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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 23 of 46

Sunday Football S. Grafton Proposition Rejected by the Council Objection to Commercialised Sport

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 4

Once again the question of Sunday sport occupied the attention of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night…

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Kyogle Shire Electricity And Roads Deputation Going to Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 2

Kyogle Shire Council appointed a deputation comprising the president (Cr. E. J. Hardy) and Crs. N. Johnston and O. C. Walters to interview the…

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"UNFAIR" P.S. Salary Cuts Heaviest In Empire SIR R. Garran's Address in Legislative Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 5

Contending that the salary cuts imposed upon State public servants by the Public Service Salaries Reduction Act were akin to a super-income tax…

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Orara Shire Rates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 4

Orara Shire Council decided at the last meeting that notices are to be sent out to all ratepayers stating that current rates and arrears must be paid…

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Maclean Council Jubilee Park Fencing "Council's Hands Tied" the Mechanical Hare Lease

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. E. D. Munro) presided over the regular meeting of the Maclean Council on Monday night last, and there were also present…

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Great Marlow River Bank Road Residents' Deputation Copmanhurst Shire's Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 3

The Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday received a deputation from residents of Great Marlow asking the Council to take further action with…

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Anonymous Letter To Copmanhurst Shire Lane Obstruction Alleged Engine for Eatonsville Punt?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 8

Allegations that a Southgate district resident was obstructing a lane with fences, barbed wire and rubbish were contained in an…

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Port Macquarie Municipal Troubles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1936 · page 3

At last week's meeting of Port Macquarie Municipal Council Ald. Hudson moved:--"That the Town Clerk be suspended." The Town Clerk: I want…

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Nymboida Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the chambers, South Grafton, on the 5th inst. There were present: Crs…

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Shire Rates Recovered in Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 4

A number of ratepayers of the Dorrigo Shire Council were summoned before the court at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday for recovery of…

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Primary Producers' Union Quarterly Meeting of District Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the P.P.U. was held in the Masonic Hall, Bellingen on 30th ult. The President…

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High School Fete Marred By Rain Opened by Deputy-mayor Profit of £70 Is Expected

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 3

Steady rain which set in about an hour before the official opening of the Grafton High School Fete yesterday afternoon spoiled the Parents…

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Maclean Council "Laughing Stock" Ald Letts Critical Maclean-ashby Ferry Again

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 7

The following completes our report of Monday's night's meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council:-- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE…

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CRICKET Country Week Carnival L.C Cricket Council New Scheme Favored

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 6

A meeting of the Lower Clarence Cricket Council was held on Thursday night last, with Mr. H. R. Till (president) in the chair…

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State Parliament Present Session Closing? North Coast County Council Bill. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 4

As the State Government is desirous of bringing the present session of Parliament to a close next week, the Cabinet to-day decided to stand…

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Straying Stock Menace On Roads Harwood Shire Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1936 · page 3

Reference was made by the president (Cr. D. K. Beckman) at the Harwood Shire Council meeting on Thursday last to the straying stock menace in the…

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Banana Marketing Control And Distribution By Board Tweed District Council Approves

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1936 · page 4

Tweed District Council of the New South Wales Banana Growers' Federation Co-op., Ltd., on Friday, approved of the action of the Marketing Board…

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting Yamba Road Survey Pegs Missing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 8

The June meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday last when there were present Crs. D. K. Beckman (president), A…

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Shire Boundaries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 2

It is unlikely that any further steps will be taken for a readjustment of the boundaries between the Bellingen, Dorrigo, and Nambucca shires says…

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Mayor of Bathurst Elected to Fire Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 5

Ald. Martin Joseph Griffin, Mayor of Bathurst, president of the Local Government Association, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of…

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