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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

1,025 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 52

Maclean Council Resignation of Mayor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday night, when Ald. I. A. Macdonald, Deputy-Mayor, presided, and there were also present…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council Meeting New Award for Clerks Local Matters Dealt With

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 2

The president (Cr. W. C.Thorold) presided over the usual monthly meeting of Copmahhurst Shire Council, held at the Shire Offices, Grafton,…

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Letters to the Editor County Council Administration

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 8

Sir,--I read with interest the letter appearing in to-day's issue of your paper. I think it is the most interesting, amusing and egotistical letter that I ever read…

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Labor Congress All Australian Council. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 9

At the all Australian Labor Congress, Jock Garden moved that there be established and All Australian Council of Trades and Labor Councils…

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Dorrigo Roads Alleged Systematic Neglect Preference to Coastal Area Creation of New Shire Urged. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 9

ALLEGATIONS OF SYSTEMATIC NEGLECT BY THE DORRIGO SHIRE COUNCIL OF E AND F RIDING ROADS OF THE PLATEAU…

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Dorrigo Wants Separation. Dissatisfied with Dorrigo Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 3

Dorrigo, or at least that portion of the plateau contained in E and F ridings, wants a separate shire. Eastern Dorrigo is in D riding. The…

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Nymboida Shire Council Meeting Adjournment Until This Morning

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 1

The regular monthly meeting of Nymboida Shire Council was commenced at the Shire Office, South Grafton, last night, and after sitting for 1 12 hours was…

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Letters to the Editor Shire Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 2

Sir,—All are agreed on the point that the town and district are stagnant, that they have not made the progress that might have been expected in a…

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The Lord Mayor Union Withdraws Resolution. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 5

Members of the Electrical Trades Union decided to expunge from the records of the organisation a resolution moved at the previous meeting suspending the…

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Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting Shire Matters Severance Mooted

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce was held in the Memorial Literary Institute on Tuesday evening, when the…

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Letters to the Editor County Council Administration

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 4

Sir, -- If Cr. Robinson says that I am an egotist, he must be right. I know of no one so capable of passing an expect opinion on that subject…

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Sawtell's Predicament. No Road of Access. Deputation to Council Backs Request For Road With Offer of £1000 on Loan at 4 per cent

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 4

It would seem that officialdom expects the ratepayers and residents of Sawtell to provide themselves with aeroplanes to get in or out of…

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Nymboida Shire Council Meeting Road Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 3

When the monthly meeting of Nymboida Ehire Council adjourned from the previous evening was continued at the shire offices at South Grafton yesterday…

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Noxious Weeds a Council V. Council Threat of Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 8

At yesterday's meeting of Nymboida Shire GouiiciF a communication was read from the clerk of Copmanhurst . Shire, bringing under notice the extensive…

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Payment to Aldermen Rescinded

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 4

Ald. S. W. Winders moved at the last meeting of Coolangatta Town Council the recision of the by-law granting payment of £11 per sitting to members. He agreed…

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An Optimistic Mayor

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 4

Optimism is a great thing. The Mayor of Merewether is--or was--an optimist. The ratepayers of his municipality said that they would pay half the cost of kerbing…

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Mayor As Matrimonial Matchmaker

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 4

Whether Mayoral duties include matrimonial matchmaking is not stated in municipal laws, written or unwritten, but, the Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman W. A. Jolly)…

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Refreshments at Council Meetings

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 4

At the meeting of the Rockhampton City Council the Mayor (Alderman Dun lop) announced his determination that no refreshments should be supplied at…

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The New Mayor

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 2

At a meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council last night, Ald. L. A. Macdonald was unanimously elected Mayor in place of Ald. E. D. T…

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Lord Mayor's Exciting Trip. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 6

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, with the Lady Mayoress, arrived at Canberra at 4.30 this morning, after an exciting trip. The car got stuck in Paddy's River at 3…

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