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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 25 of 35

Protest Meeting Cancellation Of Camp Mayor Starts Campaign Sir Earle Page Informed

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 4

A public meeting of protest against the action of the military authorities in cancelling arrangements for a training cadre of the 15th Light Horse…

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Roads and Drains Big Grafton Schedule Tenders Received by Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 4

Tenders for the Grafton City Council's loan and works programme were opened in public at the Town Hall on Saturday. The lowest tender for each…

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Separation Question B.G.F. District Council to Be Subhitted to Board

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 4

A special meeting last Saturday of Coffs District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation defeated Coffs Branch motion…

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Secret Fund Fadden's Statement To War Council To-day Expected to Prove Satisfactory Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 5

A special meeting of the Advisory War Council has been called for to-morrow to a preview of the statement which the Prime Minister, Mr…

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Lease of Saleyards Consideration Of Tenders Deferred by S.G. Council Form of Lease Adopted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 3

Although tenders for the leasing of the South Grafton saleyards closed yesterday afternoon, they were not dealt with by the meeting of the South Grafton Municipal…

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Dumaresq Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 3

At the last meeting of Dumaresq Shire Council, Cr. Moffatt expressed the opinion that if the council did certain maintenance work on Point…

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Dorrigo Shire Meeting of Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 6

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

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Secede From C.r.c.c. Kyogle Shire Proposal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 2

A proposal that Kyogle Shire Council should secede from the Clarence River County Council, pay it for the cost of the improved reticulation and…

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Rural Extensions C.R.C.C. Electricity Tomki Shire Conference

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 2

At a special meeting of Tomki Shire Council on Monday a conference was held with executive members of the Clarence River County Council…

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Shire Postal Voting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 1

When the president (Cr. E. J. Cook) called for reports from the councillors at the meeting of the Byron Bay Council on Tuesday night, as to whether…

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Council Vacancy Mr. J. Stewart Elected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 5

Mr. J. Stewart was to-night elected to the Legislative Council. He fills the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. M. P. Dunlop…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 1

The shire engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported as follows to the monthly Shire Council meeting:- D" Riding. -An inspection was…

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Inverell Council Allegations

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 4

Allegations that an employee had a definite "pull" and that there was a "ramp" in the council were made at the last meeting of the Inverell…

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Woodburn Shire Criticism

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 4

Criticism of the Richmond River County Council on its lack of progress in eradicating water hyacinth, particularly from land under the control of…

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Potato Growers Poll For Council Nominations Close Oct. 6. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 6

Steps are being taken by the Department of Agriculture to conduct a poll for the election of six potato growers to the Potato Growers' Council of New…

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B.G.F. Coff's Harbor District Council Question of Division of District

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 6

A special meeting of the Coff's Harbor District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation on Saturday last resulted in the defeat of a motion from the Coff's Harbor branch in…

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Labor Party Cowper Electorate Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

Delegates from A.L.P. Branches in all parts of the Cowper Electorate and all Trade Unions were represented at a meeting of the Electoral…

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Tenders for Work Considered By Council Three Accepted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 1

A special meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night to consider the tenders for loan works, which closed recently. In three cases…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, those present were Crs. P. Burke (President), S…

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Shire Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 6

The Shire elections are to be held en December 6 next, and every person resident within the Shire whose name is on the State electoral roll…

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