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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 21 of 34

Shire Roads the Maintenance Programme

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 1

The engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported to the monthly Council meeting that expenditure in connection with the main roads…

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Nymboida Scheme Future Power Supplies County Council Difficulty Serious Shortage of Water

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 1

Questions affecting the provision for future power supplies and the present position of the hydro -electric system owing to the shortage of…

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County Council Bush Fires Menace Dancer to Transmission Line Poles Power Station Troubles

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 6

The danger of bush fires was referred to at yesterday's meeting of the Clarence River County Council and the possible damage to the poles on the transmission…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Trout Fry

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

A large supply of trout fry will shortly be available for distribution in Dorrigo district streams and anyone who is desirous of securing…

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Refuses to Register Mayor Of Montreal Objects to "Conscription." Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. M[?]…

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"No Funds Available" For Trunk Roads Main Roads Dept. Reply Ora[?]a Shire Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

At a meeting of the Oraha Shire Council Held at South Graftan yesterday a letter was received from the Department of main Roads stating that a draft of the…

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"Unjust--stupid" Tick Board's Order Monthly Musterings Orara Shire Presidents Criticism

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 4

Urging cattlemen in the Clarence district to revolt against the [?] direction to them [?]r.G. W. Fitzgerald, president at the Orara shire…

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Swimming Baths Bottom To Be Sanded, City Council Decision Last Night Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

At most night's meeting of Grafton City Council it was decide to accept an offer of plant and services by the Oxenford Contracting Company. Ply., Ltd., for…

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INTERNED Mayor Of Montreal Defied National Registration Law. Montreal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 5

It was announced to-night that notice questioned the Mayor of Montreal, Mr. Houde for forty minutes after which it was decided to intern him…

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Guide and Scout News Leaders' Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Leaders' Council will be held to -night at the usual time in the new charters in the showground recently acquired by 2nd…

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No Amalgamation Maclean And C.R. Patriotic Fund Maclean Council's Decision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 4

A motion that the municipality of Maclean amalgamate with the Clarence River Patriotic and War Fund was defeated by six votes to two at the…

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Loan Council N. S. W. May Get £6 Million. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 1

New South Wales may receive only half of the £12,000,000 which it will next week seek from the Loan Council for Government and…

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DEFEATED Maclean Council Turns Down Recommendations No Amalgamation with C.R. Patriotic Fund

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 7

Despite the fact that two public meetings, in which the voting was practically five to one carried resolutions [?] the…

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Will Protest Harwood Shire Council Monthly Dipping of Cattle

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

At the meeting of Harwood Shire Council held on Thursday, Cr. D. J. Moloney said he would like to [?]the council enter a protest against…

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting Yamba C. Of E. Site Mr. Ager's Offer

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 1

In the absence of Cr, J, Wiblen, president, on sick leave, Cr. D. J. Moloney, deputy president, presided at the monthly meeting of the Harwood…

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Main Road Work Gwydir State Highway Section at Jackadgery Nymboida Shire Council, Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

Reference was wade at the meeting of the Nymboida shire Council yesterday to the Main Heads Department work on the deviation of Gwydir State highway at…

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Youth Council Suppressed. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 5

The Australian Youth Council was to-night declared an illegal body under the National Security (Subversive Associations) Regulations…

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MEMBERSHIP 1605 Grafton Branch Road Safety Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Grafton branch of the Road Safety Council was held on Wednesday evening. A further 248 applicants were…

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Strike Threat County Council Outside Staff Inquire to Be Held

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 4

A threat to cease work at 12 noon to-day unless grievances which they said existed were removed, was made yesterday by the outside staff of the…

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Maclean Council Monthly Meeting Ker[?]ing and Guttering Work to Be Done by Day Labor

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night when there were present Alds. W. J. Rolph (Mayor), A. E. Cameron…

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