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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1916

710 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 36

Council and the Main Roads Grant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 2

Mr. GL S, Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter dated 27th September, 1916, from the Under Seceretary for Local Governmet:—…

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Order in Council. Iron and Steel Sheets and Tinplates. Returns Called For. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 5

An order has been issued by the Federal Executive, calling upon all persons. firms, and companies having in their possession or under their control iron or steel…

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An Auditor's Report. Trouble in Harwood Shire. a £100 Mistake

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 6

At the regular monthly meeting of Harwood Shire Council held at Maclean yesterday, there were present: Cr. D. McIntyre (President), Crs. F. Lawrence, R…

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Harwood Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 6

The regular meeting was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, yesterday. Present: Cr. D. McIntyre (president), Crs. F. Lawrence, R. Johnstone, J. Parsons, D…

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Grafton Municipality. Administrator's Sitting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 5

Yesterday Mr. R. H. Truman, the Administrator of Grafton Municipality, conducted a sitting in the Council Chambers. The business before him was all of a…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday at Maclean. Present: Crs. D. McIntyre (President), F. F. Lawrence, R…

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Bellingen Shire Council

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2
Also in Daily Examiner

The usual monthly meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council was held at the Chamber on Monday. A full attendance of Crs. were present,…

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Municipality of Grafton. Auditor's Report to December 31. Unauthorised Expenditure. £ 37 for Auditor's Clerical Assistance in Three Months

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 2

The following report from Mr Auditor Ha[?]rison to December 31, 1915, was received by the Administrator at his sitting on Wednesday, and endorsed: "To…

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Grafton Municipality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

On Wednesday afternoon and evening the Administrator (Mr. R. H. Truman) held a sitting at the Council Chambers, when the following…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 4

Yesterday's meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council was a prolonged one. It was tedious for more reasons than one. The late acting clerk, Mr. Holswich, a returned…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 October 1916 · page 4

The regular monthly meeting of this Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Coramba, on Friday, when there were present: Crs. D. Ritchie…

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Dorrigo Shire. Monthly Meeting of Council. Large Amount of Business

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1916 · page 4

Dorrigo Shire Council met on Thursday, when a large amount of business was transacted of a purely formal nature. It comprised mostly accumulations through…

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Imperialism. New Council Bust. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1916 · page 3

The new Council of the Imperial Institute is busily, formulating plans for extending Empire needs, such as paper making tanning, cotton, flax, silk, jute…

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The State Governor Refuses to Sit in Council with Mr. Fiheley. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1916 · page 2

A crisis of a most unusual character has been created by the refusal of the State Governor to sit in Council with Mr. Fihelly, Assistant Minister for Justice…

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F. and S. Association. Quarterly District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 5

The regular quarterly meeting of the above was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Saturday. Present: Messrs. T. McMahon (V.P., in the chair), Cooney, and…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 2

This Council met on Friday when Cr. Ritchie occupied the chair. Crs. Faulks, Hindmarsh, Jarratt and Sweeney were also present. Apology…

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Should Hotelkeepers Be Aldermen?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 4

A suggestion has been made that hotelkeepers should not be eligible to be aldermen or shire councillors, it being alleged that in some cases they use their powers…

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Shire Boundaries

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 4

A proposal is announced in the '' Gazette" to alter the boundaries of the Guyra and Nymboida shires by adding about 58½ square miles of the former to…

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Satirical Skits. Aldermen and Press Reports

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 5

The question as to whether more attention should be paid by the press to humorous interludes at the Council table than the general business of meetings was…

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