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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1915

557 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 28

Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Hall, Maclean, yesterday. Present: Councillors D. McIntyre (President). F. Lawrence,…

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Orara Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday was attended by Crs. J. T. Mulquiney (President), J. Shannon, E…

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Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 7

The regular meeting of the Shire was held yesterday. Present: Crs. Mulquiney (President), J. Lattimore, A. Jones, J. W. Davison, Shannon, and Small…

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[?]Wood Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 4

[?] regular meeting was held at Maclean [?] Tuesday. Present: Cr. McIntyre [?]esident), Crs. Lawrence, Morrison, [?]nstone, Parsons, Archer, the Inspector…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Council was held last night. Present: Aid. Johnson (Mayor), Strauss, Maxted, Eggins, Henson, Walsham, Richards, Schaeffer, McDonald, Englert…

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Shire Wharves

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 2

The vesting of control and management of public and other wharves in shire councils has proved a financial failure to those bodies. At all events that has been the experience of…

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Composition of War Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is understood that the War Council will consist of Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Lloyd George, while Sir Edward Grey will attend when questions of…

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Latest Cables. Lord Mayor's Banquet. Austro-german Advances. Optimistic Addresses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--At the Lord Mayor's banqet, M. Cambon, French Ambassador, replying to a toast, referred to the murder of Nurse Cavell for the crime of…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

The usual monthly meeting was held at the Shire Office, Coramba, on Wednesday. Present: Crs. Martin (president), Ritchie, Hindmarsh. Sweeney and Faulks, Shire…

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Belingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Shire Chambers on Monday last, the following Councillors being present :-…

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Grafton Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the above on Wednesday night was attended by Ald. W. J. E. Johnson (Mayor), C. C. McDonald, A. F. Walsham, C. Strauss,…

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Privy Council Meeting. at the King's Bedside. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 5

The Privy Council meeting was held on Thursday at the King's bedside…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 5
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Shire Office, Coramba on Wednesday, 10th inst. there being present,—Crs, Martin…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. R. D. Bawden) presided at a special meeting of the above Council last night. Ald. J. T. McKittrick, Page, Reid, Ainsworth, Carlton and Schwinghammer…

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A Shire Anomaly. Roadside Trees

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 3

It is indeed hard at times to understand the reasons which prompted the inclusion of certain rules and ordinances under which local governing…

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Grafton Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Council was held last night. Present: Ald. Johnson (Mayor), Eggins, McDonald, McArthur, Strauss, Maxted, Englert, Ferguson…

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War Council. "The Times" Opinion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--The "Times" in a leading article welcomes Mr. Bonar Law's inclusion in the War Committee, and says the dominions are playing so…

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Maclean Municipal Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 3

At a meeting of the Maclean Council last night. The Masonic Hall Committee agreed to the Engineer's report, relative to the…

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