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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 20 of 29

Orara Shire Council Proposed Shire Area Alterations Opposed

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 7

AN emphatic protest against incorporating part of Orara shire in Harwood shire, as suggested by a petition drawn up by the Tyndale branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, was made by councillors of the Orara shire at the meeting held at the…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 5

Councillors present at monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council were Crs. S. Hooson. in the chair, W. H. Bailey, J. H. Skeoch, R…

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Councillors Confer Matter of Shire Boundaries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

Matters of great importance to adjoining shires, including amalgamation of shires, creation of new shires and realignment of…

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Citizens’ Council An Opposite View

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 5

Mr. A. R. W Forsyth, President of Coffs Harbour and District Chamber of Commerce writes:— I read with interest in last issue…

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Security Council Hears Charges Against Greece

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), Thursday.--The Security Council yesterday began the hearing of the Ukrainian charges against Greece. The Ukrainian delegate (M. Manuilsky) and the Greek…

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Producers Confer DISTRICT P.P.U. Branches Submit Motions Raleigh District Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 3

Many matters of special concern at the moment were brought forward by delegates of various district branches at the quarterly…

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P.p.u. District Council Delegates in Session at Urunga Lengthy Agenda Dealt with

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 3

Delegates present at the quarterly meeting of the Raleigh District Council PPU included Messrs. E. Cooper, chairman, and E. Braithwaite,…

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Shire Boundaries Guyra Machinery Pool Dorrigo As Administrative Centre? Cr. Bailey Urges Creation New L.G. Area Purchased by Northern Co.-op. Societies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 2

Cr. W. H. Bailey strongly advocated Dorrigo's claims as the administrative centre of a proposed new local governing area On behalf of six tableland co-operative societies, the Northern New South Wales Farmers' Union has paid the Commonwealth…

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Mayor Gives Order: Takes Own Life

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 1

NEWAL BAY (Indiana), Fri.--Mayor Raymond Jaegers shot and killed himself at his City Hall desk yesterday morning, after…

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Not Endorsed, Claims President Of Labour Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 5

A pamphlet authorised by Mr. A. J. Wallace, president of the Trades and Labour Council, Coff's Harbour, in support of Mr. R. J…

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Citizens' Council Discussed By Coff 's Chamber Of Commerce

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1946 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.-- A well attended meeting of the Coff's Hurbour Chamber of Commerce endorsed the action of the president, Mr. A. R. W. Forsyth, in drawing the public's attention to what he termed the unconstitutional and undemocratic methods…

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South Grafton Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 September 1946 · page 2

Mr. Mervyn James Hugh Hutchison, dentist, South Grafton, on Saturday topped the poll at the extraordinary election to fill…

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Extra Revenue for Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 3

From £8000 to £10,000 a year extra revenue would be available for road construction and maintenance in every shire throughout Australia, Sir Earle Page…

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Shire Worker Injured When Horse Frightened

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 3

Edward Charles Ellis, foreman of the Nymboida Shire gang: Working On the Armidale road at Billy's Creek, suffered a…

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Water Brigade Problem Before South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 3

The secretary of the Flood Relief Committee, advised the South Grafton Council last night that it could not approve…

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South Grafton Council Moves Against Sawdust Nuisance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 September 1946 · page 4

SOUTH Grafton Council on Monday night decided to instruct the health inspector to take the necessary action to prevent the nuisance arising to surrounding residences through the burning of sawdust at Webber's mill, near the bridge approach…

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Maclean Alderman Resigns

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed--Ald. W. B. Fleming resigned from the Maclean Council last night. He told aldermen he had found…

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Shire Seeks New Highways

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 3

In a proposed re-classification of main roads and highways to be presented to officers of the Department of Main Roads by…

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Maclean Water Position Discussed By Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 5

MACLEAN, Wed.--Aldermen discussed methods of accelerating the flow of water from the well at Maclean which is supplying a large proportion of the population with water since the drought at a meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council last night…

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Bush Fire Menace Stressed By Nymboida Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1946 · page 2

The ever increasing menace to the Clarence district from bush fires was stressed before the Nymboida Shire Council…

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