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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 37 of 49

Rector Elected Mayor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 4

Windsor has made history by the fact that at the local municipal council a minister of religion was elected as mayor. Ald. Norman Jenkyn. rector add rural…

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Leg. Council Standing Orders Stand Milk Bill Whole Clauses Dropped. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 4

When the Legislative Council met this afternoon the Vice-Presdent of the Executive Council, Mr. Concannon, moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to…

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Mayor Annoyed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 3

Early this week Kempsey was plastered with advertising bills, which were stuck all over the town. At the council meeting the Mayor was asked…

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The Boiler Bill Inspection Licenses Cancelled Council Members Attack Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 5

Nationalist and Labor members in the Legislative Council to-day attacked the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Baddeley, for his action in cancelling…

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L.G. Association No Domination of City Aldermen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 6

Concluding the proceedings of the conference of the Local Government Association, delegates rose in all parts of the hall and repudiated in emphatic terms…

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Labor Council and the Dole Unemployed Insurance Preferred. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 8

The Sydney Labor Council carried a resolution last night favoring the abandonment of the dole and the introduction in its place of a scheme for unemployed…

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Grafton Council Market Square Not for Carnival Purposes Maintenance Work in Fitzroy Street

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night. There were present the Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson), Alds. John Reid, B. C. Eggins, C…

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Lismore and Nymboida County Council Scheme Attacked Endeavor to Resurrect Moonem? Chairman Fitzgerald's Effective Reply Cost to Consumer the Real Test

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 5

An attack on the Clarence River County Council's scheme for supplying electricity to Lismore was made by Mr. H. G. Carter, formerly chief electrical engineer in the Department of Public Works, in a letter appearing in yesterday's "Sydney Morning Herald." The contents of this letter were…

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Boundary Work Street At South Grafton Shire and Municipal Council Rebuke and Resentment

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 4

Some feeling was introduced into the proceedings at the Orara Shire Council meeting yesterday, when the question of boundary work as it affected the council…

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Maclean Council a Drainage Problem Stanley Street Properties

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday night last, there being present, Alds. W. Heffernan (Mayor), L. A. Macdonald, F…

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Orara Shire Work On Main Road Maintenance Man's Complaint Sandy Creek-upper Coldstream Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 3

The October meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton yesterday morning. There were present: Crs. H. Collect…

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Sydney City Council Deputy-town Clerk Appointed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 5

The Sydney City Council has appointed Frederick John Smith to the position of Deputy-Town Clerk, at a salary of £850 per year, in succession to Mr. Roy…

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Nymboida Shire Meeting Of Council Ramornie-cangai Road the Deep Creek Bridge

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 7

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

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting Harwood-yamba Road Election Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday morning, there doing present Crs. N. J. Cameron (president), D. K. Beekman, A…

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Upper House Privy Council Appeal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 5

It is understood that it has been definitely decided that Mr. Maughan, K.C., shall proceed to London to oppose the Lang Government's appeal to the Privy…

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Victorian Politics Premier and Legislative Council. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 6

It is reported in Parliamentary circles that Labor leaders have advised the Premier, Mr. Hogar, to resign rather than compromise with the Legislative Council…

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Municipal Rolls Increased Enrolment

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 4

The electoral roll for the Grafton City Council, which has been printed, shows an enrolment of 2687 electors as compared with 1576 in 1928…

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Harwood Shire Elections a Correspondent's Views

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 1

"We are a little concerned there," writes our Palmer's Channel correspondent, "as to those intending shire councillors, as one distinctly stated that…

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South Grafton Council Last Night's Meeting a Lengthy Sitting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 4

A number of matters of a contentious character were discussed by the aldermen of the South Grafton Council last night, details of which will appear in…

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Letters to the Editor South Grafton Council and Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 3

Sir.--I trust you will grant me a small space in the columns of your paper to refer to certain statements made by Councillor Fitzgerald at the last meeting…

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