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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1944

445 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 23

Bridges Damaged By Heavy Storm In Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Considerable damage was caused in the Dorrigo shire by the storm at the week-end. Bridges were washed away, approaches…

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Shire Works Report to Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Included in the report submitted by the Shire Clerk to last meeting of the Dorrigo Council were the following items:…

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Maclean Council Asks For Further Investigation of Water Supply

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

At the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council held on Tuesday night it was decided to ask for further departmental…

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Meat Rationing Letter to South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

The Town Clerk of South Grafton, Mr. C. J. Beresford, has received from Sir Earle Page a letter dated December 31, addressed…

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S. Grafton Council Considers Baths Improvements

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

Improvements to the swimming baths were suggested in a letter to last night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council…

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Lord Mayor of Sydney Urges Contributions To A.C.F. Funds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--If some centres did not contribute to A.C.F. headquarter funds this year he would consider…

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Harwood Shire Council Supports Housing Move

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Harwood Shire Council, at its meeting on Thursday, decided to co-operate in a movement to stimulate housing programmes, in the hands of local…

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President's Dinner Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Following a custom of many years' standing, Cr. N. J. Cameron, the newly-elected president of Harwood shire, tendered a dinner to councillors and staff…

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Ulmarra Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

The Ulmarra Municipal Council held their ordinary monthly meeting in the Council Chambers on Thursday morning. Those present were the Mayor (Ald…

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Orara Shire Council Decides To Purchase New Grader

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday, presided over by the president, Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald, it was decided, on the motion of Cr…

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Reference Library to Be Started by City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

Grafton City Council last night decided to use the Mayor's room as a library, to make the Council Chamber available as a reading room, and start…

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Woolgoolga Delegation To Ask Council For Road Improvement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

WOOLGOOLGA, Mon. -- The road serving banana growers and o[?]er residents in the locality known as Madman's Hollow, Woolgoolga, never good,…

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C.W.A. Health Centre To Be Improved By City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

Improvements to the Grafton Country Women's Association health centre are to be carried out at a cost of £190, as a result of a motion carried…

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Maclean Welcome To Returned Men. Mayor As Pianist

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

On account of the holidays, the at tendance at the Welcome to returned men in the Literary Institute, Maclean, on Monday night, was not large…

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Memorial Baths Request Before City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

In a minute which was adopted by the City Council on Monday night, the Mayor, Ald. W. T. Robinson, covered the council's activities in…

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Grafton Council Looks to Finance for Post-war Work

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 1

The question of finance for postwar reconstruction schemes for which local government bodies were expected to find money was one of the…

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Nymboida Shire Council Has Record Amount To Spend On Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

In a report to the meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council, presided over by the president (Cr. L. G. Waugh), yesterday morning, the shire clerk…

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Minor Flood Damage In Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

The Nymboida shire engineer (Mr. H. M. Cornwall), reported to yesterday's meeting of the council that during the recent heavy storms and…

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South Aust. Led The Way Stormy Existence Of Adelaide's First Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 6

Some important instance in which South Australia has led the way to other States in Australia, were mentioned by Mr. A. N. Dawkin, in an…

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Consulting Engineer To Clarence River County Council Tenders Resignation After Conference Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

After a conference with a full meeting of the Clarence River County Council, presided over by the chairman (Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald), which, occupied the greater portion of yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. G. Carter, the council's consulting engineer, tendered his…

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