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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

804 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 41

City Council Staff

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 4

Some alterations in the clerical staff of the Grafton City Council was decided upon last night, in consequence of Miss H. Gale having resigned her position as…

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Inspecting the Shire. an Excellent Proposal

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 2

A letter has been addressed to the local Shire Councillors from the President relative to a tour of inspection it is proposed to make of the entire…

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Grafton Council. Special Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 2

At 7.30 on Monday night a special meeting of the Grafton Municipal Council was held, those in attendance being: Aldermen McFarlane…

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Motor Club and the Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 4

An unusual note in municipal council matters was struck last night at the -City Council meeting, when a letter was read from the lion, secretary of the Grafton…

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Grafton City Council. Ordinary Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 1

An ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night, when there were present: Aldermen McFarlane (Mayor), Ferguson, Law, Vaughan,…

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Lord Mayor at Tattersall's Club. Sportsmen Subscribe £69,500. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 4

The Lord Mayor and a number of Commonwealth Bank officials put in an appearance during the settling at Tattersall's Club to-day and secured…

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Grafton's Trees. More Council Discussion. Avenue of Honor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 1

Further discussion on the question of tree plating arid tree removal came up at various stages of the City Council meeting last night…

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Harwood Shire Council. Usual Monthly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of members of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Tuesday, the President (Cr. J. Parsons) in the chair, and others present…

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Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 4

Residents of the Dorrigo Shire are making enthusiastic attempts to comply with the obligation of raising the required War Loan quota in that area. The…

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Bellingen Shire. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 4

Investments in the Bellinger Shire, whose quota has been set down as £30,000 total £19,508, and prospects of securing the honor flag are bright. The…

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Nymboida Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 4
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The regular monthly meeting of the Council of the Nymboida Shire was held. at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday, when there were…

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Dorrigo Shire Council. Regular Monthly Business

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at Coramba on Wednesday. Present: Cr. H. E. Hind marsh (president), Crs. J. Blythman, J…

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Nymboida Shire Operations

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 1

Messrs. A. J. Pollack and J. Reid formed a deputation from the South Grafton War Loan Committee, which waited on the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday…

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Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 5

Alderman Cabena has been elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne, defeating the present Lord Mayor, Alderman Stapley, who remarked that in his opinion the…

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Main Roads Grant. in Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 3

The following main road giants have been allocated to the Dorrigo Shire:-- Road No. 117.--Kempsey via Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Coff's Harbor and…

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South Grafton and the Shires. Discussion at Nymboida Shire Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 2

Messrs. J. Reid and A.J. Pollack, on behalf of the South Grafton War Loan Committee, yesterday waited upon the Nymboida Shire Council, at…

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Soldiers' Dependents' Day Seventeen Grafton Families. Helped by Lord Mayor's Fond. an Appeal for Subscriptions

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 4

To-day is Soldiers Dependents' Day. One hundred thousand pounds is being aimed at to recoup the exhausted Lord Mayor's Fund…

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North Coast Railway. Discussion Legislative Council. Its Immediate Completion Urged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 4

In the Legislative Council Sir Allen Taylor moved:--"That it is desirable the Government should take into consideration the immediate necessity of…

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Proposed Loan of £10,000. by Dorrigo Shire Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 6

The following was submitted by the Shire Engineer at last meeting of the Council:—To the President and Councillors…

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