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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 7 of 49

Hole in Path--council to Pay

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

Verdicts for £24 were given against Newcastle City Council in Newcastle District Court on Monday. As compensation for injuries alleged to have been sustained…

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Relief Works Return To Be Compiled Country Sewerage Schemes Council to Submit Proposals. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 5

The Unemployment Relief Council, consisting of Messrs. Baddeley and McKell, had a conference to-day with officers of the various departments and the progress…

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Maclean Municipal By-election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

Mr. N. A. McLeod has announced his intention to nominate as a candidate for the Maclean municipal extraordinary election to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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Shire Council Hit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 6

At a meeting of Sutherland Shire Council it was stated the Council was in an impossible position as the result of the increased exchange rates. In…

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Nymboida Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at South Grafton on the 5th instant. The Clerk read two…

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Shire Rates Glenreagh Wants Them Lowered

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 5

The Glenreagh branch of the Primary Producers' Union is endeavoring to form a deputation, representative of all centres of the Dorrigo Shire, to…

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The Mountain Road Reply to "Gazette" Comment by President of Bellingen Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

Cr. D. V. McNally, President of the Bellingen Shire Council, has the following to say in a letter to the "Raleigh Sun" regarding the Dorrigo…

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Pasture Improvement Australian Dairy Council Scheme Representatives Visit Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 5

The scheme inaugurated by the Australian Dairy Council for the improvement of pastures in the dairying districts of New South Wales,…

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Relief Work Proposed Loan to Shires and Municipalities Low Interest Charges. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Flannery in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Baddeley, said he had decided to ask the shires and…

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Action by Shire Council Building on Camping Reserve. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 4

The Bellingen Shire Council proceeded against A. P. Small in the Bellingen Court charging him with causing to be erected at Bonville Creek, a camping…

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Maclean Council By-election . Two Nominations Received

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 4

Two nominations have been received for the extraordinary election to the Maclean Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Mr. M. McKinnon. The…

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Abolish Betting Tax Cessnock Council's Request. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 5

Cessnock Council has decided to ask the Lang Government to abolish the winning bets tax at country fixtures. It was pointed out that the Government had already…

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Ulmarra Council the Late Mr. A. J. Pollack

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 4

At Ulmarra Council meeting on Thursday night, the Mayor (Ald. F. Hall) spoke feelingly of the death of their friend and member for the Clarence, the late Alfred…

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Late Mr A. J. Pollack References at South Grafton Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

At the deferred special meeting of the South Grafton Council, on Saturday night, which was the first full meeting held for some time, a motion of sympathy…

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting the Yamba Road Proposed River Bank Protection

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Garwood Shire Council was held on Thursday. There were present Crs. N. J. Cameron (president), A. McKinnon, R. Collis, D…

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Camping Reserves. And Shire Council's Control over Buildings. an Interesting Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 3

Considerable interest was evidenced in a case which came before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Police Magistrate, at last week's sitting of the Bellingen…

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Shire Seeks £4430 Repair Flood Damage. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 5

To repair the damage in the shire wrought by the flood, the Tweed Shire Council adopted a schedule of works prepared by the engineer (Mr. Aarons) for…

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Ulmarra Council Unemployed Relief Funds Local Expenditure Suggested

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting on the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday night, there being present the Mayor (Ald. F. Hall), Alds. Warner, Pattemore, Chevalley,…

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To Privy Council Thompson v. " Truth'' Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 5

The application by Truth and Sportsman, Ltd., was granted by the Full Court for final leave to appeal to the Privy Council from the decision of the State…

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Boulevard Pavilion Tenders to Be Called Grafton Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 4

The question of the erection of the Boulevard pavilion was again under consideration by the Grafton City Council last night and it was decided that the…

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