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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 9 of 42

County Council Meeting at Nymboida Engineer's Recommendation Adopted

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

The meeting of the Clarence Riven, County Council, which was held at Grafton on Tuesday, February 28, and which was adjourned, was resumed at…

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Trip to Russia Labor Council's Recommendation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

The report of the committee appointed by the Trades and Labor Council to consider the question of sending a Trade Union delegation to Russia, was received…

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Ferry Punt Sunk Southampton Service Suspended Deputation to Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council, a letter was read from the clerk of the shire of Copmanhurst, reporting that on January 30, the…

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Alleged Theft Town Clerk In Trouble South Grafton Council Money Case Part Heard

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon, at the Grafton Police Court, before Mr. E. A. Manony, P.M., Alexander Jack Young, erstw[?] Town Clerk to the Municipality of South…

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Parson's Double Life The Griggs' Murder Trial Council's Address to the Jury Where Did The Poison Come From? Jury Locked Up for Night Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

Another large' crowd attended the Sale Circuit" Court to-day to hear counsels' addresses in the concluding stages of the trial of Ronald Greeves Griggs, on a…

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Loss of Roads River Bank Erosion Harwood Shire Problems Estimates of Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 4

Mr. D. B. Corfe, engineer to the Harwood Shire, at the council meeting on Friday, in a special report, dealt with the matter of damage occasioned by the…

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting Ferry Service the Metal Problem

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Harwood Shire Council was held on Friday, there being present Crs. R. Collis (president), D. Archer, J. Parsons, N. J. Cameron, A…

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Maclean Council Special Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

A special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday morning. The Mayor reported having received…

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COMMITTAL Town Clerk In Trouble South Grafton Council Money Preliminary Hearing Concluded

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

Yesterday, at the Grafton Police Court, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., Alexander Jack Young, erstwhile Town Clerk to the Municipality of South Grafton,…

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Dalmorton Roads and Nymboida Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 3

"In your issue of the 9th inst. you report that strong exception was taken by the Nymboida Shire Council, at its last meeting, to certain statements bearing…

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Flood Damage Within Nymboida Shire Application to Increase Overdraft

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 6

A special meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning, there being in attendance: The president…

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Pressure on Trades Unions Council . Industrial Peace Conference. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 5

It is reported that pressure is being brought to bear on the Australian Council of Trades Unions and the W.W.U., in an endeavor to induce these bodies to…

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S. GRAFTON COUNCIl A Lively Meeting Committee or Open Council? Three Members Leave Table

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

The members of the South Grafton Municipal Council assembled for their ordinary meeting last night, but before any progress had been made with the business…

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New Trial Waverley Council Appeal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 5

The Full Court to-day set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial in the appeal by the Waverley Council from the decision of Judge Cohen in the District…

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Shire Council. General Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Those present it the monthly meeting of the Dorringo Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers. Coramba, on Wednesday, were Crs. H. T. Short…

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Jackadgery. Dorrigo Shire Council Dodges Side Issues

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 3

Dorrigo Shire Council is still in favor of the development of the Jackadgery hydro-electric scheme, but does not want to take it mixed with…

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Nymboida Shire Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 3

At the March meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council, presided over by Cr. L. G. Waugh (President), the following matters of local interest were…

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Coffs Requests. Shire's Replies to Chamber of Commerce

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Various requests from last meeting of Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce were dealt with by the shire council on Wednesday…

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Houlahan's Crossing. Deputation to Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 3

Messrs. W. H. Secomb and J. H. Hartley were a deputation to the shire council on Wednesday as delegates from a meeting of Upper Orara…

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Letter to the Editor South Grafton Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Sir,--Your report of the above meeting in to-day's ''Daily Examiner" is not a true reflex of what took place at that meeting, which unfortunately places me in an invidious position in so far as the…

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