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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1930

890 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 45

Camping Leases Question of Rating Liability Bellingen Shire Discusses Complex Problem. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

A bone of contention with shire councillors for years past at Bellingen has been the fact that camping leases on the various camping reserves within the shire…

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Straying Stock Impounding Off the Streets Maclean Council's Decision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 6

Quite a lengthy discussion took place at the Maclean Council meeting on Monday evening on the question of impounding straying stock found on the streets. The…

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Northern Tourist Area Proposed Drive Maclean Council Co–operates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 4

Dr. Earle Page wrote to the Maclean Council regarding the proposed drive to popularise the area between Sydney and Brisbane as a tourist area…

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Alleged Sabotage Council's Road Roller Damaged Chapter of Accidents and Misfortunes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 1

At the meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday, the engineer, Mr. A. Adams, reported on the subject of the council's road roller as follows:—…

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'I Won't Apologise' Alderman to Mayor "I'll Punch You on the Nose." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 4

There was a clash between Alderman Thwaites and the Mayor at Paddington Council last night. When Ald. Thwaites refused to apologise…

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Letter to the Editor Orara Shire and Unemployment Grant

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 4

Sir,—In your report of the meeting of the Orara Shire Council, appears an account of how that body has dealt with the £200 vote given to it for the relief…

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Maclean Council Estimates And Rates Proposed Aerodrome Inquiries to Be Made

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

The Maclean Municipal Council met on Monday evening, there being present: The Mayor (Ald. O. R. Kelly), and Alds. W. Heffernan, E. E. Phillis, A. Smidt, C. D…

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Shire Council General Monthly Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Shire Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday, those present were…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

The ordinary monthly Meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday, when there were present…

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Coffs Aerodrome. Shire Council Considering Extension

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

At the shire council on Wednesday a letter was read from the Lands Deparment notifying that the council had been gazetted trustees…

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Show Holidays. Shire Council Still Opposed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

A letter was received by the shire council on Wednesday asking that a public holiday be proclaimed for the second day of Nana Glen Show. It…

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Shire Headquarters Coramba or Coff's? Staff's Housing Difficulty Animated Discussion at Council Table

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

The proposal to shift the Shire headquarters from Coramba to Coff's Harbor is not yet dead. Several meetings back there was an animated…

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Nymboida Shire Meeting Of Council Blaxland Creek Bridge Supervision of Nymboida Bridge Road at Mitchell River

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 6

The January meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: Crs. W. J. Mulligan…

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Shire Clerk's Residence. Coramba or Coffs Harbour?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

At the shire council meeting on Wednesday the new shire clerk, Mr. V. M. Ogden, was granted permission, to make temporary arrangements to…

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Baton Charges Kearsley Shire's Protest Deputation to Bavin. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

The Kearsley Shire Council at its meeting to–day appointed a deputation to interview the Premier and Chief Secretary to register a protest…

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About a Tank Harwood Shire Argument President Rules Own Motion Out of Order

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

At the December meeting of Harwood Shire Council, Cr. Collis was unsuccessful in getting a grant made for the purchase of a tank at Goodwood Island wharf for…

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Show Holidays Nana Glen Application Refused by Dorrigo Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

A letter was received by the Dorrigo Shire Council, at Wednesday's meeting, from the Nana Glen A. and H. Society, in which application was made for…

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Blackberry Pest Council Decides to Prosecute. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

At the instance of Cr. Kirkland, it was decided by the Dorrigo Shire Council at last Wednesday's meeting to institute proceedings immediately against those…

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Record Council Meeting?

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

Coolangatta Council started 1930 with a meeting that must constitute some thing like a record for a Queensland municipality Commencing at 2 p.m…

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Alderman's Seat Challenged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 4

Heated debate took place at a meeting of the Coolangatta Town Council, which opened at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and terminated shortly after 2.a.m. on Thursday,…

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