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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 35 of 43

Mayor and Reporters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 3

The Mayor, Ald. J. F. O'Connor, remarked at last meeting of Inverail Municipal Council on the fact that the important doings of the Local Govern…

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Shire Finances

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 4

A report sub[?]ed by the clerk at Wednesday's meeting of Dorrigo Shire Coun[?] showed that very [?] [?] [?] for [?] [?]…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting E. AND F. Riding Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at Co[?]amba on Wednesday last. PRESIDENT'S REPORT…

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Spring Flower Show Ulmarra Methodist Function Officially Opened by the Mayor

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the opening afternoon of the opening afternoon of the Ulmarra Methodist Spring Flower Show on Wednesday. Before calling upon the Mayor to…

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Basic Wage Domain Demonstration Brisbane Labor Council's Decision. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council carried a resolution by 28 votes to 26, to the effect that the secretary be instructed to immediately…

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Hunter River Company Not Quite So Black Labor Council Unbends. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 5

The Trades and Labor Council, after lengthy discussion to-night, agreed to lift the "black" embargo against the Newcastle and Hunter River Shipping…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday last, the councillors present being Crs. Thos…

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Unsentimental Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 4

Speaking in support of an application for permission to erect a blacksmith's shop on the reserve adjoining the bridgehead at Curumbin, an alderman at the…

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Mayor and Member Mr, Walsh and Mr, Keegan Reputations and Characters. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 5

The Mayor of Glebe (Ald. Walsh) stated at last, night's meeting of the council that during his absence from the district, he bad been made the victim of…

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Sydney's Lord Mayor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1926 · page 4

Thers is a likelihood that Ald. Stokes will be re-elected Lord Mayor for 1927, If this comes about it will be Ald. Stokes' third consecutive year in office, creating…

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Lismore's New Council Chambers

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1926 · page 4

The Mayor of Lismore (Ald. R. Kellas) performed the ceremony of driving the first pile of the new Council Chambers on Thursday. The erection of the…

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S.G. CODNCIL Council Chambers Proposed Alterations Sunday Sport

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 7

There were present at the meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night the Mayor (Aid. C. T. Schwing hammer), Aids. J. Reid, C. L. J…

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County Council The Electric Supply Proposed Extensions Lower River Applications

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held yesterday morning, there being present: Crs. G. W. Fitzgerald (chairman), D. N. Maxwell, W…

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Training Walls Reserves or Oyster Leases Action of City Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1926 · page 4

The proposed leasing of the training walls at [?]uka and Yamba has been the subject of correspondence between the Grafton City Council, the members for the…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 3

At last week's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council the following business, ?in addition to that reported in our last issue was attended to…

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No Show Holiday Shire Council's Policy

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 6

For 20 years a public holiday has been proclaimed for the second day of Coramba Show. This year it has been turned down in persuance of a…

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[?]Ssive Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 4

The Pat[?] Shire Council has purchased [?]nald super-Diesel 10-ton self-pro[?] roller, at a cost of £1400. The [?] will be used…

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Stop Work Meeting. Shire Gang Knocks Off

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 2

On Thursday week the gang employed on the Manning Shire's crushing plant at Stewart's River knocked on work in sympathy with Mr. G…

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Council Fined Untested Meters Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 2

At the Wellington Police Court the local Municipal Council was ordered to pay fines totalling £14 with costs for having gas meters which had not…

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L.G. Amendment Bill Passes Council Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 2

The Local Government Amendment Bill, which provides for preference to Australian and Empire goods, passed the committee stage in the…

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