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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

854 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 43

Grafton Council's Next Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

At next Monday's meeting of the Grafton City Council the following notices of motion are set down on the business paper:--(1) To rescind a…

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That Sixpenny Municipal Rate

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

Sir,--Notices are being posted from Grafton's Town Hall to ratepayers to deliver in hard cash the impost of 6d in the £ levied by a minority in council of…

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Grafton City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Graf ton City Council was held at the Town Hall last night, when there were present: Ald W. T. Robinson (Mayor), A. McArthur…

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Council to Purchase Road Plant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

The Grafton City Council decided in committee at its meeting last night to purchase from Noyes Bros., an 8-ton road roller, a 5-ton steam waggon, and a…

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County Council. Approaching Completion. Scheme Generally Approved

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of the Grafton City Council last night the final resolution in favor of the constitution of a Clarence River County Council District was unanimously…

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Cadet Rifle Range. the Fisher Park Site. Grafton Council Objects

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

Recently General Brand visited Grafton in connection with the senior cadet movement and among other things stressed the importance, in teaching marksmanship,…

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Government Too Slow. Teacher Sets a Precedent. Storm in Federation Council Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 3

A schoolteacher at Scone, seeing no prospect of much needed additions to his school being carried out by the Government within reasonable time, organised…

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Municipal Finance. Revenue and Expenditure. Question of Revaluation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Lake, town clerk, reported to last night meeting of the Grafton City Council that the the estimated income from the general fund for the current year,…

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Orara Shire Council. County Council Agreement Adopted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday. There were present Crs. G. Kelly…

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Roads and Loads. Narrow Tyre Nuisance. Orara Shire Discussion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 4

A conference Will be held in Sydney on Saturday to consider the imposition of a timber tax or "road royalty" with the object of securing some revenue from…

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Good Friday. Should Date Be Fixed? Poser for Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 2

Some remarkable communications find their way into the correspondence of shire and municipal councils from time to time to time…

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McPHERSON'S Crossing. Scheme for Bridging. Deputation to Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 2

A further step was taken towards the erection of a bridge at McPherson's Crossing when a deputation waited on the Orara Shire Council yesterday and…

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Copmanhdrst Shire. Council's Monthly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held in Grafton yesterday. There were present: Councillors J. N. Short (president), W. C…

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County Council. Copmanhurst Sighs Agreement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council a letter was considered from the secretary of the Provisional Committee of the proposed Clarence River…

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Nymboida Shire. Council's Monthly Meeting. County Council Approved

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 5

The Nymboida Shire Council held it monthly meeting at South Grafton yesterday. There were present: Crs.[?] Maxwell (president), L. G.Waugh, P…

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Shire and 44-Hour Week

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

The Knowledge that the 44 hour week is now to become operative among Shire Council employees, caused the Mulwaree Shire Council, at its meeting at…

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Sooth Grafton Council. Wednesday Night's Meeting. County Council Agreement

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Council took place on Wednesdays evening, the Mayor (Ald. C. Lee) presiding. Ald. Reid and Ainsworth…

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Shire Finances. Road Mew Paid Off. Wider Tyres Wanted

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

Sooner or later a crisis will be reached in the activities of the shires Each meeting of the various councils reveals a worse position. While…

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Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

The next meeting of the council of the Shire of Harwood is to be held on Wednesday, April 12, on account of the usual date falling on Good Friday. It is the…

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Clarence River County Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 2

At their meeting held during last week, the Councils of the Municipalities of Grafton South Grafton, and Ulmarra, and of the Shires of…

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