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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 20 of 35

Orara Shire Rates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

Rates paid at the Orara Shire Council office during the month of July. 1941, were an improvement of £136211 on the payments for the…

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Work Restricted By Petrol Rationing Orara Shire Seeks Increase

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

The Orara Shire Council's petrol ration has been reduced by 38 gallons to 105 gallons a month. "This." said the Acting Shire Clerk (Mr. J. T. Tully) in his report…

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Loan Council Preference to Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

At the forthcoming meeting of the Loan Council plans for a uniform policy throughout Australia of preference to returned soldiers of this war will be…

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Fitzgerald Park New Public Reserve Suggestion to Orara Council Deviations Dedicated

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 6

A suggestion was made by Cr. S. Mawhlnney at the monthly meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday that an area of 5 12 acres of Crown land lying along the…

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No Quorum City Council Meeting Four Aldermen Present

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 7

The meeting of the Grafton City Council, which was to have been held last night, lapsed for want of a quorum this being the first time for quite a…

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BLACKOUT Mixture Of Views in Sydney County Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 7

The chairman of the Sydney County Council. Councillor S. E. Parry, M.L.C.. said to-day that there was no need for the public to become "Panicky"…

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Jacaranda Festival Request For Public Holiday Clarence River Municipalities and Dorrigo Shire Riding Meeting of Organising Committee

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Festivals Committee, organisers of the Jacaranda Festival, was held in the Grafton Town…

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Maclean Council Resumption Opposed School of Arts Hill Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 3

Opposition to the resumption of property on the western side of River street in connection with improvements to the fiveways intersection on the School of Arts Hill was…

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War Council Eyes on Far East Tense, But Not Grave Jap Min Ster Visits P.M. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 4

Latest developments of the Far Eastern situation and the reported massing of troops near the Thailand border, resulted in the War Advisory…

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Plea Rejected Amalgamation With Shire Petition to Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 7

When he moved a motion "That the Minister for Works and Local Government and Housing he asked to appoint a representative to make the…

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"UNSATISFACTORY" Condition Of Road Complaint to Department Nymboida Council Action

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 3

The Department of Main Road will be asked by the Nymboida Shire Council to complete repairs to the load at the junction of the Armidale road with the…

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Loan Council States Seek £27 M. May Be Cut In Half Meeting Opens To-day Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 5

The Commonwealth Government will seek drastic curtailment of the loan programmes to be submitted by the State Premiers to the Loan…

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South Grafton Council Meeting Postponed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council, which was to have been held last night, was postponed until Monday next. The meeting had to…

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Banana Growers District Council Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

Messrs. R. Armstrong (General President) and H. A. Stevenson attended the quarterly meeting of Coffs District Council of the Banana Growers'…

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"Fantastic" States Voting Power Loan Council Meeting N.S.W. Premier's Criticism. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 5

Returning to the attack on the Loan Council to-day the Premier, Mr. McKell, strongly criticised the financial agreement between the States and…

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119 TO 6 VOTES Confidence In Menzies. SYDNEY U.A.P. Council. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

At to-night's meeting of the U.A.E Council a motion was carried endorsin the action of the executive in declarin its full confidence in Mr. Menzies an…

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Government Grant Copmanhurst Shire Lankey's Creek Road Bay[?]don's Creek Bridge Proposals

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 8

Repairs will be done to Lankey's Creek road, coaldale, by the Copmanhurst Shire Council immediately the Government promised grant of £25 is received. It is…

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Harwood Shire Clerk Resigns with Council for Over 20 YEARS

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 3

Mr. W. E. Coles, shire clerk, of the Harwood Shire Council, who has been in the employ of the council for 20 years, at the meeting yesterday…

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Yamba Road Proposals Held Up Department Attitude Council's Loan Request

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 7

Proposals by the Harwood Shire Council to borrow its share of the cost of surfacing and reconditioning the road to Yamba are held up pending…

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War Council Discussed International Affairs No Statement After Meeting. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 5

The international situation was discussed at a meeting of the Advisory War Council to-day. Apart from stating that Far Eastern…

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