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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Mosquito Menace Warning to Suburban Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1926 · page 5

Mr. J. Cummins, assistant engineer to Kuringai Shire, in a letter to St. Peters Council, issued a warning that the mosquito pest must now be considered as a…

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Seats on the Council. Sweden Will Resign. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1926 · page 2

Reuter"s Geneva correspondent learns that Stressman announced that Sweden has resigned her seat on the Council to make room for Poland as…

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Council Seats No Settlement Yet "Hoping Against Hope" Sweden Offers Way Out of Trouble. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Geneva correspondent says Dr. Stresemann has announced that Sweden has resigned its seat on the League Council, to make room for Poland, as a…

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Telegrams Ex- Alderman Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 8

An ex-alderman of the Canterbury (New South Wales) Council was arrested by detectives in a house in Alexandria. It is alleged that he has been lending…

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Nationalists Meeting of Party Legislative Council Reform. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 5

A meeting of the Parliamentary Nationalist party was held to-day when it was decided there was no need at present to send a representative to London to…

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£1500 Allowance for City Council £2000 Salaried Officer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 5

The City Council decided on a majority vote that the acting general manager of the electricity department should be paid an allowance at the rate of £1500 per…

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County Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

The Terania Council (Lismore), following upon the flaw in the Local Government Amendment Act, 1924, and in ordinance, No. 20, which necessitated all local…

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Inquiry Asked for Kuringai Shire Affairs. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

Residents of Kuringai municipality have petitioned the Minister for Local Government to order an inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of the affairs of…

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Kuringai Shire Reply to Allegations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 5

Replying to allegations made concerning the management of affairs in the Kuringai Council, the president of the Kurrangai Shire (Cr. Thistlethwayte)…

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Dorrigo Council Main Road Grant Conference Resolutions. Councillor Scott Welcomed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall, Coramba, on Wednesday last, when there were present the president (Cr. T…

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Harwood Shire Contracts

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 4

Attention is drawn to an announcement in this issue in connection with the closing of tenders for some important contracts in Harwood Shire…

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Ulmarra Council Kerbing And Guttering River Street Work Objections to Resumptions

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1926 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was held on Thursday, March 18, there being present Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald. (Mayor), and Ald. Yalden,…

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Tomki Shire Valuation. Decisions of Appeal Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. E. J. McCulloch, P.M., sat at Maclean on Thursday, and heard appeals against valuations in Harwood Shire. The following cases were…

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Power House Contract Council Adheres to Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 4

At a special meeting of the City Council this afternoon to consider the Cockatoo tender for the Bunnerong contract, a motion of recision of the contract lodged by…

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City Council Tenders. Eleven Were the Same. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 5

A remarkable position was discussed at the meeting of the City Council's Electricity Committee when it was stated, that of 16 tenders received in connection with…

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South Grafton Council School of Arts Purchase the Works Loan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Council took place at the School of Arts last night, when there were' present the Mayor (Ald. C. T…

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Lane Obstruction Jones v. Flaherty Some Hot Exchanges at South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 2

The air at the South Grafton Council Chamber last night was heavily charged with electricity, and the Mayor (Ald. C. T. Schwinghammer), had some difficulty…

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Garbage Service At South Grafton Council Obdurate Girding At, the Health Department

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 3

At the South Grafton Council meeting last night the Town Clerk reported as follows: "As the council are considering the installation of a garbage service I would…

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One Job -Two Pays [?] Peculiar System ALD, J. Reid Objects Municipal Administration

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1926 · page 4

During the meeting of the South Grafton Council held last night Aid. Reid said "It appears to be the custom-- I don't know when it commenced-- that when the…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1926 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Shire Hall, Coramba, on Wednesday last, when there were present the…

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