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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

851 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 43

Bellinger River Gleanings From the Council Table. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 6

At the June meeting of the Bellingen shire Council tenders were received for works to be carried out under the Spooner grant allocation. The tender…

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Craig Street Land Resumption Proposal Affirmed Mayor's Casting Vote Decides Much Debated Issue

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 5

Further consideration was given by the Grafton City Council last night to the proposed acquisition of land in Craig street near the approach to the…

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Grafton Council Brick Area Extension Proposal Deferred Tree Planting Programme

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night there being present: The Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), Alds. C. H…

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No Proclamation Residential Area Grafton Council Attitude Support for Objectors

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council a number of letters were read from ratepayers, stating their objection to the proposed…

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Australian Cattle Research Assoc. (Federal Council.) Contagious Abortion Control Standardisation of Agglutination Test Analysis Of American Tests

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 3

(No. 5, by R. O. C. KING, B.V.Sc., R. M. Kinross Research Officer.) (After referring to the necessity for the standardisation in Australia of the agglutination test, and steps which are being taken to bring this about, Mr. King in this article proceeds to deal with significant results…

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Sugar Council Meeting This Week-end. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 5

The Sugar Committee is continuing efforts to reach a quota agreement. The full council is not expected to meet before the week-end…

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£53 Million States and C'wealth Loan Requirements Requests to Loan Council Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 5

Loan requirements involving approximately £53,00,000 were placed before the Loan Council to-day by the Commonwealth and States, to…

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700 BOOKS For School Library Coff's Harbor P. AND C. Council Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 5

The Coff's Harbor District Council of the P. and C. Association has purchased 700 books for distribution to schools…

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Chief Warden National Emergency Services Copmanhurst Shire Council Nomination

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

The Compmanhurst Shire Council yesterday decided that the Minister for Transport should be advised that the council would nominate the shire clerk…

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Straying Stock On Lawrence Road Shire Council's Attitude Day and Night Impounding

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

Once again the danger to transport services and other traffic caused by straying stock on the road between Grafton and Lawrence was…

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Maclean Council Jubilee Celebrations

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 2

To consider applications for the position of organiser and make arrangements for the celebrating of the Maclean municipality's jubilee, which will…

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Copmanhurst Shire Bridge Over Eaton Creek Southgate Floodboat Deadman Creek-rappville Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 10

The June meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held yesterday, there being present: Crs. I. C. Dight (president), R. H. Davison, H…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4

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

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Dorrigo Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

The electrical engineer (Mr. W. McSkimming) submitted the following report for the month of May. to the monthly meeting of The Dorrigo…

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Shire Tenders

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

Tenders were opened for various works at the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday. For the supply of benzine for the ensuing 12 months…

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HAWTHORNEVILLE From Shire To Municipality Proclamation of Transfer

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4

A proclamation published in the Government Gazette notifies that the area in the Orara shire known as Hawthorneville has been added to the…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) dealt with the following matters in his report to the Council meeting last Wednesday, and the report…

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"ATROCIOUS" "Coff's Harbor Streets Shire Engineer's Comments

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 7

The newly appointed engineer to the Dorrigo shire on Wednesday placed before the council a report on the streets and footpaths of Coff's Harbor…

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Shire Chambers Coffs Harbour Proposal Repairs at Coramba

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

The Dorrigo Shire Council decided at last meeting to proceed with repairs to the Council Chambers at Coramba, at a cost of…

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Park Beach Road Deputation to Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

The Shire Council at Wednesday's meeting decided to adhere to its moral obligation to spend £25 per annum on Park Beach…

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