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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

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Science Council Recommendations Adopted Tackling Big Problems Stock Diseases--plant Pests. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 5

Senator Pearce stated to-day that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research had submitted to him recommendations for the immediate development of its…

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Grafton Council Workers' Compensation New Subdivisions Building Applications

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held at the Town Hall last night, there being present: Alds. C. A. Howard (Deputy Mayor), B…

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Hotel Balconies The New Freemasons' POSTS V. Cantilever Awnings Council Decision Reversed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 4

A letter was received at the meeting of the Grafton Council last night from Messrs. Pollack and Collins on behalf of Mrs. Fanny Small, of the Freemasons' Hotel,…

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Orara Shire Meeting Of Council Cost of Small Requests Lights for Punt Approaches

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 6

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

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Ulmarra Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council there were present the Mayor, Alderman G. W. Fitzgerald, Aldermen F. Yalden, R. Dwyer, C. I. Bailey,…

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Orara Council Anniversary

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 4

The meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday marked the twentieth anniversary of that local governing body, the first, temporary council having taken office in…

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A Surprise Nationalist Council Referendum Supported. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 5

The Council of the Nationalist party of New South Wales decided, almost unanimously, to support the referendum proposals. The Executive of…

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Better Roads Work Of Mam Roads Board Advice to Shire Councils Visiting Departmental Engineer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 4

Some interesting light on the work of the Main Roads Board was imparted to the members of the Orara Shire Council at their meeting…

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COPMANHURST Shire Council Meeting Grafton-yulgilbar Road. Carr's Creek Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Shire Council' Chambers, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present:--Crs. W. C…

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"I'll Job You" Polite Aldermen "Lear"--"so Are You." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 4

The meeting of Waterloo Council last night had to be adjourned as the result of a dispute between Aid. McKenna and Aid. Blanchard, during which threats of…

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Employers' Risks Copmanhurst Council Dissussion

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 5

In answer to a question at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, the Shire Clerk stated that under the old system the compensation insurance…

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Noxious Weeds Shire Inspector's Reports Stringent Comments Copmanhurst Prosecutions Withdrawn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 6

While dealing with the noxious weeds question at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday some stringent comments were made by Cr. W. M…

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Melbourne's Milk Council Refused Monopoly Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 4

The City Council, which recently decided to undertake the supply of milk to the metropolitan area, interviewed the Minister for Health with a request that…

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Killed by Train Member of Labor Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 4

The body of the man who was run over and killed by a train between Hornsby and Asquith last night has been identified as that of Eric A. Crow, aged 33,…

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Those Motor Cars City Council's Action Criticised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

Expressions of dissatisfaction at the decision of the Labor Aldermen, in regard to the purchase of motor cars, at a meeting of the City Council on Tuesday night,…

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Maclean Council Electric Lighting Scheme Mr. Wilton Goes Into Details

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 3

At a special meeting of the council, convened for the purpose of discussing the electric light scheme with Mr. Wilton, engineer to the County Council, Ald…

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Orara Shire. Meeting of the Council the Crushing Plants New Developmental Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held at South Grafton on Thursday morning. There were present: Crs. G. N. Maxwell (president), P…

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Missing Cement City Council Employees Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day George Whitby and Alfred Oakley, City Council gangers, and William Donaldson, contractor, of Mosman, were charged…

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Local and General Nymboida Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1926 · page 4

Owing to an unfortunate inadvertance the report of the Nymboida Shire Council meeting on Thursday last appeared under the heading of the Orara Shire Council,…

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Harwood Shire Main Roads a Difficult Problem Board Insists on 66 Feet Width

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held at Maclean on Friday last, there being present: Crs. D. Archer (president), N. J. Cameron, R…

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