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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

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Maclean Council Taloumbi Street Works Question of Discontinuance the Mayor and Maintenance Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Monday night last, when there were present. Ald. E. D. Munro (Mayor) W…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 4

Owing to next Monday, April 26, being a public holiday the ordinary meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council will be held on Tuesday night…

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Double Tragedy Husband And Wife Shot Gundagai Shire Engineer. Gundagai

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 5

A double tragedy occurred here today, the victims being Walter Charles Small (42) arid his wife Small this morning took over the duties of shire…

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Shire Council General Monthly Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 4

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

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Seven Aldermen Resign Swimming Baths Deadlock at Junee

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 6

Seven out of the nine aldermen of the Junee Municipal Council resigned on Monday nighty as the result of a deadlock on the choice of a site for…

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Shire Works Engineer's Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 1

The following reports were submitted to the Shire Council meeting last Wednesday by the engineer (Mr. H. Bond), and were adopted:—…

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Council Correspondence

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 1

Several items of correspondence were received too late to be included in the typed lists for councillors at last meeting of the Shire Council…

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Cautious Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 7

Shortly after the death of the late King George V. the Talbragar Shire Council purchased his portrait to hang in the Council Chambers. When King…

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Governor General Mayor Of Grafton's Minute Lord' Gowrie's Appreciation

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 4

In a minute presented to the Grafton City Council, the Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson) made some interesting references to the visit of the…

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Mayor's Motion Repeated at Ulmarra Town Clerk's Assistant Payment From Council Funds Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 7

A motion by the Mayor (Ald. G. Chevalley) that the council pay no more money for their funds for an office assistant for the Town Clerk…

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Harwood Shire Election Mr. David Archer Elected

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 4

For the vacancy in "B" Riding of Harwood shire caused by the death of Mr. A. McQueen an election took place, on Saturday by postal voting, the…

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Ulmarra Council Morning Meetings Now "Nights Are Getting Cold" Arranging About Coronation Day. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 8

At a meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council last night, it was decided, on the motion of Alds. T. Jefferies and T. Redmond, that the…

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Trautwein's Appeal Refused by Privy Council. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 5

The Privy Council to-day dismissed an application on behalf of Mr. T. C. Trautwein, M.L.C., of Sydney, for leave to appeal against the judgment of the…

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Engineer and Manager County Council Appointment Consideration Adjourned for Month

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 4

At the meeting Of the Clarence River County Council yesterday, the question of the appointment, of a successor to the late Mr. N. V. S. Wilton as chief…

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ELECTRICITY North Coast Supplies future developments Position of the County Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 6

"I have to report the result of the deputation appointed at the last meeting of the council to interview the Minister for Works and Local…

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Future Policy For County Council Investigation Proposed Acting Chief Engineer's Report Adopted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 4

In a special report to the Clarence River County Council at yesterday's meeting the acting chief engineer and manager, Mr. A. W. Lord, called…

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"Noise Nuisance" Pipe Making Company complaint to council Sewerage at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 6

The South Graf ton Council last night received a complaint from Mr. C. Selwood, Federation street, South Grafton, about the noise nuisance…

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County Council Power Station Extensions Lismore Auxiliary Equipment Tenders for Sub-station Cottages

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 6

The April meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held at the County Council offices, Grafton, yesterday morning, there being present: Crs…

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"White Elephant" Not Wanted Ratepayers' Meeting Rejects Baths Ald. Chalmers to Proceed to Sydney Petition to Ask Council to Drop Plan Association Formed To Direct Civic Affairs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 1

A meeting of between 500 and 600 men and women at McDonald and Hynes' rooms, Prince street, last night carried a resolution in favor of sending a representative to Sydney to protest to the Government against the proposal of the City Council to build an Olympic, pool on the site of the police…

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Woolgoolga Visit of Shire Council Officials

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 8

For the purpose of conferring with the Woolgoolga Progress Association Mr. R. Smith (Shire Clerk, Dorrigo Shire Council), Cr. S. Hoosen and Mr…

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