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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

692 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 35

RECREATION Improving Facilities Views of Grafton Mayor

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

The retention of institutions and the provision of greater recreational facilities during the war was advocated by the Mayor (Ald. E. H. Chataway),…

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Council Notice Wrong Procedure

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

All interesting point was raised at Inverell Police Court during the hearing of proceedings which were instituted by the Municipal Council's…

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£1700 DAMAGES Against County Council Employee Wray's Death

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

Mr. Justice Street, in the Supreme Court, Sydney, yesterday entered a verdict for £1700 damages and assessed cost in the case in which…

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Verdict for Plaintiff Supreme Court Action Settled WRAY v. Clarence River County Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

In an action in the Supreme Court, at Sydney to-day, before his Honor Mr. Justice K. W. Street, Lilian Christina Wray, of South Grafton, administratrix…

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Cost Too High Public Conveniences Council Defers Consideration

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 4

The committee recently appointed by the Grafton City Council to consider the proposal to provide public conveniences in the town had been unable to arrive…

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Council Support Development Bureau Push District Claims Co-operate with Chamber of Commerce

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 6

The Grafton City Council has decided to support the Grafton, and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce in its move to have a conference of the major organisations in…

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Joint Council Australia And N.Z. to Deal with Policy Matters. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 5

Negotiations now being, conducted between Australia and New Zealand may result in an exchange of High Commissioners and the formation of a…

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Mayor Farewelled Loss To The District. Departure of Crisp Family Presentations at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 4

Expressions of the esteem in which they are held and the keen appreciation of the good work they have done in Grafton and South Grafton…

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Aboriginal Site Proposal "A Scandal" Shire Council Opposed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 4

A proposal to remove the Baryulgil aborigines from their present reserve to another site was described as "a scandal" by the president of the…

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Casino Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 2

Reporting through the finance committee to a meeting of the Casino Municipal Council, the Town Clerk (Mr. J. W. Every-Burns) gave a…

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South Grafton Aldermen and Eight-hour Day Committee

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 4

Sir,--As an executive officer of the Grafton and South Grafton Eight-Hour Day Committee, I would like, through the medium of the press; to register…

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New Mayor for South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 4

A new Mayor of South Grafton to take the place of Ald. W. E. Crisp, who has been transferred to Casino, will elected by aldermen at a special…

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Transfer of Area To Harwood Shire Council Seeks Valuations Shire Clerk's Report

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 1

Further consideration of a suggestion by petitioners that 5125 acres of land at present in the Woodburn shire be transferred to the Harwood…

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Dual Shire Clerk

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 4

At the suggestion of Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald, who is president of the Orara Shire Council, the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday agreed to a…

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To Be Retained Old Bridge At Coutts' Crossing Departments Action Nymboida Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

The old bridge at Coutts' Crossing will be retained, although the Department of Main Roads must be relieved of all responsibility for the structure…

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Ginger Growers' Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

A conference of New South Wales and Queensland growers was held at Buderim recently, when it was decided to form' a Ginger Growers'…

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Hospital Election Methods H.b.a. Council Disclaims Responsibility

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 4

The secretary, Mr. A. J. Gould. of the N.F. Corner Zone. H.B.A. referred yesterday to the sub-leader in our issue of Tuesday last, and stated: "The…

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Ban on Pacts Motion For U.A.P. Council Abolition of State Houses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 4

At the U.A.P. Council meeting next week a motion will be submitted from the Speakers' Association to the effect that no pact be entered into with…

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Local and General Gundurimba Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 4

A decision to purchase War Savings Certificates to the value of £200 from a plant reserve fund of £300, was made by the Gundurimba Shire Council on…

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Council Rolls Preparing for Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 4

The Town Clerk of Grafton, Mr. W. C. Sheather, stated yesterday that the collector who had been appointed to collect the list of occupiers for the…

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