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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1932

948 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 34 of 48

Aldermen's Time Wasted

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 4

At the Queanbeyan Council meeting last week, Alderman Abraham, who is a member of the works Committee, stated that so far as he was concerned, he was not…

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Ulmarra Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 1

The Ulmarra Council met on Thursday night, there being present the Mayor (Ald. F. Hall), in the chair, Alds. Green, Redmond, Bailey and Jefferies, Mr. H. G…

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Water Supply Maclean Council Chambers Committee to Report

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 6

A meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday night to deal with business carried over from the meeting on the previous Monday. Alds…

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Unemployed Returned Soldiers [?]Lecation Waits on Maclean Council Alleged Breaches of the Returned Soldiers' Act

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 3

Prior to the commencement of the business of the adjourned meeting of the Mac[?] Municipal Council on Monday night, [?] standing orders were suspended to…

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Council Chambers for Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1932 · page 2

Sir,--Surely the aldermen of the Maclean Municipal Council are not serious in the proposal to build Council Chambers in Maclean? If so, their…

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Sunday Sport South Grafton Football Lively Council Discussion Organised Games Prohibited

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1932 · page 4

The question of Sunday sport again occupied the attention of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night and the proceedings were followed…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting Developmental Road the £4000 Grant Electricity Matters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo, Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday last, when there were present, Councillors…

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Said It in Verse an Alderman's Humor This Week's Conference

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 2

The music hall ballad urges one to "say it with music" but Ald. J. F. Walker of Wellington, one of the delegates to the Local Government Association…

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Foundation Stone Ceremony New County Council Buildings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 4

At the meeting of the Clarence River County Council, held yesterday, the chief engineer and manager reported that the contractors had commenced work on the…

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Chit System Perth City Council Resolution. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 5

The City Council has decided to Institutions the chit system under which a councilor will be supplied with 20 chits per fortnight cach entitling him to one drink…

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A Good Save By Remission Of Customs Duty Progress of Extension Works Clarence River County Council the Lighting of the Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 2

The September meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held at the Council Chambers, Prince street, Grafton, yesterday morning…

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Council Chambers for Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1932 · page 3

Sir,—In answer to "Anti-Humbug's" letter, in your issue of the 26th inst., permit me to state that nature has endowed Maclean with everything beautiful except…

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Bette Debate Coraki Council Maycr and Clerk Disagree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1932 · page 6

A lengthy special meeting of the Coraki Municipal Council on Monday night Was the stormiest since the inception of the municipality. The meeting…

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A Menace Government Meddling Policy of Cannot Leave Well Alone Hands Off Nymboida Scheme Chairman of County Council Enters Lists

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1932 · page 2

At the meeting of the Clarence River County Council held on Tuesday lengthy correspondence was read in reference to the application made for the exemption…

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Valueless Cheques Former South Grafton Mayor Fined

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 4

Stanley Abel Jones (54), agent. was charged before Mr. W. E. H. Ferguson. P.M., at Brisbane, (1) that. on September 24, at Brisbane, by falsely…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Junior Farmers September Meeting Engineer's Repot Maize Project State Championship Harry Short Receives Third Prize

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 4

Regarding an application by G. C. Perkins, Meldrum, for a road of access to his property, the engineer reported at last week's meeting of Master Harry Short, who won the third prize in the Junior Farmers' Clubs' maize project. State championship, kept the following records of…

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School Teachers Plea For Married Women Retrenchment Bill Piddington Addresses Legislative Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 5

Mr. A. B. Piddington, K.C., counsel for the Teachers' Federation, addressed the Legislative Council for almost three hours this afternoon,…

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Shire Amalgamation

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1932 · page 2

Sir,--The village "Hampdens," R.J. and D.K., are at it again. Their Swords Have been sharpened or was it their pens? Yea, then, pens have been dipped in…

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Town Clerk v. MAYOR

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1932 · page 4

On Wednesday evening Ald. Allison Mayor of Coraki, received back from the L.G. Department a copy of the Town Clerk's report, with an intimation the…

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Maclean Council Chambers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1932 · page 2

Sir,--I noticed in your issue of yesterday a letter signed Charles S. Degen. Mr. Degen seems imbued with the idea of improving the structural beauty of the…

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