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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 23 of 43

Orara Valley News Local Unemployed For Shire Works 12 Months on Electoral Roll

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 7

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has forwarded to the Dorrigo Shire Council a communication from the Minister for Labor and Industry, confirming advice…

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Lismore Council Resignation Of Clerk Called for at Special Meeting Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

Adopting a recommendation of the council in committee, Lismore Municipal Council, at a special meeting tonight. decided to give the Town Clerk…

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Dorrigo Shire Proposed Removal Of Chambers Coramba to Coff's Harbor Motion Defeated by Three Votes to Two

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 8

At Wednesday's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, held at Coramba; the shire engineer, Mr. E. J. Smith, submitted a comprehensive…

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Loan Council Final Allocations N.S.W. £12,700,000 EXTRA £450,000 for Vic. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

The loan programme of the Commonwealth and States for 1939-40 was finally fixed at £41.000,000 by the Loan Council to-night…

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£19 Million From Loan Council To Be Spent In N.S.W. State and Defence Monies Sydney 'Friday

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Stevens, who returned to Sydney to-day from Canberra, is gratified at the result of the meeting of the Loan Council.,…

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Council Seats Nominations Called

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 4

Through the death of Ald. Joseph Reid, a vacancy exists on both the Grafton City Council and the South Grafton Municipal Council…

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P. AND C. ASSNS. L.C. District Council Membership of Teachers Letter From the Minister

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 2

Mr. A. Bancroft, president, occupied the chair at a well-attended metting of the Lower Clarence District Council of P. and C. Associations held at Maclean…

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Grafton City Council By-election of Alderman

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

Mr. A. G. Williams, who was a candidate at the last by-election for the Grafton City Council, has been approached by several ratepayers to stand…

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Shire Chambers Coffs Harbour Proposal the Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

The report submitted to the Shire Council at last meeting by the Engineer, Mr. E. J. Smith, was comprehensive and studied. He had gone…

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Alderman Joseph Reid Tributes By Colleagues Staunch Worker for District Father of the Water Board

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

The Mayor and aldermen of South Grafton paid eloquent tributes to the public service rendered by the late Ald. Joseph Reid to South Grafton…

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Junior Farmers District Council Annual Meeting at Maclean Large Membership Increase. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Clarence River District Council of Junior Farmer Clubs was held at Maclean on Saturday morning, when there was a large…

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County Council Monday's Meeting Held Over Reports the Sales Department

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 3

The business at Monday's meeting of the Clarence River County Council included the following items, the report relating to which was held over from…

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Australian Cattie Research Assoc. (Federal Council.) Contagious Abortion Control Herd Replacement Dangers Warning To Australian Cattlemen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 3

(No. 6, by R. O. C. KING, B,V,Sc., R.M. Kinross Research Officer.) (Australian cattlemen who are determined to eradicate the serious scourge of contagious abortion from their herds are advised by Mr. King, in this article as to the best methods of obtaining replacement stock. Mr…

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Aldermanic Vacancies Grafton City Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 4

Mr. A. G. Williams has decided, in response to the request of many citizens. to accept nomination for the vacancy in the Grafton City Council caused by the…

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Cookery Competition C.r. County Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 4

A very satisfactory response was received by the Clarence River Country Council in the cookery competition which closed last Saturday. In fact,…

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REINSTATEMENT Sought By Town Clerk Lismore Council Rejects Plea

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 4

The Town Clerk of Lismore (Mr. J. W. Nelson) asked the Lismore Municipal Council at its last meeting to reconsider the decision it made at a…

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Price of Bricks Appeal To Be Lodged by Brick Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 5

The Council of Brick Manufacturers has decided to appeal against the brick prices fixed by Mr. Justice de Baun. The appeal will be heard by the…

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Maclean's Jubilee Municipal Celebrations Local Organiser Appointed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 4

A very representative attendance was present at the public meeting convened by the Maclean Council, on Tuesday night, to consider applications…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers. Coramba, those present were Crs. W. M. Mark (President) S…

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Shire Tenders

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

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

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