More Money for Shire Councils
Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated July 6, 1917, from the Under-Secretary for Local Government:—"With…
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Council & local affairs, 1917
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More Money Wanted for Shire Councils
A few country Members of Parliament have recently been urging members of the National Government to restore the amounts paid to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Custer Case. Judgmen's for Corespondents
At Narro[?] on Monday a rather interesting case came before the District Court, before Acting-Judge Boyce, when Lisle F. Eckford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Death of Shire Engineer
We deeply regret to learn of the death of our popular Shire Engineer (Mr. J. B. Meldrum) which occurred suddenly at Coramba on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Ouster Case
A rather interesting case came before the District Court at Narrabri, before Acting-Judge Boyce, when Lisle F. Eckford applied to have W. G. Grace and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kaiser's Abdication Suggested. Discussion at Crown Council Amsterdam, Friday Night
The "Berliner Tageblatt" states that the sitting of the Crown Council on Monday lasted three hours. The Emperor, presiding at the head of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton City Council. Ordinary Meeting
The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council w!as held in the Town Hall last night; the Mayor (Aid. D. McFarlane) in the chair. The other…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton Council was held on Monday night, the Mayor being in the chair. Others present were Ald. M. Ferguson, R. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Sydney
In the Council the new members were sworn in. Mr. Garland introduced a bill to amend the law of evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Privy Council Meeting. Cantankerous Railwaymen. London
A section of the railwaymen have protested against Mr. J. Thomas, M.P., their general secretary, accepting a Privy Councillorship, on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dorrigo Shire's Position
The financial position, as disclosed by the report of the clerk, of the Dorrigo Shire at last meeting is serious indeed. The whole of the workmen's time for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Council
The first regular meeting of the hew council was held on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Munro) presiding over a full attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dorrigo Shire. Monthly Council Meeting
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, which was postponed for a week owing to the sudden death of the engineer, Mr. J. B…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorrigo Shire Audit
The audit for the year ending December, 1916, of the books of the Dorrigo Shire, has been looked forward to for a considerable time. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulmarra Council
The ordinary meeting of the council, which was to have been held last night, was postponed until to-night, owing to the holiday yesterday. Included in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Grafton Council
The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. R. D. Bawden), and Ald. C. K…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Shire's Finances
The financial position of the Dorrigo Shire Council, as disclosed at last Wednesday's meeting, is very serious. The whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bellingen Shire Band
The Shire Band held its half-yearly meeting last week, when the following report and balance- sheet for half-year ending 9th July, 1917, were adopted :â…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulmarra Council
The regular meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held last night, when the Mayor presided. A lengthy communication was read from the Local…
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