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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1926

851 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 26 of 43

A Council's Liability

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 3

The question of whether a shire council is liable to pay damages when an accident occurs on one of its roads was raised at the meeting of Maiming Shire…

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Casino Municipal Vacancy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 3

The election to fill the vacancy on the municipal council, caused by the resignation of Alderman James Wedlock, resulted:--William Gill, 71; E. A. Scharer…

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A Mayor Knocked Down

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 4

The Mayor of Newcastle, Ald. Cornish, was knocked down by a blow from a colleague, after an exciting five minutes in Wickham Chambers the other night. The…

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Tweed Shire Wants Federal Road Grant

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 4

Tweed Shire Council considers that the Premier (Mr. Lang), in refusing to accept the Federal Government's road proposals, whereby the State would receive £550,000…

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Ulmarra Council Main Road Town Improvement Works

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday night, there being present the following: Alderman G W. Fitzgerald (Mayor), Aldermen R…

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S.G. COUNCIL Fortnightly Meeting New Buildings Engineering Services

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held last night. There were present: Alds. C. T. Sehwinghammer (Mayor), S. A. Jones…

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Coast Line Grafton-South Brisbane Railway Council's Report the Clarence River Bridge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 4

The annual report of the Commonwealth Railway Council, showing the progress made in the construction of the Grafton-Kyogle-Brisbane railway,…

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Maclean Council The Council's Books Auditors Report Electric Lighting Matters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, when there were present: Alds. E. D. T. Hannah (Mayor), E. A…

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Judge Attacked New Zealand Labor Council. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

The Trades and Labor Council carried a resolution attacking Justice Fraser, head of the Arbitration Court, and declaring the court's decisions are always in favor…

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Municipal Wireless Concerts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

An original suggestion has been made by Alderman Mcllveen, of Inverell, that the Inverell Town Hall, now little used, should be utilised for wireless concerts…

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City Council Ald. K. Reid Resigns

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 4

Ald. Kenneth Reid yesterday resigned from the Grafton City Council, with which body he has served continuously for eleven years. His resignation, which will be…

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P.P. UNION District Council Meeting at Ulmarra To-day Motions for Discussion

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence River District Council of the Primary Producers' Union will be held at Ulmarra to-day. Among the motions set down for…

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Municipal Electoral Roll

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

Sir. -- I desire to draw attention to an official advertisement appearing in yesterday's issue of your paper, inviting inspection of the rool of electros by all…

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Nymboida Shire Council Dorrigo District Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 6

At last meeting of Nymboida Shire Council, held on the 5th inst. the following business of interest to Dorrigo district ratepayers was transacted:-…

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Mayor As Match-maker

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 4

When the president, of the New Settlers' League (Alderman W. A. Jolly) was dealing with the secretary's report in regard to women immigrants at the fifth…

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Dorrigo Shire Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

Cr. Mulhearn, Shire President, presided at a luncheon given the President of the Methodist Conference (Rev F. W. Hynes), General Secretary (Rev…

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Marathon Letter Shire Councillors Gasp

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 6

Shire and Municipal Councils receive many remarkable letters, but surely one which was tabled at last Tuesday's meeting of Blacktown Shire…

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Coraki Council Meets a Problem

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 4

At the meeting of the Coraki Council' the organiser of the Federated Engine drivers and Firemen's Association of Australia wrote intimating he had been…

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Miners' Central Council Proposed Abolition Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

The northern district miners are urging the abolition of the central council in Sydney in order, as they declare, to purge the organisation of…

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P.P. UNION District Council Meeting Record Membership Resignation of Secretary the Bacon Industry

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 1

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the Council Chambers, Ulmarra, yesterday…

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