedings are being instituted against one of the aldermen returned at the recent municipal by elections. The grounds of the…

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Shire Council

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Tweed Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers yesterday all the Councillors being present. Cr. McMahon in the chair…

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Gundurimba Shire

Northern Star · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 8

A meeting of the Gundurimba Shire Council wsn held yesterday, when there were prewitt Crs. Walmsley (President), Macphernon, Cameron, Kennedy…

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Municipal Employees an Interesting Case

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

A case of considerable interest to shire and municipal councils was decided last week in the District Court at Mudgee. The plaintiff had been…

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Tenterfield Shire Council

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday last. The engineer reported on the following roads:--…

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District News Coolangatta Municipal Council Meeting. Election of Mayor

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly-constituted Council was held on Thursday in the new Town Hall. Very little interest was manifested in the…

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Gundurimba Shire Council. President's Minute

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4

At a meeting of the above held on Thursday last there were present:—Crs. Walmsley (President) M'Pherson. Camer[?]on, Kennedy, Hoskins and Flaherty…

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Important Municipal Decision

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 6

This was a case in which the Council of the Municipality of Petersham sought to recover £19 3s from Frederick Ogden, of Faielawn,…

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Shire and Municipal Funds

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 1

In the Assembly Mr. Briner asked the Secretary for Public Works: "What payments are now due to shires and municipalities under the…

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Death of Shire Clerk. Result of the Inquest

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A veridct of suicide was returned at the inquest on the body of S. M. Trickett, Shire Clerk, Narromine, whose boyd was found in the Lane Cove…

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Terania Shire Council

Northern Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the Teranis Shire Council was [?] at the Shire Council Cha[?] Lismore on Tuesday, when there were pre[?] Councillors Simes (President), in the…

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Byron Shire Council

Northern Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

A meeting of the Byron Shire Council was held on Tuesday when there were pre[?]nt Crs. Banner, (President). Arnutrong. Collings, Wells, and Elliott…

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Municipal Council

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening. Present: Aid Davidson (Mayor), Bryant…

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Coraki Council

Northern Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

The ord[?] meeting of the Cora[?] [?] Council was held on Monday evening Pres[?]—Ald, W. J. Hodge (Mayor) J. McMu[?]en, J. T. Olive. T. J. Brandon…

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Lismore Council

Northern Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 3

A meeting of the Lismore Musicipal Council was held at the council Chambers on Tuesday night, when there were present:—Aldermen Lockett, Trench, Norton…

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Town Council

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Murwillumbah Municipal council was held in the Council Chambers last night. In the absence of the Mayor, Ald. Halliday…

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New Bacon Factory. Council's Permission Granted

Northern Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 3

In reporting to the Council on Tuesday night upon the application of Messrs. Foley Bros. for Permission to erect siaughtering premises in Foloy Road, Sonth Lismore…

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Tweed Heads Channel Grafton Council Co-operates. Garfion

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 3

The Grafton Council decided to-night to obtain signatures to the forwarded by the Tweed Navigation Board with reference to the Tweed…

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Important to Municipalities

Northern Star · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 8

A case was heard in Sydney recently in which an important decision affecting municipalities' was given. The Council of the Municipality of Petersham sought to…

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Tomki Shire Council

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

At the special meeting of the Tomki Shire Council on Tuesday, at which there was a full Council present, the motion carried at the…

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