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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1935

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Sydney's Lord Mayor Alderman Parker Chosen Cabinet Acts in Deadlock. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 5

The State Cabinet to-day unanimously elected Ald. Parker as Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1935. Nine members of the Cabinet made the…

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Cows Tied Together Shire Officer Fined Ill-treatment to Animals. Gosford

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 2

Roy Ward, impounding officer for Erina Shire Council, was fined £3, with 10/ coats and 13/ expenses, at Gosford Court, for ill-treating two cows he was…

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County Council Truck Bogged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

A County Council repair truck, which was being used in repairing electric lights on the railway viaduct in Villiers street, Grafton, yesterday morning…

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Oust Lismore Council? Unsuccessful Nominee. Legal Advice Sought. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

An unsuccessful nominee for the Lismore Municipal Council election, held on December 1. is obtaining legal advice regarding his belief that he had grounds for…

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Dairy Produce Restrictions? Possibility to Be Discussed Agriculture Council Meeting. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

In a report to Cabinet to-day, on his conference with the Minister for Commerce, Dr. Page, yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Balcock, stated that…

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Maclean Council Leasing The Park Question of Restoration Work for Dole Scheme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

There was a full council in attendance when the fortnightly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council took place on Monday night last, and the Mayor, Ald. A…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council Meeting Mount Dewey Forests New Road Proposition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 3

The January meeting of the Copman hurst Shire Council was held at the Shire Council Chambers, Victoria street, Grafton, yesterday, there being present: Crs…

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Shire Councillors' Travelling Allowances

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

Notice of motion has been given for the next meeting of the Orara Shire Council, on Tuesday next, by Councillor D. J. Moloney, as follows:—"That any…

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ESTIMATES Copmanhurst Shire Expenditure of £10,240 Programme of Road Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Estimates of the probable income and expenditure for the current year were submitted by the Shire Clerk to the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday. The…

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Duke's Fag Sequel In Court Claim for £100 Damages Fireman and Mayor. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

There was a sequel to the incident at the civic ball at Toowoomba when a fireman asked the Duke of Gloucester to put out his cigarette when…

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Tweed Shire Electricity

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

There is every likelihood that Tweed shire will be electrified within two years. It was with this prospect in mind that the shire councillors on Thursday…

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S. Grafton Council County Council Delegate Special Meeting on

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

A special meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council will be held on Monday nert, at 7 p.m., for the purpose of electing a representative on the…

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£10 Damages Duke and the Cigarette Fireman V. Mayor. Toowoomba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 5

The case was concluded to-day, in which William Hill Buchanan claimed £100 from James Douglas Annand. M.L.A., Mayor of Toowoomba, for…

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Harwood Shire Maclean-Ashby Ferry Iluka Road Application for Grant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday last, when there were present: Crs. D. K. Beekman (president), A. McKinnon, J. Wiblen,…

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Germany Refuses to Attend League Council Discuss Saar Plebiscite. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 5

Through the British Embassy at Berlin an [?]mal inquiry has been addressed to [?] German Government as to whether Ger[?]ny will consider the desirability…

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New Valuations Date For Lodging Objections Extended to January 31 Consent to Grafton Council's Request

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 4

In view of the announcement made by the Deputy Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson) at the meeting of ratepayers on Thursday night regarding the new…

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Left Without Quorum Unusual Position at Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

An unusual position arose at the Ulmarra Council meeting on Thursday night when the Finance Committee's report came before the meeting…

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Fruit Fly Control on the Clarence South Grafton Council Helps

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

Following on the lead taken by the Grafton City Council, in providing a special waste fruit pit to receive all waste and infected fruits from shops and…

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Reappointed South Grafton Delegate Mayor to Sit in County Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

The Clarence River County Council wrote to last night's meeting of South Grafton Council advising of the resignation on December 18 of Ald. Carl T…

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Unpaid Rates Position in Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

In connection with the amount of unpaid rates up to December 31, 1934, the Harwood Shire Clerk has reported that the total was the highest since the…

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