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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1941

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Craig Street Land May Be Subdivided for Building Allotments City Council Decision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 6

A proposal to seek the permission of the Governor to subdivide and sell as building allotments the land in Craig street, Grafton, recently…

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Diphtheria Immunisation Grafton City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

The Grafton City Council has decided to conduct another diphtheria immunisation campaign and treatment will commence about March 3. Parents'…

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Road Safety Council of N.s.w. Grafton Branch

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

A general meeting of the Grafton branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales will be held at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. on Wednesday,…

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Australian Agricultural Council Decisions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

The Australian Agricultural Council, at its meeting in Canberra last week, arrived at decisions of great importance to the primary producing…

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War Council Vital Matters of Defence Conflict Much Closer to Australia Labor Leader's Statement Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 5

Urgent defence questions occupied the attention of the War Advisory Council to-day. Matters of very grave moment concerning Australia's defence were considered. The chiefs of the Air Force and the Navy were present…

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County Council Rural Extensions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

On 30th January Hon. R. S. Vi[?]cent, M.L.A., Minister for Mines and Forest's, was advised in the following terms by Mr. A. W. Lord. Chief…

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Nymboida Shire Road Allocations New Member Welcomed Yesterday's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Nymboida Shire Council road allocations totalling £3330 were adopted. There were present the president…

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Sunday Sport Cricket On Jubilee Park Challenge to Minister Maclean Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

The much discussed question of Sunday sport was again before the Maclean Municipal Council on Tuesday night, when Ald. Munro asked the…

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The H.B.A. Central North Coast Zone Council Rules Discussed with Mr. Rankin

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

The Central North Coast H.B.A. Zone Council held a meeting at Kempsey on Saturday night, January 25, when there were present Mr…

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Maclean Council Electricity Charges Health Inspector "Foisted on the Town."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 3

The Mayor, Ald. W. J: Rolph, presided at the monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council on Tuesday night, others present being Alds. E…

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Grafton Branch Road Safety Council of N.s.w

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 4

The Road Safety Council is a Statewide organisation which aims at educating all road users in the practices of care, courtesy and…

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The Far East Singapore Warning "Shoulder To Shoulder" Governor to the Council London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 5

"Before I speak to you again another battle may have begun, and that will decide our fate and lives in this country," the Governor of…

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Woodburn Shire Council Receives Grant

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

The Woodburn Shire Council received advice from the Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, regarding a programme of road…

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Harwood Shire Council Meeting Electricity Charges Yamba Hill Drainage

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday at the Shire Hall, Maclean there being present Crs. D. J…

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Stealing the Mayor's Thunder with Flowers

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Ald. J. Flaherty writes:-- "The Mayor of South Grafton, Ald. W. E. Crisp, has a hobby for growing choice dahlias and is justly proud of…

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District Council P. & C's

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the above was well attended in spite of the bad weather. Mr. K. Dawson was congratulated on the efficiency of…

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City Council By-election

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

Nominations are being invited to fill two positions which have become vacant in the Grafton City Council Nomination papers with the candidate's…

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Ashby Ferry-dock Road Harwood Shire Works

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

At the meeting of the Harwood Shire Council yesterday, the Department of Main Roads wrote regarding the proposed construction of development…

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Nymboida Shire Points of Local Interest New Member Welcome

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

At the meeting of the Nymboida Shire, held on Thursday last, there were present the president (Cr. W. M. L. Hughes). Crs. P. Mulquiney, L…

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Basic Wage Labor Council's Attitude. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

The Sydney Trades and Labor Council to-night decided to recommend unions to hold a stop-work meeting as a protest against the Federal…

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