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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 38 of 45

Loan Council to Meet in Melbourne the £10,000,Coo Flotation. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 7

The Federal Treasure, Mr. Theodore, announced to-day that a general discussion of the position would take place at the meeting of the Loan Council in…

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Unlicensed Revolver Labor Council Organiser Fined Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 5

A fine of £2 was imposed upon John Kavanagh, 50, at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having an unlicensed pistol in his possession…

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'A Bubbling Goat' Fight in Council Chambers Aldermanic Compliments

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 3

Ipswich aldermen are not a happy family. At the close of the last meeting just as the aldermen were rising to leave, Alderman Woods went over to…

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Grafton Council Market Square Proposed Improvements Footpath to Bridge Approach

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night, there being present: The Deputy Mayor (Ald. B. C. Eggins) in the chair, Aldermen W…

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Magistrate Lectures Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 4

"It is an extraordinary thing that two aldermen, one a Deputy-Mayor, should come forward to give evidence for the defence when they belong to the council…

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Orara Shire Repairs to By-roads Completing a Contract

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 2

Cr. H. Collett (Deputy President), in the absence of the president in Sydney, presided at the monthly meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday. There…

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COPMANHURST Shire Council Meeting Work at Carr's Creek Disposal of Steam Waggons

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 3

The November meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held yesterday morning, there being present: Crs. R. H. Davison (president), J. N. Short, W…

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Excavations for Railway Embankment Further Protest by Copmanhurst Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 6

Included in the correspondence dealt with at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday was a communication from Mr. A. J. Pollack, M.L.A.,…

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Maclean Council £1600 Loan for New Baths Refund of Church Rates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 7

At the Maclean Council meeting, on Monday night, there were present: Alds O. R. Kelly (Mayor), E. G. Grainger (Deputy-Mayor), E. E. Phlllis, A. Smidt,…

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New Loan Open for Subscription Authorised by Loan Council £10,000,000 for Public Works. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 5

The Federal Treasurer, Mr. L. G. Theodore, announces the terms of a new Commonwealth loan of £10,000,000, which is being opened for…

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Municipal Elections New York Democrats Sweep Polls. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 5

The Democrats swept the municipal elections, returning Mayor Walker for another four years, with, approximately, half a million votes above the closest opponent…

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Shire Clerk Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 5

After a lengthly inquiry the Commissioner's finding in regard to the Gilgandra Shire Clerk, Mr. Rupert Holman Treatt, was that the Gilgadra Council was…

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Nymboida Shire Main Roads Work Programme for Next Year Interesting Grader Figures

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 4

The November meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers South Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: Crs. W. J…

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Copmanhurst Shire a Study of Finance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 9

With the valued help of our courteous clerk, Mr. Cameron, I have studied and analysed, the records of last financial year 1928, to grip the financial capacity…

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Air Force Transfer to Army Council. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 5

The suggestion was made to-day that the Government in carrying out its policy of abolishing compulsory military training has given close consideration to the…

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Over Fifty Appeals Not One Contested Case Bellingen Shire Valuations. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 4

Despite the tact that there were upwards of fifty appeals against the Valuer-General 's Bellingen Shire assessments for the coming triennial period there was not…

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Shire Council and the Cup

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 November 1929 · page 4

Even such bodies as shire councils connot help wondering what horse is going to win the Melbourne Cup. This was shown in a rather striking manner at the…

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Country Party Hume Council Motions Country Electorates for C.P. Organising Campaign Suggested. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 November 1929 · page 4

The Hume Electorate Council of the Country party carried a motion expressing the opinion that future eleecions campaigns in the country…

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Armistice Day Grafton Celebrations Service at the Flagstaff Address by the Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 4

With every commemoration of historical war events there must be associated in the hearts of all true Austral ans feelings of pride and s[?]staction because of the…

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Loan Council Allocation to States THE, £10,000,000 Loan Tribute to Dr. Earle Paige. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 5

The Federal Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, presided over a meeting of the 'Commonwealth Loan Council, which decided how the £10,000,000 Commonwealth loan should…

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