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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

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Grafton Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Grafton Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night. Present: Aldermen R. C. Law,…

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Grafton City Council. Ordinary Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

An ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held on Monday night, when there were present: Ald. Law (Deputy-Mayor), Ferguson, Baldock, Reid,…

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Dobie Street Punt. More Trouble Ahead. Grafton Council Full Up

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

When--after two District Court cases, several conferences and correspondence galore--an agreement was recently arrived at between Grafton…

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Rating Agricultural Lands. Enquiry by Grafton Council. "Act Should Be Amended."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of Grafton Municipal Council, Ald. K. Reid said he desired to reintroduce a matter, he had brought forward once…

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Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 1

Tuesday night's meeting of the Maclean Council, the first of the New Year, was chiefly remarkable by reason of the length of the Mayoral minute, of an…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

The South Grafton Council met last night. Present: Aldermen Ainsworth (Deputy-Mayor), Reid, Munns, Quinn, H. G. McKittrick . .Morrissey, and…

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Local and General. War Trophy for Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

The president of the Dorrigo Shire is in receipt of a letter from the commanding officer of the 31st Battalion, dated October 26, 1918, stating that machine…

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The Shire and the Municipality

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

At last meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council a letter was received from the Harwood Shire Council detailing the arrangements made in regard to the…

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Electric Light Proposal. Discussion in Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 1

The Maclean electric light proposal was before the local council at Tuesday's meeting, and gave rise to a long, desultory discussion, in the course of…

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Feeding Europe. Allied Council's Relief. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

The Press Bureau states it is announced from Paris that the Allied Supreme Council for the Supply of Relief has approved of the appointment of…

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Privy Council Appeal. South Australian Case. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

The Privy Council has dismissed, with costs, the South Australian appeal, South Australian Brewing Company versus Hill…

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Peace Conference League of Nations. Further Details. Suggested Creation of a Council. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 9

Lord Robert Cecil, head of the League of Nations section of, the British delegation, .conversing with British journalists," said he considered the world had not…

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Peace Conference Ex-German Colonies. Dominion Representatives. Arguments Before Peace Council Annexation or Neutralisation? Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, Mr. Massey, and General Smuts were called before the Council on Friday afternoon to state the cases against the neutralisation of the islands…

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Labor Extremists. Defeated at Broken Hill. a City Council Election. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

The election for four aldermen for the Broken Hill City Council, which aroused unusual interest, took place on Saturday. Four Labor aldermen recently resigned…

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What to Do. Consultative Council's Decisions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

The Consultative Council of the Medical Profession, appointed at the suggestion of the Minister of Public Health, has come to the following…

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Grafton Precautions. Municipal and Medical Action. Susan Island As Quarantine Station

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 5

The Mayor of Grafton (Aid. D.MeFarlane) convened a meeting of the Health Committee of the City Council, which was held last night, to Consider what…

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Pugnacious Alderman. Fight at a Council Meeting. a Disgraceful Scene. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

A disgraceful scene was witnessed, at a meeting of the Mt. Morgan Town Council last night. When the Sanitary Committee's report was being discussed…

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Maclean Council Special Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

A special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening, those present being the Mayor (Ald. E. D. Munro), Ald. McFadden,…

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Shire and Municipality. That Separation Movement

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

A simple query as to what had be come of the municipality honor flag at last meeting of the Maclean Council precipated quite a discussion anent the…

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Maclean Council Takes Action

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 6

Af the special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council held on Tuesday evening, the Mayor Ald. E. D. Munro, introduced the matter, of the alarming…

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