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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1938

767 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 39

Council Chambers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 2

Included in amounts written off for depreciation at last meeting of the Shire Council was £69 2s on the Council Chambers at Coramba. In…

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Potato Growers' Council Half-yearly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

The regular half-yearly meeting of the Potato Growers' Council of N.S. Wales was held at the P.P. Union offices, Sydney, on 2nd and 3rd…

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School Libraries P. & C. Associations District Council Formed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

Representatives of P. & C. Associations in the various parts of Caffs Harbour district decided on Wednesday night to form a…

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150Th Celebrations C.P. And A. Society Intention of the Grafton Committee President to Interview the Mayor

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

Doubt has arisen in the minds of members of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society concerning the intentions of the Grafton 150th…

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CELEBRATIONS 150th Anniversary Grafton Functions City Council Assumes Control

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 4

That the public committee elected to organise the local celebrations in honor of Australia's 150th anniversary had failed to function effectively…

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Rural Extensions For Electricity Supply £22,000 Expenditure Approved Clarence River County Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 7

Rural extensions at a cost of £22,500 were approved at yesterday's meeting of the Clarence River County Council. The work will be done as…

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Dellow's Lane Lengthy Council Debate Question of Improvements the Mayor and His Casting Vote

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 3

The committee, having inspected the lane at the rear of Prince street properties, recommended that council take no action to alter existing conditions…

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Street Lighting Grafton Council Proposals Vapor Discharge Lamps

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 3

Several aspects of the street lighting at Grafton engaged the attention of the City Council on. Monday night in respect of which the Town Clerk made…

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Late Sitting Grafton Council Anniversary Celebrations the Building By-laws

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 3

On Monday night the Grafton City Council sat until a late hour, and in addition to the discussions on the baths question and the 150th anniversary…

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CELEBRATIONS 150th Anniversary Grafton Committee Meeting Council Asked to Take Over

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 2

A meeting of the Grafton 150th Anniversary Celebrations Committee, at the Town Hah, Grafton, last night, unanimously carried a resolution to…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

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

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting Coff's Water Supply Dorrigo and Coff's Streets Improvement Programmes

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 10

At the monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council held in the Council Chambers, Coramba, there were in attendance Crs. W. M. Mark (president),…

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Council Chambers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

Included in amounts written off for depreciation at last meeting of the Shire Council was £69 2s on the Council Chambers at Coramba. In…

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School Column School Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 6

A Council elected by the pupils is being formed to train pupils to take an active part in the various activities of the school. Detail will be…

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P. AND C. ASSNS. District Council Formed for Lower Clarence School Library Units Adopted

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 6

There war a representative and enthusiastic attendance of delegates of Lower Clarence P. and C. Associations and teachers at a combined meeting,…

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Dalby Baths Popular Inspected by Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 4

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Jones) travelled more than 300 miles at the week-end to inspect the Dalby swimming pool, which is recognised as the…

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Cattle Sales Need Extra Accommodation Holding Pens Proposed South Grafton Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 6

The need for increased accommodation for cattle at the saleyards and the question of the erection of holding pens with a possibility of a…

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MACLEAN J.F.C. Advisory Council Annual Meeting Rev. F. G. Alexander Elected President

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Maclean J.F.C. Advisory Council was held in the Literary Institute, Maclean, on Friday night. when there were present…

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Nazi Methods New York Mayor's Attack. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

The Mayor of New York, Mr. La Guardia, to-day resumed his attack on Nazi-ism, when he declared: "You know it does not take much courage to take…

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"Day Robbery" Day Labor on Shire Hall

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

When Innisfail's Labor Shire Council decided on a £36,000 shire hail to be built by day labor, probably they never dreamt it would…

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