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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1918

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Municipal Council. Sanitary Inspector's Report. Held over from our last issue

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

The Sanitary Inspector reported as follows:— Since last Council meeting 4 beg to report that I have delivered sanitary…

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Families of Soldiers Better Provision Should Be Made. Strong Opinions of Singleton Aldermen. SINGLETON

Daily Observer · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 1

A letter was received by the Municipal Council from the executive of the Lord Mayor's Fund, asking the Council for help in providing for the wants of…

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Silver Cradle Graceful Municipal Custom. Function at Tamworth

Daily Observer · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

If an alderman while in the occua[?] of the mayoral chair is presented with a son a graceful custom demands hat his brother aldermen shall…

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[?]Undle Shire Council Meeting

Daily Observer · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 1

At the meeting held on February 9, there were present:—The President, Cr. F. J. Payne, Crs. Newman, Robson. McClelland and Schof[?]eld…

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Tamworth Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting

Daily Observer · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 1

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Tamworth Council was held on Tuesday night last. Ald. Thibault (mayor) presided, and all the aldermen, with the…

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Lord Curzon Defends Versailles Council Mr. Hughes Invited to Represent Australia. Brilliant Review of Allied Position. LONDON

Daily Observer · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

In the House of Lords, dealing with the subject of the Versailles War Council, Lord Curzon said that the threatening German offensive called for greater…

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Italian Premier. Justifies Council's Existence. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Rome correspondent states: In the Chamber of Deputies Signor Orlando, reviewing the Versailles Conference, emphasised the necessity of close…

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Latest Cable News. War Council Baiting the Government. Some Press Criticisms. (Published in the "Times.") LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

The "Times" urges the Government to make a plain statement of the military re-organisation involved in the Versailies' decisions, and save unnecessary…

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Versailles Again Mr. Balfour Defends Supreme War Council Bonar Law Rebukes the House Pr[?]digious War Efforts of Last Year. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

In the House of Commons, during the debate on the Address-in-Reply, Mr. Holt moved an amendment regretting that the Supreme War Council was only…

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Nundle Shire Council. Cr. Bright Elected President

Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 3

A special meeting of the Nundle council for the purpose of electing a president for the ensuing year was hold at the shire offices, Nundle, on Thursday,…

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Six War Loan. Lord Mayor First to Subscribe. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

The business of selling bonds for the sixth Commonwealth War Loan began this morning at the Commonwealth Bank. The Lord Mayor was the first to…

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News of the North. Armidale Council's Way

Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Glen Innes Council an application was received from the Armidale Show Committee, asking that a public holiday be granted for the…

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Municipal Council

Manilla Express · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

There was a full attendance at Monday night's meeting. Correspondence. Tamworth Show committee wrote…

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Distributing Lord Mayor's Fund. Guarding Against Imposition

Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

The sum for which the administrators of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund are asking, namely, 150,000, way seem hyge; yet it is designed to meet the…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. Sydney

Daily Observer · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

£20,000 has been received to date by the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund…

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Tamworth Topics Cockburn Shire Elections

Daily Observer · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

Three nominations have been received for the extraordinary vacancy in A Riding, Cockburn Shire, caused by resignations of Councillors. Those…

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Narrabri Town Council

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Town Council, held on Monday night last, the Mayor (Ald. Briscombe) presiding, the following resolutions were…

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Town Council Committees

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

The following committees have been elected:—Finance: The Mayor (Ald. Levey), and Alds. Briscombe and Walker: Works: Alds. Logan, Walker,…

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Versailles Council. London

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

In the House of Lords, Earl Derby strongly supported the Versallies Council because it had already achieved most excellent results as regards…

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The Inverell Mu Nicipal Council

Daily Observer · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 6

Left to Right.—Back Row.—L. G. Markey (Town Clerk). Ald. J. F. O'Connor. A. J. Holdaway (Elect. Engineer), Ald. W. Maidens, H. A. Roberts (Health Inspector.) Front Row.—Ald. H. M. McLean, D. W. Swan, G. B. Ring (Mayer), Jas. McIlveen. A. Hands…

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