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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

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Harwood Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 8
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

The regular meeting held in Maclean yesterday was attended by Cr. D. McIntyre (president), Crs. Lawrence, Morrison, Johnstone, Parsons, Archer; the Inspector (Mr. J. A…

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The Mayor's Policy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 4

The Mayor (Alderman Johnson) replied yesterday to the observations made on his programme by several members of the Council…

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Harwood Shire Council. (Continued from Wednesday's issue). Correspondence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 2

From the L.G. Office, inviting attention to clause 57 (a) of' regulation (6), from which it would be seen that a copy of the Council's financial statements for the half-year ended…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. R. D. Bawden), Ald. Hawthorne, C. T. Schwing hammer, Russell, Page, Reid, and Carlton. An…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the above on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Local Government Office (Sep. 3), stating that a copy of Council's…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Belling Shere Council took place in the Shire Chambers on Monday last, the following Councillors being…

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Shire Quarry

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

At the Shire Council meeting held on Monday last, it was decided, in the motion of Cr. McLeanan, seconded by Cr. Wallace and carried…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

Mr. Bagnell moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the unsatisfactory administration of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund. He said the conditions existing since the…

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Legislative Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Sir Joseph Carruthers asked Mr. Fitzgerald: Supposing members of the House accepted the initiative, and furnished the Government with information about…

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South Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 6

The periodical meeting of the above on Wednesday night was attended by Ald. R. Dobie Bawden (Mayor), W. J. Hawthorne, C. T. Schwinghammer,…

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Ulmarra Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Ulmarra Council, Ald. E. Hall tendered his resignation as a member on account of ill health. His resignation was accepted with regret, and the…

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Wider Municipal Powers. Postal Voting. Retiring German Officials

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Mr. Griffith attended the Local Government Conference to-day, and said he was as determined as ever that wider powers should be given to local…

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Municipalisation of Hospitals

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 8

The motion in favor of the nationalisation of hospitals, which is brought from Gundagai before the Local Government Conference, and the amendment to tho motion emanating also…

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Assaulting an Alderman

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Sydney Quine and James Day were convicted of assaulting Ald. Whitehurst at Redfern. Day was sentenced to three months' hard labour, and…

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Marra Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Council was held on Thursday night. Ald. Napper, Deputy-Mayor, presided in the absence of the Mayor, who is attending the Local…

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Trades Council Opposes Conscription

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The London Trades Council unanimously protested against compulsory military service and any proposal for industrial conscription…

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Training in Thrift for Londoners. London County Council's Comprehensive Scheme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 7

Domestic thrift, to be fully effective, must be scientific. While women can learn many lessons of thrift by rule of thumb and by practical experience, theory is undoubtedly…

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Premier Howled Down. Justified by the Mayor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- At a soldier's farewell at Eastwood, the Mayor (Alderman Matthews) referred to the Premier being howled down at Crow's Nest. He declared…

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City Council Employees

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The City Council carried a resolution rescinding the previous resolution providing that no employee of enemy nationality be dismissed from the…

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