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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1917

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Bellingen Shire Council Mr. Harrison's Report. Startling Revelatigns. Report in Detail

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

The following is a full report of Local Government Auditor Harris son's report on the books of the Bellingen Shiro Council for the past few…

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Local and General. Nymboida Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

The final figures of A. Riding, Nymboida Shire, have been received They are as follows: R. Mulligan 44, P. Kritsch 30. T McCooey 20 Messrs Mulligan and…

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Shire Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

The Shire elections eventuated on Saturday last. Locally the contest was a keen one, and much interest was aroused; but the voting was…

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Ulmarra Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 8

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday. The Mayor (Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald) presided, and there were also present…

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The Situation in the Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

ON Thursday next there will be the first meeting of a new Shire Council—almost a new one, at any rate, as only two of the old team are…

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Grain Elevator. Sydney Labor Council in Sympathy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

The Sydney Labor Council has decided to assist the Government to secure in Australia the work of building a grain elevator…

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Victoria. Bills Rejected by the Council. £226,000 Loss of Revenue. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

The Premier of Victoria states that the Council's rejection of the Super - Income Tax and Stamp Bills means a loss of £226,000 in revenue…

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A Municipal Nomination

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

The Local Government Act is particularly wide in the opportunity it offers men of all callings to assume civic responsibilities under its aegis…

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Engineer and Alderman

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 2

One of the most extraordinarily impudent articles we have read for a long time was published as a sub- leader by the "Daily Examiner" on…

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Municipal Test Case

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 2

Some time ago the Narrabri West Municipal Council decided to collect sanitary rates three months in advance. This action was deemed necessary…

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Distress in Berlin. 350,000 Municipally Fed. Amsterdam, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 3

It is stated that 350,000 persons are fed daily at the Berlin municipal dinners…

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Letter to the Editor. the Electors' Association and the Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

Sir, Although living out in God's bush house, where the wild flowers bloom and the wild birds sing, and where Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ass…

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Orara Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 3
Also in Daily Examiner

The first meeting of the new Council of Orara Shire was held at South Grafton yesterday. Present: Crs. E. E. Small (President), J. Mulquiney, J…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council. Cr. Boorman Re-elected. President

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 3

A special meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at Fitzgerald's Chambers, Grafton, this morning, for the election of a…

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President of Orara Shire. Cr. Lattimore Elected

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 2

At the Orara Shire Council's meeting at South Grafton, yesterday afternoon, Cr. J. Lattimore was elected President for the ensuing year, on the…

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Newcastle. Scenes in the Council. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 4

At a special meeting the Newcastle City Council accepted the resignation of the City Engineer, Mr. A. Ad[?] and granted him six weeks' salary in…

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Copmanhurst Shire President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 4

A special meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held in the council room, Fitzgerald's Chambers, yesterday, to elect a president for the ensuing…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting was held last night. Present: Aldermen R. D. Bawden (Mayor), J. T. McKittrick, H. G. McKittrick, C. T. Schwinghammer, C. J…

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The Shire Elections. (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

Sir,--The returns for the shire elections again serve to show the foolishness and injustice of our electoral system. A few striking examples will…

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