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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 27 of 29

Ald. W. T. Robinson To Be New Mayor; Equals Grafton Record

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 3

ALD. W. T. ROBINSON was elected Mayor of Grafton at a special meeting of the Grafton City Council last night, replacing Ald. J. C. O'Brien, who will leave Grafton within a few weeks. It will be Ald. Robinson's 13th term as Mayor of Grafton,…

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County Council Policy On Forced Unionism

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 5

Although considering it desirable that all employees should belong to a union, the Clarence River County Council does not…

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Council Views On Water Meter Position

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1946 · page 3

Grafton has 1746 water services, and of these 118 are not metered. South Grafton has 459 unmetered services in a…

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Yamba Water Supply Is Matter For Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 4

YAMBA, Mon.--A letter was received from the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) through Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., at a meeting of the Yamba Urban Committee, pointing out that the question of a water supply for Yamba was…

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Disarmament Debated By Security Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues.--An accusation that Russia was trying to "get rid of the atomic bomb" as a primary objective, and then holding the veto over any further disarmament steps, was made by the United States delegate (Senator Connally) when…

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Mayor Elected at Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Wed.--The new Mayor of Kempsey is Ald. N. C. Long, who recently returned to local government affairs, after an…

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No Change In System Of Council Committees

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 3

Glen Innes Municipal Council has decided not to interfere with the present system of small committees to examine and report to…

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Shire President Re-Elected

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

At the meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday. Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald was unanimously re-elected president. In…

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Valuations And Estimates Adopted By Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

VALUATIONS and estimates for 1947 were yesterday adopted by the Orara Shire Council at the meeting in the Shire's office, South Grafton. It was stated that the total unimproved capital value of all ratable land in the Shire was £336,747. A general…

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Additional Revenue for Shire? M's. L.A. Discuss Forestry Position with Council Reps. Messrs. Vincent and Drummond Visit District

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

Messrs. R. S. Vincent and D. H. Drammond, M'sLA, visited Dorrigo last week-end and discussions ensued with a number of…

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Primary Producers' Union Many Matters Before District Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 4

P.P.U. members at the Raleigh District Council meeting held recently expressed much dissatisfaction with the manner in which…

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The Price of Butter Mr. Gibson Explains Position Many Questions Answered at Raleigh Ppu Council Meeting

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

At the recent meeting of the District Council of the PPU, Mr. R. C. Gibson (General President), answered many questions and…

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Casino Council Increases Rates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Thurs.--At a special meeting of Casino Municipal Council estimates providing for an increase in the combined…

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Grant To Council For Sewerage Loan

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 5

An offer of a grant of about £26,500 to Murwillumbah Municipal Council for the installation of its sewerage scheme has been…

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Dorrigo Shire Plans to Remove Road Danger Spots

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, the acting engineer was instructed to prepare data for the proposed £1000 scheme for widening the Bushman's Range section of Main Road 120 at selected points…

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Shire Clerk On Manslaughter Charge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 2

LISMORE, Sat.--The Clerk of Byron Bay Shire Council, Richard Brownell, was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter by…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 3

The following general business was dealt with at the South Grafton Council meeting last night. The Minister for Transport…

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Loan For Shire Road Re-Surfacing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 4

Tweed Shire Council has accepted a loan of £20,840 from the Australian Mutual Provident Society for re-surfacing and…

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Ald. J. C. Lane's Sixth Term As Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 2

Ald J. C. Lane, at a special meeting of the South Grafton Council last night, was elected unopposed as Mayor for the…

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Public Farewell To Former Mayor And Mayoress Of Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 2

Recognition of the splendid public service of Ald. J. C. and Mrs. O'Brien will be made Dy tie citizens of Grafton prior to…

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