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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 2 of 35

Grass Plots Removal Wanted Copmanhurst Shire Cooncil Yesterday's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 3

Copmanhurst Shire Council at its meeting yesterday decide to ask the Grafton City Council to reconsider its refusal to have grass plots in front of the shire…

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Shire Council The Monthly Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Shire Chambers, Coraniba, on Wednesday last, those present were Crs. P…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting Greater County Council Cr. Hooson Appointed

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held on Wednesday last. Cr P. Burke (president) presided over Crs. W. Mark, T. Loudon, R…

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Shire Rating

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

The Shire Clerk (Mr. Ray E. Smith) reported to the Council meeting on Wednesday that the unimproved capital value of all ratable land…

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Electricity Control Movement In Sydney Shire Council Opposed Nymboida Councillor Critical

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

Strong disapproval of the attempt to control North Coast electricity from Sydney was voiced by Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald (who is also chairman of the C.R.C.C.) at…

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Byron Shire Finances

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

Byron Bay Shire Council was informed by the clerk at its last meeting that its overdraft was £9619, £55 over the allotted limit, and the first…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

The Shire Engineer, Mr. E. J. Smith, reported to the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday as follows:— Maintenance works have been…

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S. Grafton Council Nominations for Vacancy

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

As recently advertised in this paper, nominations have been invited for the position of alderman of the South Grafton Council to fill the vacancy…

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Lismore Council Result of By-election. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Only a small proportion of Lismore's 4000 ratepayers took the trouble to vote at the municipal by-election to-day to fill two vacancies on the council…

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Casino Council By-election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

Messrs. G. J. Mortimer and Chas. Lloyd were elected to fill two vacancies on Casino Municipal Council. There was a record poll for a by-election at…

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Electricity Control Proposed Commission Orara Shire Disapproves Satisfied with Present Conditions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

The Orara Shire Councillors decided at their meeting yesterday that they were perfectly satisfied with the manner the Clarence River County Council was…

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ADOPTED Income And Expenditure Estimates for South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

At a special meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night the draft estimates of income and expenditure of the general fund for 1941…

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Wartime Problems Aus. Agricultural Council Commonwealth Plans Regular Income for Producers Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 5

The Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, said to-night that important wartime problems to be considered by the Australian…

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Wheat Industry Ag. Council To Discuss Plan to Assist Growers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, said to-day that important plans to assist the wheatgrowing industry would be discussed at a…

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£6000 Works Loan Grafton City Council Monday Night's Meeting "Poor Job on Footpaths."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 6

The following items which were dealt with at Monday night's meeting of Grafton City Council, were held over owing to the lateness of the hour at which the…

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Telephone Bill Shocks Dungog Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

When, a few weeks ago a telephone account amounting to some £50 for the half- year was received by Dungog Municipal Council from the Postal…

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United Country Party. Clarence Electorate Council Meeting at Maclean. Question of Organising

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. D. W. Macpherson, president, occupied the chair at a meeting, of the Clarence Electorate Council of the United Country party, held at the…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Greater County Council Cr. Hooson Appointed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held on Wednesday last. Cr. P. Burke (president) presided over Crs. W. Mark, T…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Electrical Engineers Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

The electrical engineer (Mr. W. P. McSkimm[?] submitted the following report to the recent monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

The shire engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported to the recent Shire Council meeting as follows:— Maintenance works have been…

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