Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Council & local affairs, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,374 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 52 of 69

Trades Council Resolution. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 4

In connection with the Mount Mulligan disaster, the Trades and Labor Council carried the following motion: "That this Council hopes the workers in the mining…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

State Politics. Abolition of the Council. Member's Fiery Declamation. Swamp the Upper House. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 4

Mr. Higgins, M.L.C., referring to the Upper House, said a lot of nonsense had been talked about the proposed Imperial position in relation to the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Dorrigo Shire Rates

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 4

"Would you be surprised if I told you the road out my way is bad?" asked a resident of the president of the Dorrigo Shire Council. "No," said the president,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Greater Sydney Scheme. Ultimatum to Labor Aldermen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 5

Aldermen Purcell, Jones and Falvey, Labor members in the Paddington Council, are under threat of expulsion from the movement if they do not carry out the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Drifting On. Dorrigo Shire Population. Some Remarkable Allegations

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 3

If Dorrigo Shire Councillors are not ardent New Staters they are certainly in a position to produce concrete examples of the drift which New State leaders use…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wood Blocks for City Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 3

Twenty offers of forests or saw mills have been, received for the supply of wood blocks for, the City Council…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Teamsters and Councils "Ruining Timber Industry." Accusation Against Kyogle Shire. Strenuously Resented

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 4

At last meeting of Kyogle Shire Council a letter was read from the Local Government Department, stating that the Minister was in receipt of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Dorrigo Shire Council. Ordinary Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Friday last, when there were present: Crs. F. T. Bennett,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mutch Heckled Aldermen and Minister. Loyalty to the Union Jack

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 4

Calling up the howitzers, retreating with little defiant carbine spits. digging in under statues, and then making sorties with fresh vigor, the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Grafton Council. Special Meeting. Loan for Street Improvement Approved. Drainage Held Over

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 2

A special meeting of the Grafton City Council was held in the Town Hall last night for the purpose of considering the advisability of raising a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Grafton City Council. Decides to Float a Loan. Amount Not to Exceed £10,000. How Money Is to Be Spent

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 4

A special meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night for the purpose of considering the question of raising a loan wherewith to carry out various…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Dorrigo Shire Council. Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. H. A. Leouard) eubmitted the following report at the last meeting of the Council, held at Coramba on…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Maclean Municipal Council Special Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 4

A special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night. The Mayor (Aid. F. C. McFadden)…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mayor Threatens to Resign. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of the Annandale, Council the Mayor (Ald. Packer), announced his intention to resign owing to the refusal of aldermen to appoint an…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A.L.P. Tyranny Labor Aldermen Expelled. a Curt Instruction. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 3

Refusing to obey the A.L.P. instruction to vote for the amalgamation of the Paddington municipality with the City of Sydney, three labor aldermen…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Greater Sydney Scheme. Amalgamation of Paddington. Labor Aldermen Defy the A.L.P. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 5

The Paddington Municipal Council decided on the Mayor's casting vote not to rescind the resolution passed twelve months ago for the amalgamation of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Maclean Council. the Electricity Question. a Nebulous Scheme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 4

The following epistle, remarkable for the delightfully vague manner with which it deals with the more important aspects of the scheme, was submitted by the Town…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

More About Darwin "Conscientious Objectors" in Sydney. Seeing the Sights in Lord Mayor's Car Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 2

Toupien, ev-Mayor of Darwin and several other Labor men who succeeded in dodging the Federal authorities are now in Sydney, telling remarkable…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Council Loan

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 4

The decision of Grafton City Council to at last make a move in converting what are now called streets into the real thing through a proposal to raise a loan…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Greater Sydney Scheme. Labor Aldermen Expelled. Keen Interest in Paddington. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 5

Following the action of Aldermen Purcell, Jones and Falvey, of the Paddington Municipal Council, in voting against amalgamation with the City Council, the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →