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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 24 of 46

Dangerous Road Matter Before Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 2

Suggestions which it was stated would make the road at Repton Hill safer for the travelling public were made by the Police Department in a…

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Swimming Baths Grafton Council Scheme £2000 GRANT

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 3

The correspondence dealt with at the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night included a letter from the Minister for Works and Local…

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Dogs in the Streets City Council Reference

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 6

The inconvenience caused by racing dogs to street traffic was referred to at last night's meeting of Grafton City Council by Alderman Beckman, who…

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Cyclists Fined No Lights And Footway Riding Grafton Council Prosecutions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 3

Following upon the raid conducted on the evening of May 28 by the Grafton City Council traffic inspector (Mr. J. R. Scott) in company with Constable…

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Speeding on Bridge Danger To The Public Grafton Council Takes Action

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 4

Following a discussion regarding dangerous practices of motor drivers on the Clarence bridge, at last night's meeting of Grafton City Council, it was…

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Protect Children Diphtheria Immunisation Grafton Council to Co-operate Last Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 2

Grafton City Council last night decided to co-operate with the State Health Department in a scheme for the protection of children against…

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Shire Council General Monthly Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday last, those present were Crs. R…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Council chambers, Corahiba, on Wednesday when there were present: Crs…

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Cultivated Road Shire Council Action

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

Reporting upon a matter that came before the May meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, the engineer reported on Wednesday last that Cr. Scott had…

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Shire Tenders

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 3

The Shire Council on Wednesday accepted the. tender of J. Gam for 500 yards of gravelling at Glenreagh, for £93 15s. There were two lenders…

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Shire Boundaries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 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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Diphtheria Immunisation Shire Council Discusses Matter Injections Harmless and Painless

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 2

The local governing bodies throughout the State are invited to actively co-operate with the Health Department in the campaign against…

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General News Brisbane City Council's Indebtedness

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 9

Ald. Massey, of Brisbane, in an address on the city's financial position, said the financial situation of the City Council had grown infinitely worse of…

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Builder Pined Building Application Not Made Prosecution by Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 6

Gordon Lee Cowan was proceeded against by the Maclean Municipal Council, for failing to make, a building applications prior to a building being…

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Coffs Harbour Water Supply Scheme in Council Consulting Engineer's Report Money Be Applied for

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 3

A revised schcme for the proposed water supply for Coffs Harbour was submitted to the Shire Council on Wednesday last, by…

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North Coast County Council Bill in Assembly First Reading Speeches Power Expansion in Rural Areas Tributes to Dr. Page Second Reading Next Session Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 5

A Bill to constitute a North Coast County Council for the development and generation of the…

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Shire Valuations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 1

The Shire Clerk reported to the Dorrigo Shire Council meeting last Wednesday that as a result of this year's appeals valuations have been…

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Relief Work Young Men Barred South Grafton Sympathy Motion From Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 3

A suggestion was made at last night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council, by Ald. W. E. Crisp, that some action might be…

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Street Lighting Proposed Underground Wires Grafton Council Suggestion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 8

At the meeting pf the Clarence River County Council yesterday a letter was received from the Grafton City Council requesting the County Council to…

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"False and Defamatory" County Council Chairman's Reply to Mullumbimby Town Clerk's Comments Financial Operations Of County Council County Councillors Express Indignation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 3

Indignation was strongly expressed at the meeting of the Clarence River County Council yesterday regarding northern newspaper statements…

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