The Municipal Muddle. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")
Sir,--Under the heading of "The Municipal Muddle" your paper has had some very interesting reports, which have been closely read and digested by…
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Council & local affairs, 1916
710 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 36
Letter to the Editor. a Shire Council Matter
Sir,—I notice by your issue of the 12th inst. that you have given a full report of the business of the Council meeting held on the 9th inst., but with one…
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The P.M. at Forbes is evidently a breezy sort of customer. In committing for trial some minor municipal officials at Forbes the other day, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Municipal Muddle. the "Argus" Sued. Mayor Johnson Wants £1000
Aid. W. J. E. Johnson, Mayor of Grafton, has (by his attorney, Mr. R. C. Law) issued a writ against the proprietors of this journal, claiming £1000…
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It was known in town on Saturday that Ald. Charles Strauss had definitely decided to tender his resignation and had gone so far as to write it out. The ex-Mayor, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MUNICIPAL v. POLITICAL
Of late there has been a disposition to introduce the political element into the domain of Local Government, and even Sydney itself has set the example in a pronounced form. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ulmarra. Municipal Council
A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Saturday night. Present: Aid G. W. Fitzgerald (Mayor). Napper, Ellem, Gill. Bailey, O'Grady…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The German Menace. an Outspoken Mayor. Germans Should Be Interned
Speaking at a welcome at Cairns to two returned wounded soldiers on Wednesday night, the Mayor (Alderman t Dillon) said one thing which…
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The regular meeting of the Grafton Council will be held to-night, when the resignation of Ald. Maxted will be dealt with. In connection with the vacancy a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Municipal Council
The fortnightly meeting was held last night. Present: Ald. Johnson (Mayor), Eggins, Henson, Englert, Strauss, Walsham, McDonald, Ferguson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Municipal Muddle. Another Stormy Council Meeting. Some Very Hot Passages. Mayor's Veracity Questioned. Clerk Demands a Public Inquiry. the Auditor Fully Exonerated
The regular fortnightly meeting of the Grafton Council was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Johnson), Alder…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Missing Letter. The Mayor's Denial
The Mayor moved a resolution, "That a general rate of 4d in the unimproved capital value of all ratable land within the Muncipality be made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dorrigo Shire Election. Three Candidates
Messrs. J. Blythman (Coramba), W. Long (Coramba) and D. F. Jarrett (Nana Glen) have been nominated for the vacant seat (as representative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Charged with Deception. "You Have Misled Us."
Ald. McDonald: Before closing, Mr. Mayor, I direct your attention to one matter which I would like made clear. At the last meeting, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Municipal Accounts and Mr. Jack's Report
In the columns of this paper or 9th instant I commented at some length on certain matters affecting the accounts of the Council of the Municipality of Grafton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The South-eastern Front. to Neutralise Erzeroum. War Council in Berlin. Princes Over-ride Generals. London, Saturday Morning
The Petrograd paper "Russky Invalid" publishes particulars, based upon Swedish press reports, of a war council held in Berlin to devise…
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Several palpable errors crept into the lengthy article by "Civis" in our last (Saturday's) issue, bearing on the above matter, and which we hasten to correct. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Council Muddle. Trouble at Tamworth
"Tamworth Municipal Council," "Serious Charges Against Mayor and Clerk," "When Were the 1916 Rates Struck?" "Stormy Meeting," "Three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipality of South Grafton. Additional Powers Conferred
The following increased powers, under section 109, have been acquired by the S.G. Council:--Paragraph 16. The construction,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Copmanhurst Shire Council
The monthly meeting was held yesterday. Present: Crs. Boorman (President), Davison, Doust and Morrissey. An apology was received from Cr. Doberer…
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