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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1936

908 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 46

South Grafton Council Water Pipes At Depot Ergot on the Common Boundary Works

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 8

The ordinary meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held on Monday night, there being present: The Mayor (Ald. Carl T…

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New Road Carnham To Broadwater Shire Council Scheme

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 9

Referring to the proposed new road from Carnham to Broadwater bridge in the Nymboida shire area the engineer of the Copmanhurst Shire…

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Copmanhurst Shire River Bank Road New Bridge Works Amendment of Road Programme

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 7

The May meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Victoria street, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were…

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Nymboida Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the chambers, South Grafton, on the 7th inst. There were present: Crs…

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Deviation Closure Deputation to Orara Shire Council To-day

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

The proposal to permanently close the road deviation about the 20-mile peg on the Woolgoolga road will be the subject which a deputation of…

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Vacancy in Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

Nominations closed on Thursday for the vacancy in the Maclean Council caused by the resignation of Alderman A. Stenhouse, who has removed to…

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ELECTRICITY N.C. County Council Bill In House To-day Spooner Gives Notice Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 5

The Acting Treasurer and Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) gave notice in the Legislative Assembly to-day, of…

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The Timber Industry (Supplied to the "Gazette" by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.) Recent Developments in Forest Products Reseach in U.S.A.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin, was the first in the field of organised research into the properties and uses of timber, and…

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The Council of Elders

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 4

Generally speaking the impression of the man in the street is that a meeting of a municipal or shire council is a dry affair, in which wearied farmers and business men wade through masses of correspondence about gates, roads, bridges, rates unpaid, bus licenses, and similar unexciting…

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Preparing Bill Greater County Council North Coast Electricity Minister's Statement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 4

Details of the Bill to constitute the North Coast County Council and to define its powers, duties and functions, have not been finalised, but it…

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Loan Council Meets On Monday Money for Railways and Trams? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 7

The State Cabinet met to-day and gave consideration to the matter of finance, in view of the meeting of the Australian Loan Council, on Monday,…

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Loan Council Meeting Opens To-day. Commonwealth's Surplus. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 5

Inquiries by the Commonwealth and State Treasury officials this week reveal a gradual decline in the State's deficits…

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"Call of Council" Ald. Hope's Apology Allegations of "Trap" Ulmarra Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 4

"Has this meeting any connection with the suggested attempts to bring about a prosecution of Ald. Hope in the event of him not being present…

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"DANGEROUS" Bicycles On Footpaths Grafton Council Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 6

"This is a dangerous practice, and if any case comes before me, particularly if the offence is shown to have occurred at night time, there…

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Cyclist Plague Street Traffic Breaches City Council Comment Last Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 7

Commenting at last night's meeting of Grafton City Council, on the fact that a prosecution had been instituted, on information laid by the council's…

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CO-ORDINATION Butter Making Methods A.A. Council Personnel Victorian Quality. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 5

Pointing out that Ministers and Government officials at present comprised the Australian Agricultural Council, Mr. J. Fraser,. president, at…

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Reductions Deficits--borrowings Down £7,000,000 Loan Council Meeting at Canberra. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 4

Substantial reductions in deficits of the States for the current financial year were revealed at a meeting of the Loan Council to-day…

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Official Opening Address by Deputy Mayor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 7

Early in the afternoon the Show wan declared officially open, the ceremony being performed by the Deputy Mayor (A[?]d. C. H. McKenna), who was…

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Ulmarra Council Broadmouth Bridge Floodgate Revaluation by Valuer-general?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 8

At the meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council on Thursday night the following business was dealt with:--…

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P.p. Union Quarterly Meeting of District Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union will be held at the Town Hall, Grafton, to-day, at 10.30…

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