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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 51 of 69

A Shire Motor Lorry

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 4

Casino Council having recently decided upon the purchase of a motor lorry, it is interesting to note the record of that class of vehicle elsewhere. The following…

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Ulmarra Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday night, the Mayor (Ald. C. Napper), presiding. There were also present: Aid. F. Ellem, W. Gow,…

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Claim Against City Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 2

A move is being made to arrive at settlement in regard to the £60,000 wri[?] which was served on the City Council lithe English Electric Co. of Australia. The…

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The Diggers' Loan. Grafton and Copmanhurst Shire

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 2

Subscriptions to the Diggers' Loau from the combined districts of the Municipality of Grafton and the Shire of Copmnnhurst amounted to £8060. The number of…

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Local and General. Orara Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 4

A good deal of interest is being manifested in the election in B Riding of the Orara Shire to [?] the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. E. E. Small…

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Education Week. Officially Opened Last Night. Mayor Welcomes the Teachers. Address By Mr. R. J. Middleton, M.A. Teachers Welcomed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 4

Education Week was officially opened last evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, Grafton, when the visiting teachers were formally welcomed. The gathering was…

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City Council Loan

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

In regard to the City Council Loan, the prospectus of which appears in this issue, we have it, on the authority of the City Treasurer,…

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Grafton Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Grafton City Council was held at the Town Hall on Monday night, when there were present Aid. F. T. Doberer…

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Grafton City Council. Ordinary Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held in the Town Hall on Monday when there were present Ald. H. M. Baldock (Mayor), F. T. Doberer, W. T…

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The Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 4

Sir,--I noticed in your report of the council meeting of last Monday night that Alderman Robinson's motion for a special meeting of the council to consider the…

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Breeze in the Council The Amenities of Debate. Carr Brothers Contract. Lord Mayor and Sir Allen Taylor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 4

During a discussion in the City Council over the Carr contract, Sir Alien Traylor remarked that they did not want the matter delayed while the tedders…

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South Grafton Council. Fortnightly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton, Council was held last evening, when there were present Aldermen J. Reid (Deputy-Mayor), U. J. Ainsworth, W…

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South Grafton Council. Regular Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton council was held in the local Council Chambers last night. There were present Ald. J. Reid…

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Greater Sydney Scheme. Swamping the Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 4

The Council, on the Lord Mayor's castings Vote, decided to request the Premier to include in the Sydney Corporation Amendment Bill the power of the Council…

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Site for a Stone-crusher for South Grafton Council Cowan Street Decided On

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 4

The matter of the stone-crusher site was further discussed, by the South Grafton Council last night. E. Walker, proprietress, Walker's Hotel,…

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Municipal Population

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 4

The enumerator for the census division of Cowper, Mr. T. H. Wall, has supplied the following figures relating to population of the following municipalities:--…

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Orara Shire by Election

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

Nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday with the Returning Officer, Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, of candidates for the vacancy in the Orara Shire,…

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Letters to the Editor. Copmanhurst Shire Councillors

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 1

Sir.--Would you kindly allow me space in your journal to enlighten our Copmanhurst shire councillors as to the state of our roads on the Upper River? Reports…

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PRESS v. Mayor Lively Fight at New York. Allegations of Incompetency and Graft Stories of Robberies, Holdups and Murders. the Mayor on "Hate Crazed Papers." New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 3

One of the strangest fights in the history of the city is raging between the newspapers and Mayor Hylan. Nine of eleven chief morning and…

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Council Business Manager. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 4

The City of Launceston has adopted the American idea of business management. The City Council has appointed F. Nichol as city manager at £1000 a year…

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