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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

887 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 45

Woman's Letter Charges Against Town Clerk Council's Motion of Confidence Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

Sensational charges against the Vaucluse Town clerk, Mr. Horler, were made by a woman ratepayer, Mrs. Cotterill, in a letter to the council last night…

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An Alderman's Coat [?]Lawfully Possessing. Charge Ulmarra Petty Sessions

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 7

At the Ulmarra Court of Potty Sessions on Wednesday before Mr. C. G. Can Boyd, P.M., Arthur James Gill was charged with having in his custody an oilskin…

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Labor Council Threat Paralysis of Industry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 5

A total paralysis of industry throughout the State for 24 hours was proposed at the Labor Council meeting last night if the seven timber strike leaders to be…

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Victorian Cabinet Trades Hall Council Censure. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

At a meeting of the Trades Hall council a motion was carried to the effect that the present State Cabinet. "is to ally incapable of Solving the problem of want…

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Australian Dairy Council Its Retention Favored. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 5

The "Keep Step" Conference, convened by the Producers' Distributing Society. to-day adopted a resolution favoring the retention of the Australian Dairy…

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"Menin Gate at Midnight" Ulmarra Council and Returned Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 4

At the Ulmarra Council meeting on Thursday a letter was received from the Australian War Memorial Office, stating that when Will Longstaff's famous…

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Letter to Editor Municipal Honor and Extravagance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

Sir,-- Most of the South Grafton School of Arts trouble has been caused by previous councils, but the present one is responsible for the last infringement of the…

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Prize Fighting Casino Council's Ban

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Casino Municipal Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. Rayner) said that lately Casino was developing prize fighting…

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Moonem Scheme Accepted by Casino Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 4

After protracted negotiations, Casino Council, at a special meeting on Monday night, decided to accept the Moonem Electricity and Development Coy's…

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Dorri[?] Shire Chambers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 4

At a meeting of the Dorr[?] Chamber of Commerce last week, the secretary said he noticed that the council had been asked by the Coff's Harbor Chamber of…

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BOUNDARIES S. Grafton And Orara Shire Proposal to Take in Part of Orara Shire Adopted by South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 4

At a previous meeting of the South Grafton Council committee was appointed to draft a suitable area of the Orara Shire to he added to the municipality…

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South Grafton Meeting Of Council Footpath and Kerbing and Guttering Disposal of Band Instruments

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 7

At the meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night there were present: The Mayor (Ald. J. Flaherty), Alds. T. Reid, C. Schwinghammer, N…

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Ulmarra Council Noxious Weeds Destruction Council Joins in Protest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Monday, there being present Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald, (Mayer), Aldermen J. Heads, T…

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£4630 Verdict Council V Engineer Cronulla Electric Light System. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 4

In the Supreme Court the Council of the Shire of Sutherland sued Henry James Hoggin, claiming £7000 damages for alleged neglect of duties…

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Collapsed in Bath Kiama Alderman's Death. Kiama

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 4

Collapising in his bath Ald. Victor Binks, 63, died of heart failure last night at his home Broughton village…

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Australian Dairy Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 5

One of the outstanding notes at the "Keep Step" Conference of delegates from co-operative butter factories, held in Sydney last week, was the…

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Primary Producers' Union. Raleigh District Council Meeting at Macksville

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 3

The following delegates were present at the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the P.P.U., held at Macksville:—Messrs. R. A…

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Dairy Council Minister's Criticism Decision to Abolish Reply to Recent Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, after perusing the statement recently issued by the chairman of the New South Wales Advisory Dairy Board…

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'Menin Gate at Midnight' Purchase of Picture Harwood Shire Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 3

At the meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, the reading of the letter from the Australian War Memorial Committee, suggesting the purchase, of a copy of…

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Australian Dairy Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 3

One of the outstanding notes at the " Keep Step" Conference of delegates from co-operative butter, factories. held in Sydney last week, was the need for…

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