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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

975 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 49

Drastic Cuts Sydney Council Salaries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 4

Drastic salary cuts are provided for in the economy scheme adopted by the Civic. Reform aldermen of the City Council to-day…

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C'wealth Bank Reply To Theodore the Constitutional Aspect War Council's Powers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 6

In his reply to Sir Robert Gibson, who had warned him that the funds of the Common wealth Bank are not inexhaustible, Mr. Theodore asserted that the…

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S. Grafton Council Meat Industry Inquiry Proposed Move for Sewerage Abolition of Interest on Rates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 2

A meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers last night, when there were present the, Mayor (Ald. J. Flaherty), Alds…

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Residents Offer Shire Council £1000 Loan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 4

In order to provide the Tweed Shire Council with sufficient funds to undertake the early construction of Mt. Warning bridge, residents have offered to loan the…

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Baulked City Council Scene Labor Aldermen Walk Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 3

Reform alderman were unable to carry through the whole of their economy proposals at the City Council meeting to-day, owing to Ald. McElhone walking…

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Greater Sydney Council Bill to Be Introduced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 5

When the Parliamentary session was resumed to-day the Minister for Local Government gave notice of his intention to bring down a Bill to provide for a…

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No Hope For Unemployment Loan County Council Unsuccessful Government Has No Money

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Clarence River County Council the chairman, Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald, made it perfectly clear that the council need entertain no false…

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County Council Half- Yearly Audit South Grafton Street Lighting Engineer Explains Nature of Concessions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 2

The April meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held at the County Council Chambers, Prince street, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were…

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£12,000,000 Definitely Decided Upon Loan Council to Fix Details May Replace Fiduciary Issue. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 5

The sub-committee of the Loan Council, comprising Mr. Jones (Acting Victorian Treasurer), Mr. Hill (S.A. Premier), and Sir J. Mitchell (W.A. . Premier) had a…

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Loan Council Experts Basis of Investigations. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

At to-day's meeting, of the Loan Council Economy Committee the basis of investigation by economists and other experts was approved and the committee…

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Shire Revenue

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

Revenue derived from forest lands by Dorrigo Shire Council is now considerably below what it used to be. There are 144,964 acres of forestry…

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Attack on a Mayor Heated Talk at Ipswich

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 6

"You take very little interest in the affairs of the city," said the Deputy Mayor (Alderman A. T. Stephenson) to the Mayor (Alderman O. Perry), during…

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Another P.p.u. Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

The following letter from the Coraki branch of the P.P. Union to the Central Executive has been referred back to the Richmond District Council for…

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No Relief Money. County Council's Application

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

"We are not likely to get 32,000 pennies, much less pounds," was how Cr. Fitzgerald, Chairman of the Clarence River County Council put it to…

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Nearly Broke Alexandria Municipality S.O.S. Call to Lang. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of Alexandria Council last night it was decided to send a deputation to the Premier pointing out the financial position of the municipality and…

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Kelly's Climb Down Lang and Loan Council Government Must Not Be Criticised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. Kelly's speech in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday was the principal subject for discussion at to-day's meeting of the Parliamentary Labor…

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Brisbane Council Elections on Saturday Labor Wins Four Seats. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 3

The outstanding surprise of the municipal elections held in Brisbane yesterday was the defeat of so many of the sitting Nationalist…

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Brisbane Council Civic Reform Gains. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 5

The City Council elections, which were held on Saturday, resulted in the defeat of the Nationalist party and only five members of the old council were returned…

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Budgets Loan Council Committee Premiers to Consider Report. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Seullin, staled this afternoon that a Premiers' Conference would be called at an early date to consider the report now being prepared…

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City Council Boulevard Improvements the Meat Industry Camping Place for the Unemployed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

The Grafton City Council met last night when there were present the Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson), Alds. John Reid. J. B. McDougall, Joseph Reid, T. N. Page, F…

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