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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

840 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 40 of 42

Dorrigo Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

The monthly labeling of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at Coramba on 14th inst. Present: Crs. H. E. Hindmarsh (President),…

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Dorrigo Shire Main Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 3

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated 12th November, 1917, from the Under Secretary for Local Government:—"With reference to…

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Shire C[?]s Salaries

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 6

The Shires' Association is submitting to the shire councils a proposal for rearranging the clerks' salaries on a definite scale. The scale suggested is one which…

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British Shipbuilding. New Council Formed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1917 · page 2

The Press Bureau states:-- The Admiralty announces the formation of a Ship-building Council, under the chairmanship of the Admiralty…

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Supreme War Council. to Meet at Versailles. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1917 · page 5

"The Times" Paris correspondent, reporting on Monday says the preliminaries for momentous Inter Allied military conferences are being completed at…

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New Shire Engineer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1917 · page 3

The Dorrigo Shire's new engineer, Mr. Cudbird, made a tour of inspection of the Dorrigo end of the Shire last week. He was…

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President of Air Council. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 November 1917 · page 3

An official announcement has been made that Lord Rothermere has accepted the position of President of the Air Council…

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Supreme War Council. First Sitting. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1917 · page 3

Members of the Government have gone to Paris to attend the Supreme War Council meeting…

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Supreme War Council. [?] LONDON

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 5

Official: The members of the Government have gone to Paris to attend the Supreme War Council. Viscount Reading accompanied them…

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Allied Unity. an Unwieldy Conference. War Council Criticised. Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 3

Public opinion here regards the inter-Allied Conference as cumbersome and hardly tending to unity. Sixteen countries are represented by seventy…

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Congratulations From Labor Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 9

The Sydney Labor Council carried a motion congratulating Mr. Ryan and Mr. Theodore on the stand they have taken for free speech a free press, and a free…

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P.p.u. District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the District Council of the P.P.U. was held at Ulmarra on Friday, presided over by Mr. Chas. Napper. Delegates were present from all parts of…

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Grafton City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night. Present:-- His Worship the Mayor (Ald. D. McFarlane), Aldermen Ferguson, Law…

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Local and General Ulmarra Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 4

Owing to Mr. Briner's meeting in favor of the reinforcements referendum being held on Thursday night the usual meeting of the Ulmarra Council will not be…

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Supreme War Council. Mr. Lloyd George Interviewed. Unity of Direction and Control. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent says that Mr. Lloyd. George, on being interviewed by the "Petit Parisienne," stated the moment is very serious. Everything…

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Orara Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 1
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

The monthly meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held yesterday. Present: Councillors Lattimore (President), Collett, Mulquiney, Maxwell, Small, and…

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 4

All the aldermen were present at the fortnightly meeting of the above at the Town Hall on Monday night, with the exception of Ald. Strong…

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Queensland Council Referendum

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 2

In the Legislative Council, Brisbane, on Thursday afternoon, the Minister (Mr. Jones), in reply to Mr. Brentnall, stated that the Council abolition…

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Copmanhurst Shire. Monthly Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held yesterday. Present: Councillors W. Boorman (President), Davison, Doberer, Thorold,…

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