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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 30 of 34

Patriotic Fund Harwood Shire Remains in All-river Fund

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 8

At the Harwood shire meeting on Thursday, a letter was received from Mr. W. A. Bancroft, submitting a resolution passed at a public meeting…

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Exit Bannockburn Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

Councillors of the Bannockburn Shire Council held their last meeting on Thursday of last week and the Bannockburn Council is now no longer,…

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Sawtell Works Shire Council Decisions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

Among matters affecting Sawtell which came before last meeting of Beliingen Shire Council were the following:—…

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ELECTRICITY County Council Decisions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

Yesterday a sub-committee of the Clarence County Council reviewed tlie results of the regulations which had been in force during the…

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Water Board Administrative Charges Grafton Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

Once again the question of the administrative charges of the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board was under consideration at the meeting…

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Town Improvement Grafton Council Scheme Recent Deputation to Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council the Mayor. (Ald. E. H. Chataway) presented a report on the deputation which recently waited upon the Minister for Works…

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Spitfire Plane Proposed Present From North Coast Grafton Council's Attitude

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council a letter was received from the Mayor of Lismore stating that he had been requested by the Maclean…

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Grafton City Council Extraordinary Vacancies By-elections to Be Held

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

The question of filling the vacancy in the Grafton council caused by the resignation of Ald. B. C. Eggins some time ago occupied the attention of…

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Grafton Council Street Trees Collection of Waste Material 2Nr News Session

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night there being present the Mayor (Ald. E. H. Chataway). Alds W. R. Weiley, C.H. Richards. F. Beckman…

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£28,00,000 LOAN C'wealth Govt's Proposal Meeting of Loan Council. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 4

At an informal meeting of the Loan Council to-day, the Premiers were informed that the Commonwealth Government would seek £28,000,000 in an…

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Conciliation Commissioners New Industrial Machinery War Council Approves Scheme Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 3

Plans approved by the Advisory War Council to-day, to provide new industrial machinery, propose the appointment of Conciliation Commissioners in…

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Permanent Workshop Wanted For Grafton for Technical Education Decision Made at Advisory Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 6

At a meeting of the Advisory Council of Technical Education for Grafton and district, at the Grafton Town Hall last night, it was decided…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 4

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

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Straying Stock Shire Council's Views

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 1

Mention was made at Wednesday's Shire meeting of the seriousness of the straying stock nuisance on roads arid streets in…

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Harwood Shire Rate

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 2

A notice appears in the Government Gazette of November 15 granting permission to Harwood Shire Council to levy the general rate at 21-3d in the…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 1

The Shire Engineer, Mr. E. J. Smith, reported as follows to the Council meeting on Wednesday:— Contracts.—Reconstruction of…

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Council to Pay

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 3

Mr. B. C. Hughes, Inspector of Accounts of the Local Government Department, who recently conducted an inquiry at Glen Innes into…

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Coffs Drainage Council's Instructions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 2

A letter from the Public Health Department, received at last Wednesday's meeting, directed the Shire Council to "take immediate stent, to…

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United Protestant Assn. District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 2

The November meeting of the Clarence District Council of the United Protestant Association was held at South Grafton on Monday evening last. There…

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Leg. Council Vacancy Labor Candidates Unopposed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 3

For the first time Labor is not to have any opposition from the U.A.P. or U.C.P. in a contest to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Council…

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