Waverley Council Scandal. Government Powerless. Sydney
Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, Minister for Local Government, has stated that the Local Government Department has no power to prosecute those aldermen of…
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Council & local affairs, 1917
1,190 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 60
The Empire Council. Impossible to Await Australian Settlement
LONDON, Wednesday. -- Mr. Massey states that the Empire Council will undoubtedly proceed when General Smuts arrives. It is impossible to await the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Finance
At Tuesday night's meeting of the Yass Municipal Council, the resignations of Alderman Coen (who is on military service) as Mayor was accepted,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tomki Shire Council
A special meeting of the Tomki Shire Council was held on Thursday to consider the provisions of the award dealing with the…
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The Casino Municipal Council met on Tuesday night. Ald. Elsmer Jones (Deputy Mayor) presiding, owing to the absence of the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Lord Mayor's Banquet Fifty Years Ago
Here is an extract from "Reynolds'" 50 years ago reporting the speeches at the Lord Mayor's banquet on November 18th, 1866 :--General Peel, responding for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tomki Shire Elections. an All Ridings Contest
Tomki is one of the few shires where there is a keen contest in each of the ridings, and where there is certain to be new blood in the next Council…
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Sir.--It is with amazement and amusement I read Cr. Knight's letter this morning, and noted his explanations. So far as his trying to array the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allied Naval Council. Complete Understanding
LONDON, Thursday.--Reuter's Paris correspondent says that the Allied Naval War Council in London reached complete understanding. There is every hope of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Council. Lloyd George's Statement, Greek Government Expresses Regret. Comments on Peace Proposals. Allied Naval Conference. Imperial War Council. Prime Minister's Statement. Beginning of New Epoch
LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Lloyd George, in an important interview on the subject of the forthcoming Imperial War Council with the London correspondent of Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shire Award
A new award was gazetted last month governing the conditions of Shire employees throughout the State, and one of its clauses has resulted in a great deal of friction. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terania Shire Election
The election of two Councillors for A. and B. Rulings of the Terania Shire Council was conducted by postal ballot on Saturday. Mr. J. Allen, who acted as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tweed Shire Elections the Polling
A board showing the polling, as received, was displayed by the returning-officer (Mr. R. Freeman) at the chief polling place, Murwillumbah, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Council
On the figures available, it looks as if the new Council will be combosed, of four of the old councillors, with Messrs. Dickie and Buchanan supplanting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Empire War Council. He Interview with Lloyd George. Fate of German Colonies
LONDON, Friday. -- The morning press give the United Service representative's interview with Mr. Lloyd George pride of place. The evening newspapers are republishing it fully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Situation. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Tudor Interviewed. Australian Representation on the War Council
MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Mr. Hughes was interviewed to-day with reference to the Australian press representative's interview with Mr. Lloyd George. Mr. Hughes said that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tomki Shire Elections
The triennial elections in connection with Tomki Shire took place on Saturday, and resulted in the re-election of the four retiring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Byron Shire Election
The election to return two Councillors for A Riding, Byron. Shire, was completed on Saturday, 27th inst., there being five candidates, and the voting, which was carried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Subdividing a Shire
The Tarro Shire Council made a move a few years ago to subdivide the shire into six ridings. The president, Cr. McCarthy, told the…
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