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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1937

779 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 39

MISUNDERSTANDING Labor Call Up At South Grafton Explanation by the Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

In his minute to the South Grafton Council last night, the Mayor (Ald. Carl T. Schwinghammer) made reference to a misunderstanding that had…

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Public Safety Danger To Trespassers Pipe Works at S. Grafton Reference at Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

The South Grafton Council last night received a letter from the manager of Hume Steel, Ltd., asking for permission to apply for authority…

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TRIBUTES Late Mr. N. Y. S. Wilton Maclean Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

At the Maclean Municipal Council meeting on Monday night the Mayor (Ald. E. D. Munro) said it was with the deepest regret that they had heard…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Flood Damage Roads Washed Away Govt. Help To Be Sought £600 for Taylor's Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 3

Many evidences of the extensive damage done by the recent heavy rain and floods, particularly in B and C Ridings, where the rain was heaviest,…

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Water Supply Scheme for Coff's Harbor Tenders Accepted by Dorrigo Shire Counil

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 6

At the last meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council tenders were accepted for all sections of the Coff's Harbor water supply scheme, at a total cost…

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Maclean Council £15,000 Roads Loan Suggested Diphtheria Immunisation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 7

Aldermen present at the Maclean Council meeting on Monday night, were Alds. E. D. Munro (Mayor), W. Heffernan. N. A. McLeod, G, W. Austen…

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Preference to Men Sydney City Council Female Employment Question. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

Following a declaration by Councillor Cramer that hundreds of married women were employed in business when their husbands were well able to…

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Lease Granted to Dr. Earle Page S.G. Council Objects Land Board Hearing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

The Local Land Board, at Grafton, yesterday, granted an application by Dr. Earle Page, of Boolneringbar, for a special lease of a small portion…

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LATE N. V. S. WILTON County Council Tribute "He Never Failed Us" Resolution of Sorrow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

Without proceeding with the business paper at the ordinary meeting of the Clarence River County Council yesterday morning, feeling references…

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Boy Scouts at Maclean Council. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 7

The Maclean troop of Boy Scouts, under the Assistant Scoutmaster (Mr. M. Gould) attended a meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council to gain a…

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P.P. UNION Clarence District Council Annual and Quarterly Meetings

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 4

The annual meeting, followed by the quarterly meeting of the Clarence District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, will be held at the…

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Rail Chief Casino Council Rebuked Will Not Be Told What to Do

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 4

An emphatic refusal to be told how to do his job was expressed by the Commisisoner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) in replying to a Casino Council…

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Dorrigo Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 3

The February meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the chambers, Coramba, on the 17t inst. Present: Crs. W. M. Mark…

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Engineer Visits Sydney. and Attends to Shire Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 3

Whilst in Sydney on the deputation regarding the Coff's Harbour Water Supply, the Engineer informed last week's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire…

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Dorrigo Monument. Shire Engineer Recommends Removal Freer Traffic Way Required

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 3

In his report submitted to the February Meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. Bond) drew attention to the War…

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P.P.U. Raleigh Council New President Elected

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 1

The president (Mr. J. E. Randall, Nana Glen) and other delegates were unable to attend the annual and quarterly meetings of the Raleigh…

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Primary Producers Raleigh District Council Meeting. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Ra[?]eign District Council of the Primary Producers Union was held at Urunga when delegates were in attendance from…

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Alteration of Working Hours. Employees Want Five-day Week But Council Wants 5½

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 1

At the February meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. Bond) submitted the following recommendation:—…

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Late Mr. Wilton Ulmarra Council Tributes. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 4

At a meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council, tributes were paid to the late Mr. N. V. S. Wilton, and it was decided to forward a letter of…

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Rufe Naylor Case Privy Council Appeal Right to Exclude Confirmed. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

The Privy Council to-day upheld the right of the A.J.C. to exclude from Randwick racecourse any person who is considered by the committee to be…

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