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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 34 of 43

Shire Contracts Engineer's Progress Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

The Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported as follows to the Shire Council on Wednesday regarding contracts in progress: —…

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Byron Shire By-election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 8

The nomination of Raymond William James was the only one received by the returning officer (Mr. R. Brownell) to fill the vacancy for the A Riding of…

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War Council Meets in England London

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 5

The Ministry of Information states that the Allied Supreme War Council which met in England reached a unanimous agreement on the two…

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Military Service County Council Employee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 2

The Clarence River County Com at their meeting yesterday, discuss the position of employees who wish to enlist for service in the…

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Military Service Enlistment Of Employees County Council's Policy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 6

''Certain of the council's employees are members of the voluntary forces and as time goes on these and other members of the council's…

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Loan Proposals C.R. County Council Technical Obstacles Removed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 6

The Clarence River County Council at yesterday's meeting adopted a report by the chairman (Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald) with regard to his recent…

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County Council £80,000 LOAN Blaxland's Creek Bridge Erosion at Goolang Creek

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 7

The September meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held at the head office, Grafton, yesterday morning, there being present:--…

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Local Band Out Of Existence Move to Re-form It South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 3

A move to ascertain whether the Grafton and South Grafton Citizens' Band still existed, with a view to reforming it, was made by the South…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 1

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

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Dorrigo Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 4

The Electrical Engineer (Mr. W. McSkimming) submitted the following report for the month of August, to The monthly meeting of the…

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Shire Plant Last Months Operations

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 6

The Shire Engineer reported as follows to the Council at its monthly meeting:— Auto-Patrol Unit No. 1 (Whittaker)…

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Shire Contracts Engineer's Progress Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 6

The Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported as follows to the Shire Council at its monthly meeting, regarding contracts in progress:—…

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Electricity Suggested Greater County Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 1

Notice of the following motion has been given by Cr. E. J. Hardy for the next meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council: "That the Government be…

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Grafton Greyhound Council Annual General-meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1939 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Grafton Greyhound Control Council will be held at the Town Hall, Grafton, on Wednesday night next at 8…

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Brisbane Council Financial Difficulty. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1939 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Forgen Smith said to-day that the financial difficulty with which the City Council was faced was applicable to ail…

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First Council Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 2

Extracts from the first minute book of the Bellingen Shire Council, recently discovered at Macksville, are published in the "Raleigh Sun." They…

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N.E.S. PLANS "Held Up To Ridicule" Complaint by the Mayor Grafton Council Minute

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 1

Dealing with the national emergency services the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. D. W. Macpherson) submitted the following minute to the Grafton City…

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State Parliaments Suggested Abolition Grafton Council Resolution

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 4

The question of the abolition of the State Parliaments was discussed at the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night, and a resolution…

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Patriotic Fund Festival Committee's Plans Grafton Council Attitude

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 7

The correspondence dealt with at last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council included a letter from the Grafton and South Grafton…

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Many Dismissals Brisbane City Council Loan Money Curtailed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 3

Because of the scarcity of loan money, with the resultant severe curtailment of loan works, 1027 men have been dismissed the employment of the…

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