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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

975 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 49

Bellingen Shire Gleanings From the Council Table Dole Deplored. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

Bellingeu's shire engineer, Mr. Pete Funda, in his report to the council, deprecated the principle of the Government dole, and added that reproductive…

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Mayor of Calcutta Gaoled. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Subash Bose, Mayor of Calcutta, war sent to gaol, for a week at Ammura, Bengal for disobeying a police order prohibiting him from entering the Malda…

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Dole Deplored. Bellingen Shire Joins Protest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

Bellingen's shire engineer, Mr. Peter Funda, in his report to council, at Wednesday's meeting of the shire council, deprecated the principle of…

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Flirting with the Loan Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 4

The publication of the correspondence between the Premier, Mr. Lang, and the Chairman of the Loan Council, Mr. Lyons, has caused a flutter in the political dovecotes. When Mr. Lang was asked in the Legislative Assembly last month whether he had applied to the Loan Council for assistance, he…

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£200 REBATE. Bellingen Shire Staff's Voluntary Offer. Big Cut in Salaries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

The members of the administrative and engineering staffs of the Bellingen Shire Council deserve commendation for their voluntary offer to…

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Street Lighting New Contract Suggestions Adopted by Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

The question of the new street lighting contract with the Clarence River County Council was dealt with by the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. W. T. Robinson) in a…

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Grafton Council Street Trees Boulevard Improvements Dedication of Streets

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night. There were present:--Alds. W. T. Robinson (Mayor), W. H Henson, B. C. Eggins,…

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Through Railway Crossing at Alice Street a City Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 6

Matters in connection with the railway through the town again engaged the attention of the Grafton City Council at their meeting last night…

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Water Board Council Representatives Elections at Grafton and South Grafton Last Year's Activities Reviewed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Grafton city Council last night, the Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson) Alds. C. H. McKenna and F. M. V. Earle were elected as…

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Short of Cash Lang's Appeal For Funds Loan Council Chairman Approached Publication of Correspondence Premier's Resentment and Retaliation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

The correspondence between the Premier and Treasurer, Mr. Lang, and the Loan Council shows that on November 27, Mr. Lang applied for…

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Relief Grants Municipal and Shire Programmes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 4

Fifteen men started on unemployment relief work at South Grafton on Monday when the South Grafton Council began its £150 relief grant programme…

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Grafton Punt Altered Conditions Wanted Action by Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

"For pure unadulterated cussedness it cannot be beaten," said Ald. J. Reid, referring on Monday night at the meeting of the Grafton City Council to the…

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Council Abolition Case Before High Court the Powers of Parliament. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 5

The New South Wales Legislative Council abolition appeal case came before the High Court to-day. The Bench consisted of the Acting Chief Justice (Sir…

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Dairy Council Empire Organisation to Protect Producers Everywhere. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Representatives of Australian and New Zealand Dairy Boards, British Agricultural and Cattle Societies and various producers' and consumers' organisations, at…

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Shire Council. Miscellaneous Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

The following business was transacted at Wednesday's meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council in addition to that recorded in other portions of this…

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Shire Council General Monthly Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

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

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Nymboida Shire Council January Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

At the January meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council, held at South Grafton, the following members were present: Crs. W. F. Ellis (President),…

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Forest Lands. Mr. Vincent's Proposals'. Oorrigo Shire Council. Opposed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council expressed its dis-approval at Wednesday's meeting of the proposals recently put forward by Mr. Mr. R. S. Vincent. M.L.A., for the…

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Shire's 44 Hour Week

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

"Another kne to our depleted finances," was the remark made by Dorrigo Shire councillors when the communication notifying the 44 hour week…

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Health Matters. Inspector's Report to Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

In his report to the shire council on Wednesday, Mr. C. Vost, health inspector for Coffs, Harbour, stated that he had collected £290/6/10 in…

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