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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 26 of 43

Tomki Shire and Electricity

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 4

The chief engineer of the Clarence River County Council (Mr. A. W. Lord) stated on Tuesday that the main reason for the delay in providing an…

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Shire Chambers Coffs Harbour Proposal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

"Coffs Citizen" writes:— I have read with interest the marks made by "Ratepayer" in your last Friday's issue of the "Advocate,"…

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Casino Council Opposition

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

The Casino council decided at its last meeting to include on the agenda a motion expressing opposition to the Clarence River County Council…

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Local and General New County Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

It was decided at last meeting of the Manning Shire Council to petition the Governor to constitute a county council district comprising the whole…

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Local and General £10,000 Owing to Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Unpaid rates and other debts owing to the Casino Council by ratepayers and citizens total £10,000, and steps are being taken to recover the money…

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Australian Cattle Research Assoc. (Federal Council.) Contagious Abortion Control How Cattle May Be Infected Little Danger For Bulls

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 10

(The various ways by which contagious abortion may be disseminated and the relative importance of each source of infection are discussed in this article. Mr. King, who is attached to the staff of the Glenfield Research Station, was Sent overseas by the Australian Cattle Research…

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Gift to Council From North Sydney Council Appreciation of Action

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 4

Two bound copies of the volume, "History and Progress from the Ea[?]ie Settlement, 1788-1938, of the North Sydney Municipality," were presented…

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Electric Cooking Competition County Council Enterprise

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 6

This morning the third three girls will test their cooking ability in the showroom of the County Council in Victoria street at 10 o'clock…

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S. Grafton Council By-election To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 4

The election of an alderman to the South Grafton Council will take place to-day. The candidates are Messrs. J. R…

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No Coal Strike Decision of Miners Will Work Under Award Central Council Meets Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 5

Fears of an immediate Commonwealth wide stoppage in the coal industry, following dissatisfaction expressed on the mine fields with the…

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting Ferry Meal Hours Abolished Goodwood Island Ferry Proposed New Punt

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday when there were present:--Councillors J. Wiblen (president), D. J. Moloney, D…

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MR. C. L. JUCHAU New Alderman For South Grafton Win in By-election

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 4

The by-election at South Grafton to fill the vacancy in the South Grafton Municipal Council caused by the death of Ald. Joseph Reid was won on…

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Peel Shire Electricity

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 4

The switching on of the Peel shire rural electricity extension on Saturday night by the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. E. S. Spooner,…

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Soil Erosion River Bank Protection Bellingen Shire Application. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 5

The Bellingen shire president, Cr. H. V. Wood, reported to the July meeting of that body that, with the shire engineer, Mr. Funda, he had interviewed…

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"Be a Tragedy" Casino Move To Limit Power Plant Condemned by C.R.C.C, Chairman County Council Extensions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 4

"I was surprised to read in last Friday's 'Daily Examiner' of the decision reached by the Casino Municipal Council to bring before the…

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Chief Warden Grafton Municipal Area Mr. Roy B. Withers Appointed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 4

The Town Clerk of Grafton (Mr. W. C. Sheather) has received an official communication from Col. Lorenzo Director of National Emergency…

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Aerodromes Needed Co-operation Essential State and Municipalities. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 5

The importance of State and municipal co-operation in the building of aerodromes was stressed by the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. Fairbairn,…

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Town Hall Plan Divides Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 3

Coolangatta's aldermen are divided on the council's proposal to borrow £3000, if the Treasury will find the money, to build a new Town Hall…

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Ulmarra Council Street Intersections Minimising Danger Trees for State Highway?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday morning. The Mayor, Ald. Geo. Chevalley…

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South Grafton Municipal by Election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 3

Sir,—To refute scurrilous rumors relative to the above I desire to say emphatically that the United Protestant Association played no part whatever…

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