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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

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County Council Subsidy For Rural Lines Extension to Coutts' Crossing and Braunstone Woolgoolga Proposition

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 11

The January meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held at the County Council. Chambers yesterday morning, there being present: Crs. G…

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Harwood Shire and Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 7

Sir,-- Mr. John Skinner has a lot to learn regarding local government finance. Perhaps in his wisdom he will tell…

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Opinions of Our Readers Harwood Shire and Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 7

Sir,--Two letters which appeared in your paper recently by J. Skinner and D. K. Beckman must certainly be of keen interest to your readers, especially…

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Maclean Council Rates Adopted Better Communication League Council Makes a Donation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 7

The Maclean Municipal Council met on Tuesday night, there being present Aids. E. D. Munro (Mayor), W. Heffernan, E. J. Conroy, A. E. Cameron, M. A…

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Opinions of Our Readers Harwood Shire and Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

Sir,--Your scribe, "A Way Out," whose letter appeared in to-day's issue, will always be "a way out." He provides himself with "a way out" when…

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Council Efficiency

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

Newspaper reporters at Cowra are the envy of the West, because of the efficiency of the town council in getting through its business. Through…

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Water Board "Hawthorneville" Boundary Alteration Proposal Mains in Concrete Streets Council Representatives

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 7

The municipality of South Grafton wrote advising that Alds. Carl T. Schwinghammer, John Flaherty and Ellis G. Reid had been elected as that…

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Ulmarra Council Petition For Floodgate the Estimates-rate Unchanged Mayor Makes a Report

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 6

A meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held, on Thursday night the Mayor (Ald. Chevalley) presiding. A petition was received from…

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Harwood Shire and Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 3

Sir,--Mr. John Skinner has still [?] lot to learn in connection with local government finance. He speaks of the council's financial…

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Ulmarra Works Loan Proposal Mayor's Programme Streets, Drainage and Wharves

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 2

The Ulmarra Municipal Council was to have held its meeting on Wednesday night, but owing to storms it was postponed until Thursday night, when…

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Defect in Election Solicitors' Advice to Ulmarra Council Defect in Ballot Paper Led to New Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. G. Chevalley), addressing the Ulmarra Municipal Council, on Thursday night, said that at the last meeting, before the council…

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£257,045 ESTATE Privy Council Decision Reserved in Bosch Case. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 4

The Privy Council has reserved its decision in the case, Bosch v. the Perpetual Trustee Co. (Ltd.). In the Equity Court at Sydney in…

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Passenger Ferry Grafton And South Grafton Service City Council Attitude

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

Reporting with regard to the Grafton South Grafton passenger ferry service at last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council the Town Clerk stated:-…

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Retrospect Council Finances Position At Grafton Report by Town Clerk

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night the Town Clerk (Mr. W. C. Sheather) presented his annual report upon the financial…

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£10 VOTED Coast-Tablelands the Railway Proposition Grafton City Council's Attitude

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

Further reference was made at the meeting, of the Grafton City Council last night to the movement promoted by the North and North-West Better…

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Grafton Council Fisher Park Improvements Prince Street Vehicular Traffic North Street Drain

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night, there being present:-The Mayor (Ald. Joseph Reid), Alds. D. W…

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Opinions of Our Readers Harwood Shire and Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 2

Sir,-- Mr. Beckman evidently has no read correctly his copy of the Local Government Act. Certainly there are limitations concerning borrowing, and…

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£11,552 Minor And Main Roads Programme for 1938 Copmanhurst Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

Draft estimates providing for the proposed expenditure of £16,000 during the current local government year having been adopted at the January…

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Year's Good Work Raleigh P.P.U. 21St Annual Meeting of District Council. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 3

The Raleigh District Council of the P.P. Union is "in the fashion," as far as anniversaries are concerned, for this year it attains its coming of age…

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Shire Clerk Nymboida Council Vacancy MR. J. T. Tully Reappointed

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

Applications for the position of shire clerk were dealt with by the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday. Consideration was given to the appointment in…

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