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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 12 of 18

Mayor's Views on Essentials in Civic Development

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 September 1945 · page 4

A review of civic development in the City of Grafton and some possibilities of general advance in local government, were…

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Mayor Of Maclean Pleads For Full Co-operation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 September 1945 · page 4

A plea for continuance of the loyal and devoted co-operation in evidence during the war years was made by the Mayor…

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Varied Business At South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 September 1945 · page 4

The balance of the business transacted at Monday night's meeting of the South Grafton Council, which was attended by…

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Control Council For Austria

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1945 · page 1

VIENNA, Wed.--As from yesterday the Allied Control Council for Austria has assumed power in respect of matters affecting…

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Meeting of New Electricity Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1945 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.--At the inaugural meeting of the newly-constituted Richmond River Electricity County Council at Lismore…

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Maclean Council Staff To Get Saturday Off

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1945 · page 2

Maclean Council has decided to start a movement to observe Saturday as a public holiday. The Town Clerk and his staff…

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Council Will Not Share Consulting Engineer's Expenses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1945 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.--Stating that such a move would only be sponsoring Lismore's claim, aldermen at last night's meeting of the…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Montly Meeting Points of Local Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 3

At the Dorrigo Shire Council August meeting held recently at the Council Chambers, Coramba, the following were amongst the…

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Maclean Council Rejects Request For Sub-Division

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 5

Maclean Municipal Council's attitude to applications for subdivisions was made clear at a recent meeting. The Mayor, Ald. E. J. Conroy, presided…

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Maclean Council Defines Attitude To Sunday Sport

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 6

Maclean Council on Tuesday night again stated its attitude to Sunday sport. This followed reception of a letter from Rev. D. G. Trotter, Presbyterian Minister, requesting that the council receive a…

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Representation at Council of Foreign Ministers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.--Discussions are at present proceeding among the representatives of the four Dominions in London, with the…

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Diverse Matters before Aldermen Of City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1945 · page 3

Post Office buildings, camping facilities for visitors, a play centre and the suspension of the health, inspector were matters brought to the attention of aldermen at last…

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Flood Relief Discussed At Harwood Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1945 · page 5

The chairman of the Harwood Shire Council, Cr. N. Cameron, deplored that the shire had been criticised in its handling of flood relief. He said the council had spared no effort to secure assistance…

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Sunday Sport Issue Personal Approach Banned By Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1945 · page 2

Grafton City Council at last night's meeting decided that persons desirous of placing their views before council regarding Sunday football, and Sunday sport…

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New Park For Grafton Suggested At Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1945 · page 2

A proposal to establish a park in Grafton for the growing of Australian flora was placed by Ald. R. E. Hotchkiss before the…

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Labor Party Is Not Satisfied With Dorrigo Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1945 · page 5

The Coff's Harbour branch of the Australian Labour Party decided to request the Minister for Local Government to…

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Council Moves For Alternative Main Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 September 1945 · page 4

Grafton City Council on Monday night; on a motion by Ald. G. A. Jago, decided to ask the Main Roads Department to take…

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Copmanhurst Shire Favors Self-help

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 4

Following a report submitted by the shire clerk (Mr. H. G. Greenaway), regarding flood damage relief, Copmanhurst Shire Council authorised the president (Cr. O. V. Small) to advise, the Minister for Local Government that council was prepared to…

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Producers Confer: P.P.U. District Council Branch Business at the Quarterly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 2

The first part of business discussed at the recent quarterly meeting of the Raleigh P.P. Union was referred to in our last…

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Strong Demand For Municipality

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 4

After a frank discussion of the question of a municipality for Coff's Harbour at a public meeting at the Corf's Harbour School of Arts, Cr. R. Loudon,…

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