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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 45 of 46

RE-ELECTED South Grafton Mayor Ald. Carl T. Schwinghammer Sixth Term of Office

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 2

Without opposition Ald. Carl T. Schwinghammer was re-elected Mayor of South Grafton for the sixth year in succession at a special…

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Cowan Creek Reserve Special Lease Application Rejected by South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 2

At the meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night, the General Purposes Committee presented a report with regard to the application of…

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S. Grafton Council Pipemaking Plant Located on Camping Reserve Concrete and Bitumen Surfaces

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 2

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

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£750 Increase Lord Mayor's Salary Now £2250. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 5

As anticipated the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. Howie, was to-day elected for the second term of office. Ald. Carroll was nominated by the…

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Ulmarra Council Water Supply No Scheme Approved Council Reverts to Night Meetings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 8

The ordinary meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday morning. There were present the Mayor (Ald. G…

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ALD. E. D. Munro Re-elected Mayor of Maclean. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 4

Ald. E. D. Munro was re-elected Mayor of Maclean for his second term at a special meeting of the Municipal Council to-night…

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Christmas Sentiment County Council Amenities Lessons From Present Experiences

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 3

"Looking back over the year, we have had a fairly troublous time, especially towards its close," remarked the chairman of the Clarence…

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Lismore Mayor Retires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 4

After serving for 11 years as an alderman, and for three terms as Mayor Of Lismore, Ald. E. J. Eggins has decided to retire from local government…

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Maclean Council Mayoral Election ALD. E. D. Munro Re-elected

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 7

A special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last, for the purpose of fixing the Mayoral allowance, election of…

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APPRECIATION Ulmarra Council Entertainment by Returned Soldiers Compliments' Exchanged at Smoko

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 8

As an appreciation of the Ulmarra Council's action in allowing them free use of the Council Chambers for the purpose of holding their meetings the…

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King George "Suffered Very Real Loss" Touching Appeal at Privy Council Meeting London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 5

King George made a touching appeal to the Privy Councillors to-day after the presentation of the Royal Address from the House of…

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Mayor's Review. Maclean Municipality Town Improvements Work for Coming Year

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 3

In a lengthy minute submitted to the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor (Ald. E. D. Munro) gave a resume of…

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Shire Rates 1937 Estimates Adopted

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 2

Estimates providing for a general rate of 3d in the £ on the unimproved capital value were adopted by the Shire Council at…

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Shire President Cr. W. M. Mark Elected

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council yesterday, Cr. W. M. Mark was unanimously elected. President for the ensuing…

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Producers Confer Raleigh District Council of the P.P.U.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held in the Urunga School of Arts on Saturday,…

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Maclean Council Remodelling The Chambers Tourist Publicity Folder Jubilee Park Fencing

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 8

The ordinary meeting of the Maclean Council was held on Tuesday night last, there being present:--Alds. E. D. Munro (Mayor), E. G. Grainger,…

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Struck by Falling Tree Shire Ganger's Narrow Escape

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 4

When road workers employed by the Nymboida Shire Council on the Cangai road were about to cease operations before the Christmas holidays,…

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Terania Shire £10,000 for Roads. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 4

The Terania Shire Council has approved an expenditure of £10,000 for the maintenance of trunk and main roads during 1937…

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Shire Council Final Meeting of Year

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 2

The final meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council for the year was held at the Shire Office, Coramba, last Thursday. Those present, were Crs…

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Shire Works Engineer's Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

The Shire Engineer, Mr. H. G. Bond, reported as follows to last meeting of the Shire Council:— A Riding…

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