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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 10 of 42

£2,000,000 Loan for Sydney City Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

It is reported that a two million loan will shortly be Moated by the Civic Commissioners. The money will be used on the Bunnerong power house and in…

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T.U. COUNCIL Old Members Dissatisfied. Unions Circularised Conference to Settle Trouble. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

Strong dissatisfaction was expressed by the old executive of the Commonwealth Council of Trades Unions, which became defunct when it was…

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A Mayor and Sunday Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

The Mayor of Inverell, Ald. F. S. Stuckey, intimated to the council, at its meeting last week, in a Mayoral minute, that he proposed instructing the police…

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Flood Damage in Severn Shire

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

At the Severn Shire Council meeting Ald. Cramsie forshadowed a proposal to apply for a special grant of £10,000 to repair flood damage throughout the shire…

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Mayor's Daughter Big Goulburn Wedding Clarence River Bridegroom

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 3

There was a large congregation in St. Saviour's Cathedral on Saturday evening, February 25, when Rev Canon Wales celebrated the marriage of Miss Marjorie…

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Bellingen Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 3

Among the correspondence read at last meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council was a letter from E. Hall, Coifs Harbour, drawing attention to…

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Shire [?]oads. Works Decided Upon

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 3

In a lengthy report to the shire council at last meeting the engineer detailed works to be tarried out in various ridings. following upon…

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Cost £60 About a Show Holiday Council's Objections Ignored

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 3

"In spite of the council's objection, the Chief Secretary granted a public holiday to the show committee for Friday, March 2, and as a results the…

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Adjourned Again South Grafton Council Interested Ratepayers Ordinary Business Postponed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 6

Unusual public interest was evinced in the adjourned meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night, the Council Chambers being well filled…

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City Council Building Regulations Supply of Metal by N,c,s,n Co. Work for the Parks Committee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

The Grafton City Council met at the Town Hall last night, when there were present: The Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), and Aldermen J. McArthur, B…

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Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council took place at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday, March 14…

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Increased Lighting Lighting Committee's Recommendations Adopted by Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of the Grafton City Council on Monday night last there was tabled the report of the Lighting Committee. The recommendations contained…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council took place at the Council Chambers, Coramba, ou Wednesday, March 14. There were present…

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An Unwanted Holiday. Costs Shire Council £60

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

The granting of the public holiday for Beilingen Show by the Chief Secretary after the shire council had refused it cost the council over £60…

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Mayor Congratulated

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

At a special meeting of the City Council, held last night, for the purpose of considering the loan estimates, Ald. Mc Arthur said he wished to congratulate the…

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Chicago's Mayor Wins in Dispute with School Superintendent. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

Mayor Thompson won a six months fight against "Pro-British Propaganda" when the Board of Education voted eight to two to remove William McAndrew,…

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£1000 Claim Ex-lord Mayor Defendant Settled Out of Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

In the Banco Court to-day before the Chief Justice a case was listed for hearing in which Leslie Peel Iredale sued Patrick Vincent Stokes, ex-Lord Mayor of…

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Grafton Council Loan Estimates Considered Ulster Lodge Embankment

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

A special meeting of the Grafton City Council was held in the Town Clerk's room at the Town Hall last night for the purpose of considering the loan estimates…

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'Crumpled Up' Total Wreck Brushgrove-southgate Ferry Harwood Council Discusses Service

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

A special meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Wednesday, there being present Crs. R. Collis (president), A. McKinnon, D. Archer, N. J. Cameron, G…

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Shire Council Rates 'Making Up Leeway' Departmental Valuations. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 4

Speaking on the difficulties of shire councils, the president of the Terama Shire Council, Cr. T. W. Green, said these, in part, were attributable to the fact…

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