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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

666 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 34

Cowper Division C.P. Electorate Council Sir Eahle Page's Candidature Endorsed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 4

Over sixty delegates, representative of all parts of the Cowper division, attended a meeting of the Electorate Council of the United Country Party…

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Country Party Cowper Electoral Council Meeting At Kempsey Speech by Sir E. Page Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 4

Australia, with the rest of the British Empire--in fact, with all who love and practise freedom--is at the crisis of her fate. Her enemies have…

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Scouts and Guides Weekly News Leaders' Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

Members of the Grafton and South Grafton Leaders' Council are reminded of the social evening to be held in the Guides' Hall on Saturday night…

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Patriotic Work How To Help Grafton Council References

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

"Quite a number of people seem to be at a loss to know just what they can do to help in the war work," said Aid. W. R. Weiley at the Grafton…

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Grafton Council The Works Programme Residential Flats New Regulations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night, there being present: The Mayor (Aid. E. H. Chataway), Alds. C, H,…

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Town Band Music For Patriotic Functions Action by Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

A large number of citizens have expressed their willingness to provide band music at Grafton for patriotic functions and thus assist the Recruiting…

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Street Lighting Grafton City Council Question of Modern Methods Deferred Until Next Year

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 3

Questions affecting the street fighting of Grafton occupied the attention of the City Council at last nights meeting…

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Council to Make Up Pay

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council, on Tuesday night, the adjustment of the difference between military and civil pay for staff…

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Hydro- Electricity Rocky Creek Scheme County Council Obtains Govt. Approval

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 4

From the Department of Works and Local Government a latter has been received by the Clarence River County Council, granting approval to the…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council on Wednesday, held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, those present were Crs. W. M. Mark…

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Shire Council Staff Position of War Recruits

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

At the meeting on Wednesday, Dorrigo Shire Council considered the position of members of the staff who enlist for service in the war. It was…

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Shire Oil Supplies

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

Five Major Oil Companies submitted tenders to Dorrigo Shire Council for supply of petrol, oils and greases to the Council for the next…

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The Mountain Road Bellingen Shire Engineer Reports to Council Special Construction Work

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

The special construction work, between Gordonville and the top of the Dorrigo Mountain, authorised by the Department of Main Roads on 24th…

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Shire Works The Engineer's Reports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

The following reports by the Shire Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) were adopted at the Council meeting on Wednesday:—…

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Shire Engineer Mr. R. C. Braithwaite's Retirement

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

Mr. O. Small, of Wyan, an ex- councillor of the Copmanhurst shire, in a letter apologising for his absence from the send-off by the working staff…

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£80,000 DEFICIT Brisbane City Council Financial Position Grave. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

Faced with a deficit of £80,000 the City Council is in its worst financial position since the inception, of Greater Brisbane in 1926, according to some…

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Dorrigo Shire Meeting Of The Council National Emergency Services Coff's Harbor Town Improvements

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 2

The Dorr'go Shire Council met at Caramba on Wednesday, June 19, the president (Cr. W. M. Mark) occupying the chair…

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A.I.F. RECRUITING Dorrigo Shire Area Depot at Coramba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 7

At the meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council on Wednesday last a letter was received from the Department of Works and Local Government requesting the…

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County Council Staff

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

At the monthly meeting, yesterday, of the Clarence River County Council applications from more of the employees wishing to enlist were…

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ALD. W. E. CRISP Mayor Of South Grafton Elected Without Opposition Last Night's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 2

At a special meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council last night Ald. W. E. Crisp (Deputy-Mayor) was elected Mayor, unopposed, in place of…

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