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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,374 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 25 of 69

A Stagnant Municipality

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

Grafton City Council seems to be drifting, at least that is the opinion of the man in the street, and generally speaking he gets a fairly clear…

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Dorrigo Shire Council. Engineer's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leonard) submitted the following report to the last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, held at Coramba, on…

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Harwood Shire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Harwood Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Wednesday. Present: Councillors R. J. McDonald…

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Orara Shire Nominations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4

The nomination for the extraordinary vacancy in the Orara Shire Council took place at the Council Chambers, South Grafton at noon yesterday. There were not…

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Letters to the Editor. Ulmarra Aldermen v. Inspector Morris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 6

Sir,--In your issue of Saturday last I read with surprise a report of alleged strictures by the Ulmarra Council against Inspector Morris. Now there are two…

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Telegrams. Letter From Lord Mayor of Cork. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 6

At a meeting of the Redfern Council last night a letter was received from the Cork Municipal Council to the following effect:--"On behalf of the bereaved…

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"Mind Your Own Business." an Extraordinary Letter. City Council's Reply to Petersham. Mr. Nesbitt As a Letter-writer. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 5

It was learned at the Town Hall yesterday that a letter forwarded by the Town Clerk, Mr. T. H. Nesbitt, to the Petersham Council, has been…

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Aldermen and Councillors. Declaration of Allegiance. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5

Mr. Robert Stewart McDougall, when sworn in as a councillor of the Bellingen Shire, gave a declaration of allegiance as prescribed under the new ordinance…

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Union Withdraws From Trades Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5

The Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees Union has withdrawn its affiliation from the Trades and Labor Council…

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The Flag. Challenge to City Council. a Significant Resolution. Sydney, Saturday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 3

At Tuesday's meeting of the City Council a resolution will be moved, that the Union Jack be flown daily at the Town Hall, also that the flag be…

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The Union Jack. a Meeting at Burwood. the Flag at the Town Hall. Motion for Next Council Meeting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5

A large meeting at Burwood carried a resolution expressing indignation at the burning of the Union Jack in the Domain and demanding action by the authorities to…

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Council Meeting Postponed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2

Owing to the illness of the Mayor (Ald. Baldock) and unforeseen circumstances arising out of the recent extraordinary weather conditions, the…

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Timber Traffic on Roads. Kyogle Shire's Difficulty. Teamsters and Councillors to Confer

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

(Shire Councillors, ratepayers, timber merchants, and teamsters in this district will, no doubt, be interested in the following extract--from the…

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Calling of Supreme Council Advocated by Mr. Lloyd George

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 5

An immediate result of the outspokenness regarding Upper Silesia of Mr. Lloyd George has urged on M. Briand the advisability of calling the Supreme Council together as soon as possible. A Paris…

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King and Empire. Resolutions of the Alliance. Legislative Council Appointments. a Petition to the Governor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 4

The King and Empire Alliance carried a resolution that in view of the persistent and apparently well-informed reports that the Government intends to propose for…

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Dorrigo Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

The ordinary Meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday last, when there were present…

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Roads in Copmanhurst Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 4

Mr. D. B. Corfe, B.E., engineer to the Copmanhurst Shire, yesterday made an inspection of some of the roads in the shire. On the Grafton-Lawrence road the water…

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Last Shire Meeting. a Local Summary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Co[?]mbe, on Wednesday last when there were…

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Grafton Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Grafton Council (postponed on Monday) was held last night, when there were present: Aid. F. T. Doberer…

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Grafton City Council. Postponed Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council, postponed from Monday night, was held last night, when there were present Ald. Doberer (deputy…

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