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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 41 of 43

Primary Producers' Union District Council Meets at Urunga Help for Settlers Who Enlist

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 3

A big volume of business was translated at the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union. held in the…

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Price of Butter Suggested Effort to Secure Increase Deferred by Producers' Council Till Next Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 6

At the recent quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Urunga, there was a lengthy…

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Lismore's Mayor Re-elected

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 4

Ald. W. F. Oakes, of Lismore, was re-elected Mayor at the Lismore Mayoral election last night. After the voting it was announced that Ald. C…

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P. AND C. ASSNS. Grafton District Council the Library Scheme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Grafton District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations was held at the Grafton High School on Wednesday…

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Shire Engineer Orara Shire Council Vacancy Deferred For- Consideration Meeting of the Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council it was decided that consideration of the matter of appointing a shire engineer in…

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Maclean Council Aid. Rolph Re-elected Mayor Special Meeting Last Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

At the special meeting of the Maclean Council held last night Aid. W. J. Rolph was re-elected Mayor, his being the only nomination received…

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Secondary Industries For South Grafton District Support by Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 7

Strong support was given at last night's meeting of the South Grafton Council to the move for the fostering of secondary industries in the district,…

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Council in Sound Position

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

Glen Innes Municipal Council, was revealed to be in a very sound position, in an annual report presented by the Mayor, Aid. W. J. Watson. Rate…

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MR. S. S. Crick Sydney's Next Lord Mayor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 5

Alderman Stanley Sadler Crick, of Wahroonga, will be elected Lord Mayor of Sydney to-morrow, in succession to Sir Norman Nock…

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Nine Times Mayor Of South Grafton Ald. Schwinghammer Re-elected

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

Aid. Carl T. Schwinghammer was elected Mayor of South Grafton last night for the ninth year in succession. He was unopposed…

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Town Improvement South Grafton Scheme Financial Arrangements Report by the Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 7

Favorable developments in the negotiations by the South Grafton Municipal Council for financing their portion of the town improvement scheme expenditure were disclosed in…

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RE-ELECTED Orara Shire President Further Term for Cr. Fitzgerald

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 6

Only one nomination was received at yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council for the position of president, and Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald was…

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SALEYARDS Use By Auctioneers South Grafton Council Provisions of the Ordinances

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 7

Correspondence relating to the use of the municipal saleyards at South Garnon by auctioneers following upon the application received by the…

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Ninth Term Mayor Of South Grafton Council's Congratulations Works Policy Reviewed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 1

Following the meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council on Monday night the aldermen were the guests of the Mayor, Alderman Carl…

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Ald. Crick Sydney's Lord Mayor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 4

After only four years as councillor of the city of Sydney, Aid. S. S. Crick was to-day elected Lord Mayor of Sydney. for 1940…

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Boys' Band Sewerage Works South Grafton Council Monday Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 8

A meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held on Monday night. There were present the Mayor' (Aid. Carl T. Schwinghammer),…

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ESTIMATES South Grafton Council Figures for 1940 Report by Town Clerk

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 7

At Monday' night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council the Town Clerk (Mr. C. J. Beresford) submitted the draft estimates of the general fund…

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ESTIMATES Copmanhurst Shire Proposed Expenditure, £20,396 Meeting of the Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 7

Draft estimates providing for the anticipated expenditure of £20,396, during the current local government year were adopted at the meeting…

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RE-ELECTED Cr. I. C. Dight Copmanhurst Shire President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 7

Cr. I. C. Dight was unanimously reelected unopposed as president at the December meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 December 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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