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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 4 of 52

Casino Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

Two seats are vacant, as the result of resignations, on the Casino Municipal Council, and on Thursday last no less than nine nominations were received for two…

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Council's Cars Aldermen Use Them. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 5

Alderman Walder, of the City Council, referring to the minute from the Town Clerk to the Lord Mayor, in May last, states this revealed that cars allocated to…

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Mayoral Chair Bombala Aldermen Didn't Want It. Bombala

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 5

All the aldermen of the Bombala Municipal Council have declined to accept the Mayoral chair and a deadlock has been reached…

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Nymboida Scheme Rural Extensions Council's Policy Overtime for Employees

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

The Clarence River County Council met yesterday, there being present: Crs. G. W. Fitzgerald (chairman), C. T. Schwinghammer, D. N. Maxwell, W. C…

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County Council Election of Chairman Cr. Fitzgerald Reappointed Congratulatory Speeches

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 4

A special meeting of the Clarence River Country Council was held at the Council Chambers yesterday for the purpose of fixing the amount of the chairman's…

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Municipal Wireless

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

During last year the present Mayor of Inverell, Ald. Mc[?]veen, brought forward a proposal to instal a wireless receiving set in the town hall, a weekly charge for…

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Civic Garage Lord Mayor Prevents Discussion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

The Lord Mayor last night prevented the City Council discussing the alleged maladministration of the civic garage. His minute recommending the matter…

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Tenderers' Money £47,000 in City Council Treasury. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

It was stated at the City Council meeting that there was in the city treasury £47,000 which was standing to the credit of various citizens, and which had been…

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Shire Employees' Holidays. Opinion From L.G. ASSOCIATION

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

A circular letter from the Local Government Association, read at last Dorrigo Shire Council meeting, dealt with the question of when employees…

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Maclean Council Water and Supply Officer's Proposed Visit Electrical Matters

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

The Maclean Municipal Council met on Monday night last, the Mayor (Ald. E. D. T. Hannah), presiding, and there being also present Aldermen A. E…

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'REPUDIATION' Closer Settlement Bill Acquisition Clause Hot Criticism in Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

Speaking on the Returned Soldiers and Closer Settlement Bill in the Legislative Council this afternoon, Sir Joseph Carruthers severely criticised the clause…

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'Ridiculed' Alderman and Town Clerk Sensation at Young Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

A sensation was caused in Council Chambers at a special meeting of the council on Friday night when Ald. Mc Lennan suddenly made a heated attack…

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Maize Growers' Council First Meeting Held. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

The first meeting of the Australian Maize Growers' council was held in Sydney. The scheme of organisation agreed upon at the inaugural conference in…

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Federal Health Council Medical Control of Migration Water Carriage of Sewerage Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

The Federal Health Council, which includes representatives of the Commonwealth and State Governments, discussed matters of health as regarded Australia…

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Public Finance Need For Co-operation Speech by Dr. Page the Federal Loan Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

In a speech at the Commonwealth Club, Adelaide, the Acting, Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) made an appeal for co-operation between the…

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County Council and Overtime

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

Sir,--On reading through your, report t of the County Council meeting last week, I noticed a claim for 906 hours overtime. This overtime dates back to 1925…

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Loan of £17,000 For Grafton Improvements Proposal Adopted Explanation by Mayor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 4

A special meeting of the Grafton City Council was held at the Town Hall last night to consider the question of floating a loan of £17,000 to carry out…

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F. AND S. ASSN. C. R. District Council Annual Meeting Successful Year's Operations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. C. A. Watson presided at the annual meeting of Clarence River District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at Maclean on Saturday last…

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Rubbing It in Dr. Page on Loan Costs N. S. W. Pays More Because Lang Won't Join Loan Council. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

The Acting Prime Minister and Treasurer, Dr. Earle Page, in a statement issued by the Federal Treasury, said he was keenly interested in the terms under…

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AMALGAMATION Maclean Municipality and Harwood Shire Maclean Council Favors Proposal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 6

A special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers, Maclean, on Monday night for the purpose of discussing the question of…

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