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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

356 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 18

Appeal Success Mentioned At Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1945 · page 2

The Mayor of Maclean (Ald. E. J. Conroy) advised the members of the council at its last meeting that 1940lb. of clothing…

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Council Approves Priority Works

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--Designed with the twofold object of furthering the housing programme and stimulating employment, a…

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Proposal For Electricity Advisory Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.--At the request of Victorian and New South Wales Premiers, the National Works Council to-day…

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Aldermen's Views On Technical College

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 2

Ald. W. E. Crisp, during a discussion at last night's meeting of South Grafton Council on an appeal for funds by the Grafton Technical College, said that he considered the giving of donations by a council to such an object was creating a precedent…

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Lord Mayor of Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 August 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.—By 19 votes to 14 Councillor F. R. Connelly was to-day elected Lord Mayor of Melbourne in succession…

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Repatriation Work Starts In Bellingen Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 4

At the inaugural meeting of the Bellingen Shire Repatriation Local Committee, the executive officers were appointed…

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Vegetable Growers' Council To Be Formed

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 4

At a meeting of vegetable growers' organisations convened recently by the Minister for Agriculture, it was decided that…

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Straight Speaking By Aldermen On Sunday Sport

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 4

At the conclusion of a lengthy debate at the Grafton City Council last night on the question of Council's powers to control sports on its parks and reserves, it was decided to instruct the Town Clerk (Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather) to prepare, in consultation…

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Varied Business At Dorrigo Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 5

At the Dorrigo Shire Council meeting held recently at the Council Chambers, Coramba, a wide range of matters was considered. The president, Cr. R. Loudon,…

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Council's Powers To Regulate Sport On Parks and Reserves

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 4

Counsel opinion on the matter of the Grafton City Council's powers to regulate sport on its parks and reserves, was…

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"Rising Early" Council Sets Record

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 2

"Rising early in the morning"--one o'clock to be exact-- aldermen of the Grafton City Council proceeded not "to light the fire" as Gilbert's "Gondoliers," but to go to bed. They had had a record sitting and, even if they missed the…

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Mr. Wingfield On Assistance To City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 4

"You were discussing the dredging of the baths. "At the request of South Grafton Council, I am at…

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City Council Plan To Develop Showground Sports

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 4

A proposal to have the Clarence P. and A. Society's Showground at Grafton brought under the control of the City Council, with the idea of having it…

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Mayor Praises Local War Effort

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 6

"I feel that the time is opportune to record an appreciation of the part played by citizens of Grafton in the prosecution of…

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City Council Office Staff Gets Better Conditions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 2

"I recommend that the hours of duty be adjusted to provide for half the administrative staff of the City Council being off…

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Nymboida Shire Receives Armidale Road Grant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1945 · page 5

At yesterday's meeting of Nymboida Shire Council, held at South Grafton, a letter was received from the Department of Main Roads stating that an extra item of £4000, to include work on the Armidaie road, had been added to the 1945 trunk roads…

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Municipality Status Discussed At Coff's Harbour Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 September 1945 · page 2

The president of the Dorrigo Shire Council, Councillor Loudon, and Councillor Riding, any other councillors interested in the project, and the shire clerk, are to he invited to attend a special meeting of the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce to…

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Orara Shire Proposal to Buy Bulldozer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 September 1945 · page 5

The Orara Shire Council at yesterday's meeting decided that the President, Shire Clerk and Shire Engineer confer with…

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Council Proposes Joint Conference On Aircraft Bases

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 September 1945 · page 3

The South Grafton Municipal Council, at last night's meeting, decided to invite the Grafton City Council to confer on aerodrome and seaplane base proposals, plans…

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Council's Decision on Parr Land and Its Buildings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 September 1945 · page 3

South Grafton Municipal Council agreed last night that if the buildings and their occupants on Earle Page Park were…

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