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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 26 of 45

Shire Roller Damaged

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 2

Whilst engaged rolling the metal on Mr. P. Gilbert's contract at Fernbrook yesterday the Shire's steam roller came to grief. The driver of the…

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Yamba Drainage Deputation to Harwood Council. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 4

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. E. Cox, Wilson and Carr, of Yamba, and Mr. L. A. Macdonald, of Maclean, was introduced to the Harwood Shire…

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Proposed Resumption for Road of Access Harwood Shire Objects to Application

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 8

At the meeting of Harwood Shire Council on Thursday the Lands Department drew the attention of the council to a notice in the Gazette of May 24,…

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Harwood Shire Council's July Meeting Yamba Urban Area the Mororo Bridge

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday last. There were present: Crs. A. McKinnon (president) N. J. Cameron, D. K…

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40 Years' Alderman

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 7

Mr. S. H. Dickson, a very old resident of Cootamundra. died on Monday morning, aged 69 years. He was an alderman for nearly 40 years and was Mayer on seven…

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'Unduly Severe' Bellinger Shire Officers Report on Suspension

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 3

Commissioner Wylie's report on his inquiry regarding the suspension of Mr. W. J. Witt, Bellingen Shire Clerk, and Mr. W. T. Baird,, shire engineer, was…

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Sandon River Proposed Development Road Harwood Shire Supports Application

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 7

At the Harwood Shire Council meeting on Thursday, Mr. E. D. Munro, acting secretary of the Maclean-Sandon River Development Road Committee, wrote, on…

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Election Board City Council Objection: Improvements Suggested

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 1

The correspondence dealt with at the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night included the following letter from the Daily Examiner, Limited:--…

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"Unduly Severe." Commissioner's Report on Bellingen Shire Suspensions. Dismissals Decided Upon

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 3

The report of Commissioner W. R. Wylie, who held the inquiry recently into the suspension of Mr. W. J. Witt (shire clerk) and Mr. W. T. Baird…

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Grafton Council Railway Embankment Question of Flood Gates Ban on Street Singers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), W. H. Henson, B. C…

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Road Wanted Ewingbar-rappville Tomki Shire Deputation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1929 · page 8

At a meeting of Tomki Shire Council, at Casino on Friday, a deputation consisting of Cr. Amos (Copmanhurst shire), E. R. Reeves, L. B. Hunter and V. Small,…

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Dorrigo Shire Roller Damaged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 4

[?] engaged [?] the metal on Mr. F. Gilbert's contract at Fernbrook the Dorrigo Shire's steam roller came to grief. The driver of the roller, W. Wright,…

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Rating of Farm Lands in Municipalities

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 4

A proposal of considerable interest to country municipalities in this State, and particularly on the North Coast, is shortly to be placed before the New Zealand Parliament. It concerns the much-discussed method of rating farming land within a municipality. The Parliament, it is announced, is to…

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Copmanhurst Shire By-election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 4

The election of a councillor for the, Copmanhurst Shire to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Councillor F. E. Williams has been fixed for Saturday. August…

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Not Wanted 'No Longer Useful' Australian Dairy Council Statement by Minister for Agriculture. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 5

Holding that the Australian Dairy 'Council no longer serves a useful purpose, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, has given…

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Shire Council's Troubles. Claims by Property Owners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 3

Nambucca Shire is not having too happy a time. The floods not long ago did about £4500 worth of damage to roads and bridges, and on top…

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Cactoblastus Saves Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

Prickly pear will be cleared from the shire practically for nothing by castoblastus insects, declared Cr. Jas. Logan (chairman) at the Tarampa (Q.) Shire…

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Shire Clerk Dismissed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 3

Sensational developments occurred at the meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council last week, when the clerk, Mr. A. R. Treatt, was given a…

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Copmanhurst Shire By-election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 4

In this issue Messrs. L. C. Sabien and Bert. T. Crook announce themselves as candidates for the vacancy in the Copmanhurst Shire Council (C. Riding) caused by…

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Bellingen Shire inquiries. Allegations of Waste

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 4

The following appeared in last issue of "Truth" from the paper's Bellingen representative, regarding the recent shire inquiry…

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