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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 43 of 43

The Council and the Mosquito Fest

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 4

Sir,--With your permission I should like to voice a complaint through the columns of your valuable paper re the mosquito pest. It appears to me, Mr…

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The Railway Route References at Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 5

The correspondence of the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night included a letter from the Railway Commissioners, who forwarded a hello…

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Grafton Council The Ferry Wharf Mosquito Extermination Pound Street Theatre

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night, there being present: The Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson) and Aldermen W. H. Henson,…

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Shire President. Election of Cr. Boultwood

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 4

After Cr. Boultwood had been elected President of the Dorrigo Shire for the ensuing year at last Wednesday's meeting of the Council Cr. Mulhearn…

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Ulmarra Council Fortnightly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday night, there being present the following members: Alderman G. W. Fitzgerald…

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Long Hair and Skirts Mayor Gives Prize for Prettiest Girl. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 11

Short hair and shorter skirts have so perturbed the Mayor of Almendralejo (Spain) that he proposed fines, which the council scouted…

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Mayor's Chair Goes Begging

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 2

"The [?]wanted Ch[?]" is how the "Argus" destribes the office of Mayor of Kempsey this year. The council had a job to get any of the…

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Maclean Council Fire Brigade Matters

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday when there were present Aldermen L.A.Macdonald (in the chair),R.J…

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Rating Agricultural Lands in Municipalities

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 December 1926 · page 4

A resolution of the last annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association advocated amendment of the Local Government Act to provide that…

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Battle of Tactics Manly Ferries and Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1926 · page 5

Passengers by a Manly ferry received a great surprise this morning when it was announced in future that the only season tickets the company would issue would…

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Garden Island High Court's Decision Appeal to Privy Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1926 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Lang, has been informed that the Commonwealth Governments intends to lodge an appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the…

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Jazz Halls "Knock-ems" Sunday Shows at Coolangatta Council. Decides, to Prosecute

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 December 1926 · page 1

A heated debate took place at the meeting of the Coolangatta Town Council on Tuesday night, in connection with the opening of various places of amusement…

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