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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 32 of 69

British Post Office. Council of Businessmen Appointed. to Assist in Management. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

The Postmaster-General, Mr. Kelle-way, speakng in the House of Commons, announced the appointment of a Council of twenty businessmen to…

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INDUSTRIAL. Labor and Capital. Active Unity Essential. Labor Council's Lost Prestige. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

The United Laborers' Union circularised the whole of the trade unions throughout New South Wales to the effect that the union recognises the fact that labor…

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Harwood Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, at the Shire Hall, [?], on Friday, in addition to that reported in Saturday's issue, the…

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The Red Flag. Wangoola Shire Request. Mr. Loughlin's Reply. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, replying to a letter from the Wangoola Shire Council, urging that the Government should prohibit the use of the Red Flag, said the…

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The Red Flag. Shire Councils' Request. and Minister's Reply Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 2

A message from Cowra states that the Minister for Lands, Mr. J. F. Loughlin, replying to a resolution passed by the Shire Council asking the…

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Timber Traffic. Teamsters and Roads. Action by Kyogle Shire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 3

Kyogle Shire Council has recently been pursuing a matter of great consequence to local bodies of a like nature, the teamster-road problem, and…

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P.p.u. District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 2

A special meeting of the Clarence River District Council of the P.P. Union was held at Ulmarra yesterday afternoon, Mr. D. McIntyre presiding. There were also…

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Nymboida Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, South Grafton, on Thursday last, when there were…

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Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 3

The usual month meeting of the above council was held in the Municipal Chambers, Maclean, on Monday night, when there were present: Ald. Grainger,…

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Protestant Council Australia's Destiny. Resolution Forwarded to Sir Joseph Cook. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

The newly formed United Protestant Council in Sydney thinks if Ireland should be allowed to settle its own destiny, Australia might also be permitted to do the…

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The Lord Mayor. Boosting Alderman Lambert. Devotion to Australian Ideals. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 4

The City Council has agreed to the application for the free use of the Town Hall for public meeting to place on record the great services rendered to the cause of…

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A Council's Troubles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 4

When a council is in South Grafton find a department is in Sydney, anything seems possible. Perhaps few councils have ever encountered more side- tracks of trouble…

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Lop-sided Council Agreement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 4

A particularly one-sided agreement which had been made a few years ago be tween the South Grafton Council and the Government was recalled from the depends…

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South Grafton Council. Ordinary Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the South Grafton Council was held at the Council Chambers last night, when there were present: Ald. T. J. Roberts (Mayor), C. T…

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A Street Paving Job. City Council's Latest Deal. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 3

The Labor Aldermen have forced a resolution through the City Council, giving a contract to Carr Brothers for petroleum asphalt, at £12 per ton, in…

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Grafton Council Apathy

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 4

The bad old drift is still going on in Grafton City Council. Little if anything is being done to the streets, the stonecrusher is silent, and the grader is being…

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South Grafton Council. Regular Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Council was held at the Council Chambers, South Grafton, on Wednesday night, when there were…

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Manly Slander Case. Mayor and Estate Agent. Claim for £5000. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 2

Ald. A. A. E. E. V. Reid, Mayor of Manly and Member of the Legislative Assembly, claimed £5000 from Maurice Brown, estate agent, of Manly, before…

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Sydney Labor Council's Protest. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 3

A telegram from Mr. Gibson, of the "Standard" newspaper, Darwin, reading: "Eleven more residents appeared before the Court to-day, for…

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Coff's Harbor. New State League. District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the New State District Council, was held at the close of the league meeting, when the Coff 's Harbor delegates were present, and Mr. A. Beaumont, from…

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