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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1946

579 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 29

Shire Clerk To Visit Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR. Mon.-- The Dorrigo Shire Council has decided that the Shire Clerk (Mr. Ray E. Smith) will attend at the…

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New Shire Urged For Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.-- Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, Cr. W. H. Bailey said that…

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South Grafton Council And National Fitness

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 4

SOUTH Grafton Council on Monday night decided to refer to the local National Fitness Committee a letter from the National Fitness Council and ask for a definition of the terms upon which council was asked to co-operate in this year's play centre…

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Combined Council For North Coast Supported

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.--Delegates to the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbour District Cricket Association supported [?] suggestion from the [?]…

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US Not Placing Complaints Before Security Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.--According to the Washington correspondent of the New York "Herald-Tribune" a high State Department source revealed that the United States was not placing complaints against Yugo-Slavia on the Security Council's…

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Engineer's Drainage Design Adopted By Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

MACLEAN, Tues.--That the Maclean Municipal Council, having considered the outline of the drainage design proposed…

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Shire Council General Business

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council, at the Shire Chambers, Coramba those present were Crs. S. Hooson (President), R. Loudon, w…

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New Shire Urged for Dorrigo Discussion at Council Meeting Crs. Bailey and Skeoch Advocate Plateau's Claims

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, Cr. W. H. Bailey, said that Dorrigo was one of the best…

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Councillors Confer Matter Of Shire Boundaries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

Matters of great importance to adjoining shires, including amalgamation of shires, creation of new shires and realignment of boundaries were discussed in a very friendly manner by representatives of Dorrigo, Bellingen and Guyra Shires at Coffs…

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Organiser Questions Trades And Labour Council Status

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--At a meeting of local builders called to form a branch of the Building Workers' Union in…

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Mayor Congratulates City Of Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 3

The Mayor of Grafton (Ald. J. C. O' Brien) yesterday telegraphed the congratulations of Grafton to the Mayor and citizens of…

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Five Candidates For Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 2

Five nominations have been received by the returning officer (Mr. C. J. Beresford) for the vacancy on the South Grafton…

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Shire Boundary Allocation

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 3

A report on a proposal for the re-allocation of shire boundaries, was submitted to the Dorrigo Shire Council held at…

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Great Marlow Wall City Council To Confer With Copmanhurst Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 3

REPRESENTATIVES from the Grafton City Council will meet the Copmanhurst Shire Council, on September 18 to discuss the repair of the Great Marlow flood embankment. This was agreed to by the council at a meeting last night,…

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Council Accepts Flood Repair Offer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night decided to accept an offer from the Minister for Works granting £660 for flood damage, repairs,…

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City Council To Make House Survey

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 3

Resumption of suitable areas of land, for building houses may be undertaken in Grafton by the State. Housing Commission,…

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"Waste" Claim Repeated By Alderman

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 4

Repeating his charge that the removal of bunya trees by a private contractor was "a scandalous waste of ratepayers…

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Lack of Support at Road Safety Council Regretted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 4

Keen disappointment was expressed at the poor support given by the public at the meeting called on Monday night…

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Pleasing Reports to Clarence Electorate Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 2

Pleasing reports of support and organisation on behalf of the Country Party candidature were presented to a meeting of…

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Jacaranda Festival Committee To Request Mayor To Call Meeting To Form Eisteddfod

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

IT was decided at Tuesday night's meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Jacaranda Festivals Committee that the Mayor cf Grafton be asked to convene a public meeting to form an active committee to organise an eisteddfod in Grafton…

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