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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 33 of 43

S. Grafton Council National Emergency Services Removal of Water Mains. North Street Reserve

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 3

The ordinary meeting, of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held last night, there being present, the Mayor (Ald. Carl. T. Schwinghammer),…

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VALUATIONS Two Municipalities Grafton and South Grafton Comparative Figures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 2

Further reference to the question of municipal valuations upon which the rates for the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board are levied were made…

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"Turn on the Wireless" Broadcast Features From National Stations. For the Programme Week, Sunday, September 17, to Saturday, September 23. Hindmarsh Municipal Band

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 2

Next Sunday afternoon the Hindmarsh Municipal Band will broadcast at 3 o'clock, and listeners who remember previous performances by this…

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War Council "Somewhere in France" Chamberlain-Chatfield Fly to Meeting with French Chiefs London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 5

It was announced to-night by the Bureau of Information that a meeting of the War Council was held today, "'somewhere in France."…

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MARGARINE Agri. Council's Recommendations No Govt. Action Yet. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 6

Replying to . Mr. Francis (U.A.P., Qld.) in the House of Representatives to-day, Sir Frederick Stewart, representing the Minister for Commerce,…

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Producers Confer Raleigh District Council P.P.U. Meeting at Bellingen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Ra[?] District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held in the Masonic Hall at Bellingen on…

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Severn Shire Road Works

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 2

Severn Shire Council (Glen Innes) has been advised that its application for a Government grant of £7500 to subsidise £ for £ a loan which the council…

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Gdynia Falls Poland's Baltic Port Mayor Held As Hostage Town Was Not Bombarded London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 5

As official German communique states that German troops entered Gdynia, Poland's Baltic port, at 10.15 a.m to-day, and that the Polish…

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Council Seeks Apology

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 6

The Coolangatta Town Council, on Tuesday night, decided to request a public apology from the former president of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta…

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Council Opposes Miners Driving Buses

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 4

Men working at mines on the coalfield who drive buses and cars to work and carry passengers are out of favor with Kearsley Council. The…

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Ulmarra Council Monthly Meeting Emergency Precautions

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 7

The Ulmarra Municipal Council held its monthly meeting in the Council Chambers on Thursday morning. The Mayor (Ald. Geo. Chevalley) occupied…

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Local and General United Protestant Association District Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 4

The September meeting of the Clarence District Council of the United Protestant Association will be held in the C.W.A. Rooms, South Grafton,…

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Junior Farmers Annual Combined Field Day Clarence River District Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 3

The annual combined Field Day of the Clarence River District Council will be held at the Grafton Experiment Farm on Saturday, September 23,…

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Revive the Band? Proposal For Grafton City Council Discussions Last Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 2

A proposal to revive the band in Grafton or, as as an alternative, to start a boys band, was discussed at last night's meeting of Grafton City…

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The Mayor's Excuse

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 8

The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald G. W. Jenner) gave a novel excuse for net attending the Rechabite Ball at a civic reception to visiting members of the…

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United Protestant Assn. Clarence District Council September Meeting at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 6

The Clarence District Council of the United Protestant Association, which at present controls the area embracing Gloucester to the Tweed, held its…

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Harwood Shire Sanitary Services

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 4

Harwood Shire Council is calling tenders for sanitary services, embracing Yamba, Palmer's Island, Harwood, Chatsworth and Iluka, also from the…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

The President (Cr. W. M. Mark) presided at the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 1

The Shire Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported as follows to the Council on Wednesday:— During the month I had interviews…

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Shire Plant Last Month's Operations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 3

The Shire Engineer reported as follows to the Council on Wednesday: Auto-Patrol Unit No. 1. (Whittaker) is employed on the Highway. I have…

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