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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1925

782 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 38 of 40

Orara Shire Election Of President G. Kelly. Unopposed Difficulties of Small Revenue

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 7

The December meeting of the Orara Shire Council took place yesterday at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, when there were present Crs. G. Kelly,…

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Grafton Council Policy Outline Deferred the Swimming Baths Open Air Picture Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 6

The first ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council as newly elected was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald, W. T. Robinson) and Alds…

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Harwood Shire Presidential Allowance Increased Rate Council's Application Approved

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 7

The first regular meeting of the newly elected council of the Harwood Shire was held at Maclean on the 11th inst., when there were present Councillors D. L…

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The Shire Election

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 2

The farmers of the district and others who are frequent users of the roads trust that in Mr. Doust they will have a sympathetic representative in…

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Letters to the Editor Dorrigo Shire Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 2

Sir,— Would you kindly allow the undersigned space in your very interesting columns to stress the…

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Maclean Council The Estimates Drainage Matters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 4

The first regular meeting of the newlyelected Council of the Maclean Municipality was held in the Chambers on Monday night last, when there were…

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League Council Locarno Treaty Handed Over. Geneva

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 5

The bulk of the journalists were leaving the Council Hall at the conclusion of the Graeco-Bulgarian affair when they were hastily recalled to hear a speech by…

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Dorrigd Shire Elections Messrs Doust and Melville Tie. Lots Drawn and Doust Wine

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 2

Additional returns received by the chief returning officer (Mr A. G. Broad) placed Mr [?] and Mr Melville, candidates for F Riding,…

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Reds Deposed Lively Union Meeting Change in Labor Council Delegates. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 5

There was some excitement at a meeting of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union to-day when the extremist members made an attempt to depose J. McConville from…

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S. Grafton Council Draining the Common Obstructing a Lane Notice of Encroachment to Be Served

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 6

A meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night, when there were present the Mayor (Aid. O. T…

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Don't Want Railway ? . . . Shire Oppose Proposal Minister's Threat to Reporters. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 5

A deputation representing the shire of Rutherford, Murray River district, waited on Mr. Eggleston, Victorian Minister for Railways, and protested against the…

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Mosul Horrors Turkish Atrocities Report of Commission Presented to League Council. Geneva

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 5

Matters appear to be shaping towards a settlement of the obstinately contested Mosul question between Britain and Turkey. Conferences are proceeding and…

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Mayor of Ulmarra Ald. Fitzgerald Re-elected

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 4

Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald was unanimously re-elected Mayor of Ulmarra at a special meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council last night, and Ald Hall was re-elected…

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Shire Election Trouble at Ashford. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Ashford Shire Council the returning officer submitted a report alleging breaches of the Election Act committed by a candidate…

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Thrown Out Waterloo Council Billl Rejected Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 4

The Legislative Council rejected the Bill sent up from the Assembly providing for the dissolution of the Municipality of Waterloo and its amalgamation with the…

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"Disfigured" the Arbitration Bill Premier Angry with Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 4

"A freak piece of legislation" was the way in which the Premier, Mr. Lang, described the Industrial Arbitration Bill on its return from the Legislative…

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The Assembly Council Royal Commission Dr. Evatt's Explanation Mr. Burke's Statement Denied. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 5

In the Assembly to-day the Speaker announced that the Industrial Arbitration Bill and the Single Scats Bill had been returned from the Legislative Council…

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Moscow Photo Garden Says It's Genuine Lively Labor Council Debate Jacob Johnson's Political Views. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 4

Proceedings at to-night's meeting of the Trades and Labor Council were particularly lively and heated exchanges of words between Mr. Garden and Mr. Mills,…

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South Grafton Municipal Affairs

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 1

Sir,--As one who still takes an intense interest in the progress of the Clarence River, and especially South Grafton, I ask for a little space in your valuable…

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Nymboida Shire Meeting Of Council President Re-elected Also Reappointed to County Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 8

The Nymboida Shire Council, unchanged after the triennial elections, met at the Council Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday afternoon for the purpose of fixing…

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