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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1919

842 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 30 of 43

Ulmarra Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday night, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald. Napper), and Ald. Ellem, Gow, MacLeod,…

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Grafton's Go-slow Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 4

The indictment of the tortoise-like methods of Grafton councillors by their brethren of South Grafton Council on Wednesday night will appeal to the public…

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A Woman's Deportation. Labor Council's Protest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 5

The Sydney Trades and Labor Council carried a resolution as follows:--"This council, after hearing of the shameful and disgusting treatment meted out to…

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A Petition. To Grafton Council. Support Wanted for Nymboida Scheme Objection to Any Useless Expenditure

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 5

Requisition to his Worship the Mayor, and to the aldermen of the Grafton City Council: We the undersigned ratepayers…

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Grafton Council and The' Electricity Proposals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

The Grafton Council is coming in just now for so much misrepresentation and abuse in regard to its attitude on the Question of electricity that…

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The Wireless Mystery. Allied Council Inquiring. Parts, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 3

The Allied Supreme Council is inquiring why the seventy-five wireless messages sent by the Roumanian Embassy in Paris failed to reach…

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Orara Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 4
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

The Orara Shire Council met yesterday. Present:--Crs. Lattimore, Collett, E. E. Small and Jones. PRESIDENTIAL MINUTE…

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Nymboida Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held on Thursday, when there were present. Crs. P. Mulquiney (President) D. N…

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Harwood Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall, Maclean, yesterday. Present: Crs. J. Parsons (President), in…

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Sanitary Fees. Harwood Shire's Decision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 2

The Harwood Shire Council-- along with everyone else, as far as that goes --has a great difficulty in collecting some of its accounts. The sanitary…

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Legislative Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 3

In the Legislative Council, a motion by Sir Joseph Carruthers for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the operations of the State Wheat…

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Workers and Soldiers' Council. Desire to Negotiate for Peace. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 3

It is reported that the Workers and Soldiers' Council in Petrograd has authorised the People's Commissaries to negotiate with the Allies for peace. They…

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Harwood Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 September 1919 · page 3

The customary monthly meeting of the council of the Shire of Harwood, held at the Shire Hall, Maclean, an Tuesday last, was less lengthy than usual, though there…

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A German Note. Affairs in Silesia. Appeal to Council. Poles Must Be Restrained. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1919 · page 2

THe Berlin correspondent says that a German note presented at Versale[?] expresses anxiety regarding the agitation in irresponsible Polish…

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Harwood Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1919 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council at Maclean on Tuesday, the following business-- in addition to that published in…

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Council's Troubles

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 September 1919 · page 4

One of the chief troubles of councils, shire and municipal, alike, is the difficulty in collecting the sanitary fees. Harwood shire has its grievance in this…

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Grafton Council and the Electricity Proposals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1919 · page 2

During the week that has elapsed since we last dealt with this subject, there have been some interesting developments, including further…

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Council Meeting Lapses

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 September 1919 · page 4

An ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was to have been held last night, but only six aldermen out of the seven required to form a quorum were in…

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Allenby and Foch Attend Council Meeting. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs that General Allenby and Marshal Foch attended a prolonged meeting of the Supreme Council in the afternoon…

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