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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 6 of 43

Grafton Council Aldermanic Vacancy

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

The by-election to fill the vacancy on the Grafton City Council, caused by the resignation of Ald. R. C. Braithwaite, has been fixed for Saturday…

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Tomki Shire Appointment of Deputy Clerk Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

From seven applicants for the position, which carries a salary of £370 a Year, A. R Hodges, a member of the Kyogle Shire Council staff, was…

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Straying Stock Orara Shire Complaints Council Favors Impounding Road Allocation Details

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 3

Complaints about stock straying on roads in the Orara shire resulted in the council, yesterday, passing a motion to impound animals found on…

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Education for All Advisory Council Meets

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 3

An enthusiastic meeting of the newly constituted Advisory Council committed itself last night to assist in every way the extension of…

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Banana Growers District Council Meeting General Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 1

At the quarterly meeting of the Coffs District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation, held in Coffs Harbour last Saturday, delegates…

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ESTIMATES South Grafton Council Inclusion of Hawthorneville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 1

Draft estimates providing for an anticipated general expenditure of £6245 were adopted by the South Grafton Municipal Council last night…

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Grafton Council By-election Two Candidates in the Field

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

In yesterday's issue it was mentioned that Mr. R. H. Purkiss, hon. secretary of the Grafton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A., would be…

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Junior Farmers District Council Meets Farm Mechanics Course Advantages Outlined. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence River Junior Farmers Club District Council was held on Saturday last, when the president (Rev…

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Sth. Grafton Council Town Improvement Scheme the Telephone Service School of Arts Premises

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 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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"Three E's" For Road Safety Engineering, Education and Enforcement. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 8

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps will be in operation. The motor trucks which they will use…

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Opinions of Our Readers Grafton Council By-election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to the reported nomination of myself for the existing vacancy on the council of this city, I wish to advise that owing to other…

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Orara Valley News. Banana Growers Coff's Harbor Dist. Council Quarterly Meeting Experimental Plots

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the Coff's Harbor District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation was held in the School of Arts, Coff's Harbor, on…

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Coffs Needs Shire Council Decisions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Requests made by Coffs Chamber of Commerce were considered by the Shire Council at last meeting. Regarding tne inquiry as to when…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 February 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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Exemption Sought Use Non-safety Matches Nymboida Shire Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 6

Nymboida Shire Council decided to apply to Government for exemption for shire from terms of the amendment to the Bush Fires, Act, which…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Electrical Engineer's' Report for Month of January

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 5

The electrician engineer (Mr. W. McSkimming) submitted the following report to Wednesday's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council…

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Nymboida Shire Local Points of Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 6

After fixing the general rate at 2d in the £1, the same as the previous year, the Nymboida Shire Council approved of the shire engineer's road…

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Charge of Neglect Dorrigo Shire Needs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Charges of neglect by the Government of the needs of Dorrigo Shire compared with other shires were made at Dorrigo Shire…

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Anniversary of Rescue How Mayor Saved Australia's First Airman

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 7

If the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. G. W. Jenner) had not been in the vicinity of Newcastle beach on the morning of February 18, 1909, Mr. W:…

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Tourist Bureau Tweed Shire Support. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

Tweed Shire Council decided to-day to support the Far North Coast Tourist Bureau, but at present is not prepared to commit itself to any specific financial…

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