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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 43 of 46

Winter Pastures Dairy Council Tests with Imported Grasses Co-operation of Farmers Sought

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 December 1936 · page 4

Local butter factories have been circularised by the New South Wales Committee of Australian Dairy Council stating that, with the object of…

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CR. W. M L. HUGHES Re-elected Presiden Nymboida Shire Council Ferry Control with Copmanhurst Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 7

Cr. W. M. L. Hughes was unanimously re-elected president of the Nymboida Shire Council at a special meeting yesterday, and Cr. G. W…

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Patrol Grader Orara Shire Purchase Nymboida Shire Call Tenders Improvement in Road Maintenance

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 3

The Orara and Nymboida Shire Councils yesterday both gave consideration to the purchase of a speed patrol for road grading. The Orara…

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Eatonsville Bridge Nymboida Shire's View Cr. Hughes Is Resentful at Copmanhurst Shire's Attitude

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 4

Resentment at the Copmanhurst Shire Council's suggestion that the Nymboida Shire Council had been discourteous and evasive when asked…

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Murwillumbah Dogs Council Favors Hospital Club. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 4

Murwillumbah Municipal Council tonight, by five votes to two, decided that they had no objection to a mechanical hare racing license being granted to…

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Orara Shire Coldstream Hyacinth Killed by Salt Water Plan to Disturb and Sink It

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 6

The engineer (Mr. H. A. Webb) reported to yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council that a considerable quantity of the hyacinth in the…

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CR. D. J. MOLONEY Orara Shire President Cr. Fitzgerald Vice-president Successful Year Reviewed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 2

Cr. D. J. Moloney was yesterday unanimously elected president of the Orara Shire Council for the ensuing 12 months in succession to Cr. A…

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Local and General Copmanhurst Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 4

On Wednesday, December 9, a special meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council will be held at the Shire Council Chambers, Grafton, at 9.15…

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Shire Councillor Wanted

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 2

A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held next Tuesday evening to consider, among other matters, the position that will…

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Paterson Thanked by Gundurimiba Shire. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 7

Gundurimoa Shire Council carried a motion expressing thanks to the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson), on his efforts to protect Australian people…

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Maclean Council Nomination for Vacancy. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 4

Nominations closed this afternoon for the vacancy in the Maclean Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Ald. H. R. Till…

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Election of Mayor Special Meeting of Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1936 · page 4

A special meeting of the Grafton City Council will be held on Monday at 7.30 p.m. for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing term…

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Legislative Council Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1936 · page 4

The election of 15 members to the Legislative Council will take place on Tuesday next, December 8. With the exception of elections held to fill casual vacancies that have occurred in the interim, this will be the first election of members since the Chamber was constituted in its new form nearly…

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Council Election Select Committee Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1936 · page 6

When the Legislative Council Select Committee met to-day to inquire into the allegations of corruption made by Mr. Martin, M.L.C., in connection with…

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New Rest Room Request By C.W.A. the Mayor Reminded of a Promise

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1936 · page 9

Speaking in reply to a welcome extended by the president of the Grafton branch of the C.W.A., on Thursday, to the Mayor and Town Clerk,…

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AMALGAMATION With Orara Shire Discussed with Ulmarra Ratepayers Reopening of Hospital Suggested

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1936 · page 8

The first monthly meeting of the Ulmarra Ratepayers' Association, was held in the Masonic Hall on Saturday morning. The president, Mr. C. P…

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No Shows? Unless Drought Breaks Junior Farmers' Council Quarterly Meeting at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1936 · page 7

The opinion that there would be no shows at Grafton or Maclean if the drought did not break within the next two months was expressed at…

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UNEMPLOYED Request To Council Week's Work Before Xmas a State Question, Says Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 8

At the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night, the Mayor presented the following minute on unemployment: "The Grafton Unemployed…

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Mayor of Grafton Ald. W. T. Robinson Re-elected Eighth Term of Office

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 4

Ald. W. T. Robinson was re-elected Mayor of Grafton at a special meeting of the Grafton City Council, which was held prior to the ordinary…

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Electricity Restrictions Civic Economies Grafton Council References

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 8

The report of the Town Clerk at last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council contained the following reference to the electricity supply…

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