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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 13 of 18

Should Create Council Of British Nations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Fri.--A strong plea for the creation of a Council of British Nations was made by Mr. S. M. Bruce, speaking at the…

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Armidale Alderman Refutes Criticism

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1945 · page 4

Speaking during a discussion on a letter from the Armidale sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League at a recent meeting of the…

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Council's Decision On Earle Page Park Revocation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1945 · page 2

South Grafton Council decided last night to adopt the report of the Town Clerk (Mr. C. J. Beresford), and to endorse…

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South Grafton Council Hears Park Improvement Plan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1945 · page 3

Ald. W. E. Crisp informed last night's meeting of South Grafton Council that organisations which had occasion to make use of McKittrick Park for night functions had expressed a desire to provide the necessary funds for renovation of the lighting…

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Shire and Municipal Library Proposal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1945 · page 6

The question of the establishment of a public library to serve South Grafton municipality and the shires of…

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Grafton City Council's Busy Session

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1945 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night decided to accept the tender of the B.H.P. Byproducts, Ltd., for the re-sealing of Prince and other streets with bitumen. The whole…

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Clarence River County Council To Protest To Manpower

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1945 · page 4

The Clarence River County Council decided yesterday to register a protest against the local manpower office's attitude towards the release of employees. The chairman, Cr. G. W…

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Municipal Markets Proposal Deferred

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1945 · page 3

The Town Clerk, Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather, submitted to last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council a report on a…

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City Council Resents Criticism

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1945 · page 2

Aldermen of the Grafton City Council were outspoken at Monday's meeting against criticism levelled on the support given to the National Fitness children's play centre movement. It was decided that the Council…

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Eight-Hour Day Discussed By Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1945 · page 2

The confusion arising out of the declaration of November 1 as Eight-Hour Day was referred to at the Grafton City Council…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Monthly Report

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 3

9The electrical engineer (Mr. W. P. McSkimming) Submitted the following report to the recent monthly meeting of the Shire on the working…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting Points of District Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 1

The president, Cr. R. Loudon, presided at the recent monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, with Crs. Bailey, Hooson, Riding and…

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Suggestion To Increase Orara Shire Rating

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 4

The Orara shire clerk, Mr. J. T. Tully, suggested at yesterday's meeting a small increase in the rating, in view of proposed leans for works. This, he said, would eliminate the necessity of levying loan…

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To Represent Producers At Food Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The president of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. R. C. Gibson, has been appointed producers'…

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Boulevard Site City Council Letters Rouse Bowling Club

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 2

A lengthy and, at times, acrimonious discussion followed the reading at last night's special general meeting of the Grafton Bawling Club of two letters from the Grafton City Council. One advised the determination of the club's tenure of the…

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Electricity Relief for Dorrigo Council to Seek Loan of £10,500 for Implementation of Scheme to Meet Urgent Demands Proposals for Augmenting Supply

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 1

Proposals for the immediate relief in existing conditions of electricity supply at Dorrigo, covering the purchase and installation of crude dil engines, of a capacity of 400 k.w., the installation of a new low pressure pipe line and widening and improvement of the…

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Council Staff Gets Saturdays Off

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 2

MACLEAN.--Maclean Municipal Council has decided to give its staff Saturday holidays as from October 6…

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Coff's Harbour. Case For Municipality To Be Prepared

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sat.--At the monthly meeting of the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce last night, it was…

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County Council Adopts Five-Day Week

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 2

The Clarence River County Council has decided to adopt a system, under which employees can enjoy a five-day. working…

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Council Raises Municipal Rates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 October 1945 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed.--Maclean Municipal Council decided at a meeting oil Tuesday night to raise the general rate one penny…

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