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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

582 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 30

Macleay Shire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 6

The Macleay Shire Council at its meeting on Monday, decided to go ahead with the construction of a stone wall at Rainbow Reach…

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Sand for the Shire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. G. A. Jeffery, Chief Warden for the Macleay Shire, applied to Council for a supply of sand for the residents of the township of…

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Pacific War Council First Meeting To-day Canberra

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

Comprising representatives of the British, Australian, New Zealand and Netherlands Governments, the Pacific War Council will hold its first…

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Mayor Critical

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 8

"Some day they will peer through the smoke of a bomb and come down to earth," said the Mayor of Junee (Ald. W. J. Hobbin) referring to the…

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Pacific War Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

Canberra: Comprising representatives of the British, Australian, New Zealand and Netherlands Governments, the Pacific War Council will hold its first…

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Rainbow Reach Road Erosion Problem. Shire Decides to Act

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 4

After many long and weary years of useless discussion, Ministerial and engineering visits of inspection, the making of endless…

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Macleay Shire Council. Many Problems Surveyed. From Bunghole Creek to Yarrahappini Mountain. Eminently Practical Cr. Notley Advises Folk to get a Spade and Dig

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 6

At Monday's Shire meeting there were present Councillors Albert Jerfery (President), D. Mighell, D. J. Avery, J. Saul, H. J. Notley and Les…

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Euroka Red Cross Clarence River County Council. Serious Position

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the February meeting held at the school Wednesday 4th instant. There was a good collection of knitting and sewing. Explaining the reason for the Lismore Power Station carrying the greater part of the load for the undertaking, Councillor G. W. Fitzgerald,…

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Nambucca Shire Council

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

The February meeting of the Nambucca Shire Council was held at Council Chambers, Bowraville, on Monday last, when…

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Gloucester Shire Council February Meeting

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 1

All Councillors and officers of the local Shire were in attendance at the regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday…

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In the Shire

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

Mr. G. A. Jeffery, Chief Warden for the Macleay Shire, said chat his wardens co-operated most fully and efficiently, and the resultant test was…

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Wingham Municipal Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Memorial Town Ball, on Tuesday night, February 10,…

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P.p. Union Raleigh District Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Raleigh District Council of the Primary Producers' Union held at Urunga on Saturday, a letter was read from the…

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Banana Business First Meeting of Nambucca District Council

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

The first meeting of the recently created Nambucca District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation, was held…

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Shire Works Lack of Finance for Secondary Roads. Forest Lands Should Be Rated

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

In his report to last Monday's meeting of the Nambucca Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr. Hodgkinson) placed particular stress on the…

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Stroud Shire

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Cr. C. T. Abbott, Chief Warden of Stroud Shire, advises that very successful tests were reported from all centres to date…

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Council Notices

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 4

Attention is drawn to notices in this issue by the Municipal Council regarding the payment of overdue rates, and the parking of cars on…

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Evacuation in Shire Committee Formed at Old Bar

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

Councillors H. E. Milligan, J. W. Breckenridge and Ernest Wright visited Old Bar beach at 5 p.m. on Wednesday last to meet the residents of…

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Municipality of Port Macquarie. Overdue Rates

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 5

IT is hereby notified that amounts of overdue rates as at 31st December, 1941, should be paid not later than the 7th March, 1942…

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Kemfsey Municipal Council. Unknown Reserve

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council members discovered, and especially the Mayor, that Council…

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