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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1928

829 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 42

Habeas Corpus Case Death of Alderman Shedden. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 4

Alderman B. M. Shedden, former Mayor of Newcastle, died in a private hospital to-day. He was 61 years of ago. Deceased's name was mentioned in…

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Shire Presidents Gift to Hospital

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon at Campbell Hospital, Coraki, Shire President Olive formally handed over to the president the Eaton invalid's bed that had been…

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Sworn in Three Sydney Commissioners Lord Mayor Moves Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

Momentuous events in the administration of the City of Sydney occured to-day. The three Civic Commissoners,…

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Aldermen Comes to Blows Coolangatta Council Incident

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

If Coolangatta Town Council's first, meeting in 1928 on Tuesday night last is any criterion of what may be expected during the year, the aldermen are in for…

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Coolangatta Council Again in Limelight

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Matters in connection with the Coolangatta Council have now reached a most interesting stage,' and keen interest is being evinced by the…

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Fresh Tenders for Sydney Council's Coal Supply. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

"The first official action of the Civic Commissioners was to refuse the tenders for three years supply of coal, which, were called by the City Council. They…

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Shire's Finances Deputation to Minster Drought-stricken Settlers on Roads. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

A deputation from Cudgegong Shire Council (Mudgee) which interviewed the Under Secretary for Local Government, in the absence of the Minister, Mr…

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Dismissed Mullumbimby Electrical Engineer Scenes of Uproar in Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Several months of friction between Mullumbimby Municipal Council and its electrical engineer (Mr. Steven) resulted in a crisis at last Tuesday night's council…

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Defence Council to Meet on Monday Programme of Expenditure. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, announced to-day that the Defence Council will meet next Monday. This will be the third meeting in six years, the last taking…

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Copmanhurst Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

The official announcement of the result of the extraordinary election of a councillor for C. Riding, Copmanhurst Shire, discloses the fact that Mr. F. E…

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Aldermen Resign Ratepayers Turn Down Loan Proposal. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

The Town Councillors at Fingal, Tasmania, have resigned as a protest against the refusal the ratepayers to sanction a loan of £1600 for the purchase of up…

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Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Monday, there being present Alds. E. G. Grainger (Mayor), L. A…

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Orara Shire The Road to Yamba Requests From Tyndale Increased Shire Endowments

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

The January meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held at the Shire Council Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: Councillors J…

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COPMANHURST Shire Council Meeting Roads at Ewingar Carr's Creek Railway Crossing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Shire Council Chambers, Victoria street, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were…

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Shire Ferries Protest Against Fees Copmanhurst Ratepayers' Move Petition to the Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

A petition signed by 18 ratepayers was received by the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, protesting against the imposition of the fares levied on the…

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South Grafton Council Chambers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

The Town Clerk of South Grafton (Mr. A. J. Young) and staff will to-day vacate the old council offices at the School of Arts in favor of the new and thoroughly…

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Shire Finances Copmanhurst Rates Proposed Readjustment of Levies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

The Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday discussed at some length the question of the rates to be levied during the current year…

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Shire Clerk Honored

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, who is Clerk for the Shires of Orara and Nymboida, has been made a Fellow of the Association of Local Government Clerks of New South…

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Nymboida Shire Increased Endowment the Eatonsville Punt Destruction of Noxious Weeds

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 7

The January meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday. There were present: Crs. L. G. Waugh…

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Letter to the Editor Night Fees for Shire Ferries

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 7

Sir,--I was interested to read in your issue to-day a report of the discussion by the Copmanhurst Shire Council regarding the charges imposed oil users of the shire…

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