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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 6 of 34

New Council Chambers Nambucca Shire Contest As to Site. Macksville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 3

A meeting of ratepayers took place in the Macksville School of Arts on Monday night to receive toe report of the deputation to the Nambucca Shire…

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P.p.u. District Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

The annual and quarterly meetings of the Clarence District Council of the 'Primary Producers' Union will be held at the Town Hall, Grafton, at 11 a.m…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on Wednesday last, Cr. W. M. Mark (President)…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Report for January

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

The electrical engineer (Mr. W. McSkimming) submitted following report on the working of the Dorrigo hydro electric development for the…

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Shire Tenders

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Two tenders were received by the Shire Council at last meeting fox- resealing the Pacific Highway from Coffs Creek, Coffs Harbour, for three…

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Shire Chambers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

Nambucca Shire Council decided at last meeting not to shift the shire chambers from Bowraville. The Council some time ago accepted the…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

The Shire Engineer. (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported as follows to the Council meeting on Wednesday:— I recommend that no objection be…

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Unlinked Roads Shire Asks For Grant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

Dorrigo Shire Council asked Mr. L. O. Martin, Minister for Works, yesterday for a grant to link up roads on Dorrigo. It was explained that in…

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Coffs Footpaths Council's Financial Burden

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

In a report to the Council at last Wednesday's meeting the Engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) pointed out the Council's inability to…

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Ministerial Visit Coff's Harbor Works Town Improvements Dorrigo Shire Requests. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5

Mr. L. O. Martin, Minister for Works and Local Government, arid Mr. R. S. Vincent, Minister for Mines and Forests, visited Coff's Harbor to-day…

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Producers Confer Good Year's Work Is Reviewed by Members of Raleigh District Council P.P.U.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 4

A very satisfactory year's work was reviewed by delegates at the annual meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary…

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Primary Producers' Union Clarence District Council Annual And Quarterly Meetings Margarine and Rutter Substitutes Advantages Of Technical Education

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Claence (District Council of the Primary Producers' Union was held at the Grafton Town Hall yesterday morning, there…

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Electric Supply Casino Council's Policy Wants .Local Control

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

Casino Municipal Council adopted a report by the Mayor, Ald. A. E. Robinson, the Deputy Mayor and the council's engineer, defining the council's policy…

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Road Safety Council Branch For Grafton Public Meeting to Be Held

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 4

Towards the latter end of last year the Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales wrote to the Grafton City Council suggesting…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting Greater County Council Favored Fitzroy Park

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 8

The February meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Sin re Chambers, Coramba, on February 21. There were present Crs. W. Mark…

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Local and General Greater County Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Fourteen of the 16 councils at present obtaining electricity from the Nvmboida scheme have intimated their endorsement of the resolutions…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs District Council Quarterly Meeting at Southgate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Junior Farmers" Clubs was held at the school at Southgate on Saturday last. The following…

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ELECTRICITY North Coast Services Greater County Council 14 OF 16 Councils Concur

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

Fourteen out of 16 of the councils at present obtaining electricity supplies from the Clarence River County Council have intimated their…

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Deputations Hospital---grafton Council Requests For £80,000 Heard in Camera Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 4

A request that the centre block, kitchen and laundry be completed at the Grafton District Hospital at a cost of £30,000 was made by a Grafton…

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Revenue Passes £130,000 Mark for 1939 Clarence River County Council's Undertaking Increase Of £26,138 Compared With 1938 Excess of Revenue Over Expenditure £24,363 Surplus Of £14,000 For Last Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

An excess of revenue over expenditure of £24,363, compared with an estimated excess of £14,000 is disclosed in the annual report covering the operations of the Clarence River County Council for 1939, which was tabled at the meeting of the council yesterday. The revenue earned was…

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