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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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Draft Estimates Copmanhurst Shire Council Expenditure for Year, £11,67892

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

Draft estimates of income and expenditure for the current year were under consideration at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday…

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Copmanhurst Shire. Council Meeting Main Roads Works Question of Flood Drainage

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

The ordinary meeting of Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: crs. W. C. Thorold…

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Ex Mayor's Black Eye Two Men Before Court Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

Arthur James Reynolds and Harry Holmes. were each fined £1, with costs, in default, a month's imprisonment, at Hunter's Hill Police Court, on a charge…

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Turned Down Increased Rates Proposal Copmanhurst Shire Application

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

The correspondence dealt with at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, included a letter from the Local Government Department,…

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Casino Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 6

An election took place on Saturday to fill two vacancies in the Casino Municipal Council caused by the resignations of Aldermen J. Sullivan and H. T. Sheppard…

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Bridges Washed Away Serious Landslide Flood Damage in Tweed Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 8

The Tweed Shire has suffered heavy damage as a result of the recent flood rains. Several important bridges have been washed away,…

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A. W. U. Convention Affiliation with Labor Council Katoomba

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

The A. W. U. Convention to-day decided to leave the matter of affiliation with the Labor Council, to the separate branches, with a provision that the card system of…

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Council Abolition Nova Scotian Decision Upper House to Go. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

A Halifax message states: "Convinced that they are acting on the will of the people, my Government is determined to abolish the Legislative Council," said the…

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£5,000,000 LOAN Critical Mr. Bavin Premier and Loan Council Grafton-kyogle Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Questioned in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the Opposition, the Premier, refused to give any information regarding the…

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Mr. Lang and the Loan Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

It was Sir Arthur Rickard who, during a recent visit to London, remarked after feeling the financial pulse in relation to this State that Mr. Lang's pig-headedness was causing a loss of thousands of pounds to New South Wales…

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Ulmarra Council Widening Main Road Resumptions to Proceed Immediately

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

At the meeting of the Ulmarra Council on Thursday night, a communication from the Mam Roads Board was received, stating that the board had examined…

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Main Defence Submarines and Aeroplanes Defence Council's Programme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. Marr, Acting Minister for Defence, says with the amount of money that was made available each year the Federal Government was doing everything…

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Loan Council The Assembly Debate Dr. Page Corrects Mr. Lang Grafton-kyogle Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

Referring to the loan debate in the Legislative Assembly, Dr. Page, Federal Treasurer, said that according. to Mr. Lang, New South Wales…

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Ulmarra Council Estimates for 1927 General Rate 2d

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 3

The Ulmarra Council met on Thursday, there being present: Ald. G. W Fitzgerald (Mayor), Aldermen F. Yalden, C. [?] Railey, H. W. Wingfield, F. Hall, G…

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The Railway Route a Slap in the Face What Will the Council Do?

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. Ager, "Trafalgar," Whiteman Greek, writes:--Sir,--We now have the reply from the Railway Commissioners to the people of Grafton, who desire that…

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Local and General Copmanhurst Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

A special meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council is to be held at the Shire Chambers at 11 a. m. on Monday next, for the purpose of striking a rate for 1927…

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Council Officers Resign

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

There has been trouble in the Blackheath Council over matters relating to the electricity supply. Strained relations which have existed for some time,…

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Grafton Council The Ambulance No Subsidy at Present Main Boad Matters

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

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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Grafton Railway Heated Council Debate Ald. Braithwaite Resigns an Abortive Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

Considerable heat was introduced into the proceedings at the meeting of the Grafton City Council last evening during the consideration of…

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First Orara Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 4

Yesterday the president of the Orara Shire Council presented the council with a photograph of the first council of the Orara Shire, taken 20 years ago. The…

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