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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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General War News. London County Council. a War-period Fusion. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

The Earl of Crewe's nomination to the London County Council represents a party fusion for the war period…

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Local and General . Administrator and Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

Yesterday the Administrator received an urgent wire stating that the twelve candidates elected on 24th February had been gazetted as a council for Grafton…

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Shire Machinery Rusting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

The fact may not be generally known by Shire Councillors of the local shire that there is at present standing in a paddock adjacent to the North Dorrigo…

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Grafton Municipal Council. Aldermen and Administrator Confer. Mayoral Election To-night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

The recently-elected alderment by invitation, had an informal conference with the ex-Administrator on Friday evening at the Town Hall. Mr…

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Election of Mayor

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

To-night at 8 o'clock the newly constituted City Council, will meet and elect the Mayor for the ensuing 12 months. No other business can be…

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Our Future Municipal Programme

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

Several of the newly-elected Graften aldermen who spoke at the official declaration of the poll, a fortnight ago to-day, went out of their way, when…

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Home Rule. Lord Mayor on Lloyd George. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, addressing a gathering at Bondi yesterday, said that Mr. Lloyd George should now reverse his Home Rule attitude of a few years back…

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Grafton Council. the Mayoral Chair. Ald D. McFARLANE ELECTED

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 4

Last night the first meeting of the newly-constituted council for the Municipality of Grafton was held in the Council Chambers for the purpose of…

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Harwood Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 1
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

The regular meeting was held at Mae- lean on Tuesday. Present:--Cr. D. McIntyre (President), Crs. Munro, McDonald, Archer, Johnstone, Parsons, the…

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Grafton Council. Election of Mayor. Ald. McFARLANE CHOSEN

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

The newly-elected Council of the Municipality of Grafton met officially for the first time at the Council Chambers on Monday night. All the…

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Shire Rating

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 3

A number of Shire Councils have this year increased the rate to the limit of 2d in the £ on the unimproved capital value, due mainly to award…

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Shire Machinery Rusting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 3

The fact may not be generally known by shire councillors of the local shire that there is at present standing in a paddock adjacent to the North Dorrigo…

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Industrial. Unemployment. Lord Mayor Defends Himself. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of the City Council the Lord Mayor defended himself against statements that lie had caused unemployment…

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Dubbo Alderman Committed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 4

At the Dubbo Police Court on Friday, John Francis White, an alderman of the local Council, and a well-known political organiser, was committed for trial at the…

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Harwood Shire Council. (Continued from yesterday's issue.) Engineer's Report on Applications

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 3

From the Chatsworth F. and S. Association, applying for the erection of a watering trough at Chatsworth.-- There are two wells in the village, both…

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"In Open Council."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 4

There were a few incidents at yesterday's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, which went to show that that body is quite different to the old one which sat…

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King's Creek Jetty. Residents at Variance. Shire Refuses Request

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 4

A number of residents of King's Creek have, for a considerable period, urged the Harwood Shire Council to effect such repairs to the jetty at that centre that…

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Lismore Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 4

Nominations for the vacancy in the Council, caused by the resignation of ex- Alderman Forder, closed on Tuesday, and Messrs. E. A. S. Thompson and A. C…

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Harwood Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the above, at Maclean on Tuesday, the following business, in addition to that published in Wednesday's issue, was…

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