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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

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War On Rats Urged For Grafton By Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 3

Grafton City Council stresses the necessity for all storekeepers and householders to wage persistent war on rats…

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Harwood Shire Council And Brushgrove Bridge Proposal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 4

At the Harwood Shire Council meeting on 'Thursday there were present Crs. N. J. Cameron (president), D. E. Archer. J, Ryan, J. A. McLachlan, D…

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Rats and Dogs Discussed By Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 4

The Grafton City Council gave endorsement of a recommendation by the Town Clerk at the meeting last night, to give consideration to the…

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City Council Moves for New Baby Health Centre

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 4

At the next meeting of the Grafton City Council a conference will be held with the Grafton Country Women's Association for the purpose…

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Council Approves Loan Programme Of £16,584,000

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.--A loan programme for all State Governments. totalling £16,584,000, was approved by the Loan…

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P.p.u. District Council Branch Business for Quarterly Meeting at Urunga To-morrow

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

The following is the branch business set down for discussion at the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh P.P. Union, to be held at Urunga…

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Works Council Approves Part Cf Programme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 August 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Fri.--The National Works Council at to-day's meeting approved in principle of the programme of works covered in…

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S. Grafton Council Obtains Bus Permit For Coursing Meetings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

Last night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council received Government permission to extend the bus service on Saturday to coursaing…

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£15,000 For War Loan From County Council Out Of Cash Reserve

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 1

Yesterday's meeting of the Clarence River County Council decided to invest £15,000 in the coming War Loan. This was done on the suggestion of…

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Copmanhurst Shire. Docking Slip for Ferries Suggested

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 4

The engineer, Mr. H. I. McGulgan, told the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, that in the opinion of himself and Mr. H. M. Cornwall, engineer…

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Shire Worker's Death. Coroner's Inquiry At Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

An inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Edward George Channe[?]s, shire council employee, who was killed while working on a culvert at Bucca…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

At the August meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, held at Shire Chambers, Coramba, those present were: Crs. R. G. Wilson (president). W. M…

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Dorrigo Shire Approves Lights For Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 4

At the last meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council the shire clerk, Mr. R. E. Smith, reported that the Clarence River County Council had been…

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Rat Eradication Campaign by City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 1

"That the council inaugurate a campaign immediately for the destruction of rats within the city of Grafton, and that ifs workmen cart away and…

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City Council's Works Committee's Report Turned Down

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 1

The Grafton City Council last night refused to accept a recommendation of the Works Committee that the application of the Copmanhurst Shire…

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City Council Takes Responsibility For Baby Health Centre

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 1

The Grafton City Council last night declared itself wholeheartedly in favor of the provision of a new Health Centre and Rest Room for the use of…

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R.S.L State Council Decision On Militia Membership

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.--All members of the militia who served in a war theatre, and all volunteers are to be admitted to…

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Rat Eradication And Clean-up Campaign By Grafton City Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 2

Rats are responsible for outbreaks of typhus, plague and food poisoning, and they also cause destruction of foodstuffs…

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Meeting of Nymboida Shire Council Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 2

The shire clerk, Mr. J. T. Tully, reported to the Nymboida Shire Council at yesterday's meeting, that a revision court would be held at the…

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Outspoken Mayor Of Glen Innes Declared "Black''

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 3

Mr. A. G. Stoneman, of Grafton, wrote was follows to the Glen Innes "Guardian," on August 31:-- "I was interested to read in your…

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