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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1945

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Mayor of Grafton. Ald. J. C. O'Brien Re-Elected

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 3

Ald. J. C. O'Brien was last night re-elected Mayor of Grafton City Council. Ald. W. T. Robinson was elected Deputy…

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County Council's Policy on Preference to Lines

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Clarence River County Council the clerk (Mr. Chas. Seymour) said it was the council's policy, wherever economically possible, to give preference to lines where subsidies had been approved of before the outbreak of war…

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Grafton City Council Visiting Shows Not To Amplify Late At Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 3

The Grafton City Council decided last night to take definite action to prevent visiting entertainments utilising amplifying equipment until late at night, to the annoyance of adjoining residents…

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Lismore Mayor Re-Elected

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 2

For the fifth successive term Ald. C. A. H. Dalziell has been elected Mayor of Lismore. A special meeting of the…

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Grafton City Council Ald. Owen on Boulevard Deputation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 2

Council should at least be consistent, said Ald. N. T. Owen, at Monday night's meeting of the Grafton City Council. "You are talking of receiving a deputation from the bowlers, and yet it is not long since we turned such an application down flat." he added…

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Nymboida Shire Council Burr Is Germinating, Says Weeds Inspector

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 6

Reporting to yesterday's meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council, held at South Grafton, the noxious weeds inspector, Mr. K. B. Sabine, stated that burr was germinating after the recent heavy rains, and was becoming more prolific. Very few holdings…

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Lord Mayor of Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. -- Ald. R. J. Hartley, city solicitor, president of the British Centre, and former Lord Mayor, was to-day elected…

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Nymboida Shire President

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 6

Cr. L. G. Waugh was unanimously re-elected president of the Nymboida Shire Council, at a special meeting held at the…

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South Grafton Council Suggestion Solution Of Baths Site Question

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 3

The South Grafton Council at last night's meeting decided to support a proposal submitted by the South Grafton P. and C. Association, that the money collected for the erection of memorial baths be split up and used for the construction of baths at Grafton…

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South Grafton Mayor Entertains Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 4

On Monday night the Mayor of South Grafton (Ald. J. C. Lane) entertained the aldermen, officials of the council and friends at the conclusion of the council meeting. The Deputy Mayor (Ald. L…

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South Grafton Council Mayor Reports On Year's Activities

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 4

The Mayor of South Grafton (Ald. J. C. Lane), at Monday night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council, was complimented by the aldermen on his report on the year's activities and the prospects for 1946…

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Mayor Of Maclean Re-Elected

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 3

MACLEAN, Wed.--Ald. Conroy was re-elected Mayor of Maclean at a special meeting of the Municipal Council on…

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P. and C. Council On Libraries

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 6

The Grafton District Council of P. and C. Associations at last, night's meeting, at the Grafton Public School, decided to…

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Maclean Council's Move For, Better Lighting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed.--At a meeting- of the Maclean Municipal Council on Tuesday night, Ald. T. Lumley asked if there had…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

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

The president, Cr. R. Loudon was in the chair for the recent monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, when other…

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Ulmarra Mayor Re-elected

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 2

Ald. A. G. Bailey was unanimously nominated and declared elected as Mayor at a special meeting of the Ulmarra…

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P.p.u. District Council District Council Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 4

Raleigh District Council of the PPU. met recently at Coffs Harbour for the quarterly meeting. Cr. Riding welcomed the delegates on…

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Maclean Council Decision to Close Baths for Mud Removal

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 3

MACLEAN, Thurs.--Aid. T. Lumley, at a meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, stated that it was in the best interests of the council to dispense with the present baths and endeavour to obtain a grant for the construction of new baths which would be a…

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Municipality Status Wanted For Byron Bay

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 3

The Byron Bay Progress Association has decided to inquire from the Local Government Association as to the procedure to have Byron…

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New Dorrigo Shire President

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 December 1945 · page 4

Cr. Sidney Hooson was unanimously elected president for the ensuing term at a meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council…

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