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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

760 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 38

Coal Deposits Council Cannot Exploit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 8

At Tuesday's meeting of the Casino Council the Mayor explained, in connection with an inspection of the coal deposits at the range by aldermen, with…

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Bellingen District Court. Warriewood, Ltd. v. Dorrigo Council. a Subdivision Appeal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

In the District Court at Bellingen on Thursday and Friday last an appeal of considerable importance to shire and municipal councils was heard. The…

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County Council Clerk. Termination of Agreement Statutory Inquiry Suggested Full Time Clerk

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

A statutory inquiry under the provisions of the Local Government Act was held at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday by Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., into the…

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North Coast Eistedfodd Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

A meeting of delegates from the Eistedfodd on the North Coast will be held at Kempsey to-day. The object of the meeting is to form a North Coast…

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Shire Needs. Conference Agenda Paper. Proposals From Kyogle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council, Cr. Waller moved that the following motions to be placed on the agenda paper of the Shires…

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County Clerk. Termination of Agreement. Statutory Inquiry. Intentions of the Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., at the Grafton Courthouse, concluded his inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the proposed termination by…

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Motor Traffic. Excessive Speed. Tweed Shire's Problem

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 2

The Tweed Shire Council is endeavoring to prevent motorists from exceeding the speed limit on the Tweed Heads-Murwillumbah road, and has had notice…

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South Grafton Council. Show Holidays Refused

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 6

A meeting of the South Grafton Council was held last night. The Mayor (Ald. Schinghammer), and Ald. Reid. McGuren, Hawthorne, Munns, Quinn,…

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Hydro-electricity Coff's and Bellingen Department's Reply to Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. B. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been informed by the Public Works Department in regard to a proposal to supply electricity to Bellingen and Coff's…

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City Council Employees. Inquiry Into Dismissals. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

The Sydney City Council decided, in effect that before any of its employees are dismissed from the service they shall get a fair hearing. One case in which…

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"Ring on Monopoly?" Sydney Council Tenders. Protecting a Witness. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 5

Long speeches in the City Council Chamber last night took place on the tenders controversy. The council agreed to the formation…

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£10,000 Loan for South Grafton Roads. Decision at Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 6

At the meeting of the South Grafton Council last night, Ald, McCosker moved that £10,000 be raised for the purpose of repairing the roads of South Grafton…

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Municipal Administration. Sydney Deputy Clerk's World Tour. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 5

Mr. W. G. Layton, deputy town clerk of Sydney, who returned from a world tour to-day, in the course of an interview, remarked that the people in Sydney and…

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Local and General. Claim Against Municipality

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

The Common wealth Electrical Supply Company, which installed the electricity plant in Tenterfield, has issued a writ out of the Supreme Court claiming £592…

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Defence Council. Meeting To-day. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the Commonwealth Defence Council of which the Prime Minister is chairman has been summoned for to-morrow to consider the British…

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Startling Disclosures Promised. City Council Tenders. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 4

Further startling disclosures are promised when the inquiry into the method of certain electrical firms in tendering for City Council supplies is resumed. It…

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Town Improvement. Making Better Streets. What the Council Is Doing

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 3

Those who have any doubts as to the wisdom of the policy adopted by the Grafton of utilising loan moneys for the improvement of the streets should make a tour of the town and see what is being accomplished. A few days ago a representative of the…

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Bellingen District Court Warriewood, Ltd. v. Dorrigo Council. a Subdivision Appeal

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 6

In the District Court at Bellingen on Thursday and Friday last an appeal of considerable importance to shire and municipal councils was heard…

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Municipal Council Sued

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 4

The Commonwealth Electrical Supply Co., which installed the electricity plant in Tenterfield, claims £592 from Tenterfield Municipal Council for work done…

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Woodburn Shire Grant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Mr. W. Missingham, M.L.A. has been officially advised that the Minister for Works has allotted the Woodburn Shire £3582 from the Commonwealth main road…

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