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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

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Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, there being present:…

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Municipal Office Staff

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

Over a score of applications were read at the Council meeting on Tuesday last in response to the Council's advertisement for a Deputy Town…

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Reorganisation of Trade Unions. Labor Council Appoints Committee

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

The Labor Council has appointed a Committee to deal with the question of the reorganisation of the Trade Union movement…

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Severn Shire Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Severn Shire Council was held on Saturday. There were present—Councilors Cramsie (president), W. Ross…

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Shire Council Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

The amount of revenue based on a 2d rate together with the Government endowment, etc., will total £16,000. One ratepayer maintains if the shire…

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Macintyre Shire. Monthly Meeting

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above Shire Council was held on Saturday morning, there being present: Councillors H. W. R. Hughes…

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Shire president and Engineer. Interference in Road Matters

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 8

The Glen Innes papers report an altercation which occurred between the President (Cr. Cramsie) and the Engineer at the last meeting of the…

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The Supreme War Council. Questions it Ought to Discuss

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent says some details throwing light on various aspects of the Supreme War Council have been gathered from an…

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Soldiers Families in Sydney. State War Council Denies That They Want

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

The Secretary of the State War Council gives an emphatic denial to the allegations of Senator M'Dougall that bitter distress prevails in Sydney…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Prime Minister on Defensive. To Appear Before National Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. Hughes expects to be in Sydney next week, when he will attend a meeting of the National Council, to defend himself from the attacks conveyed in…

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Guyra Shire Council. Tuesday, 5th February, 1918

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 8

Present: Crs. Dutton (President), Everett, Mulligan, Ward, Browning, and Dunstan. The minutes of the previous…

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Armidale Aldermen Taken to Task. Who's Cohen

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

At the Armidale Council meeting recently Ald. Cohen is reported to have classed Glen Innes, Guyra, Uralla, and other northern shows as "tin pot"…

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Glen Innes Shire Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The revenue of the Severn Shire Council, at 2d in the £ for 1918, is estimated to be £16,078, including the Government Endowment and Main Roads…

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Bannockburn Shire

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council was held in the shire Chambers yesterday at 11 o'clock The chair was occupied by…

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Bannockburn Shire President. Cr. A. H. Woods Elected

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

The election of President of the Bannockburn Shire was proceeded with after the adjournment of the usual meeting yesterday. A full…

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Guyra Shire. Summary of Council Business

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 10

As a meeting of the Guyra Shire Council on Tuesday, the Engineer reported that the [?] gangs had been employed as follows:—W. Taggar[?]'s…

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Town Council

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Monday's meeting of the civic fathers soon disposed of the business of electing a headman for the ensuing term. Ald. Roberts, who has done so…

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Assisting Shires and Municipal Councils

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 6

During the ten years ended June, 1917, the Government has given to the shires £3,006,798, and to the municipalities £368,000. Of this amount…

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Ya[?]aroi Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Friday. Present: Councillors W. D. Capel (President), D. Camp bell, R. Mackay, and H. S…

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Guyra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, 5th February. Present: Crs. Dutton (President), Everett, Mulligan, Browning,…

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