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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 5 of 29

Welcome to Returned Men. Maclran Council Moves in Matter. Meeting to Be Called

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

The Macleau Council is to contact the Patriotic Committee and the Returned Soldiers' organisations with a view to meeting representatives of…

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Grafton Alderman Honoured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

The new street which will be constructed from Queen street to within a short distance of Mary street, between Fitzroy and…

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Grafton City Council £50,000 Works Loan Will Be Investigated

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

GRAFTON City Council decided last night to investigate the financing of a £50,000 loan for a public works programme. The work will involve drainage, footpath and road construction and kerbing and guttering…

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Mayor of Boston Gaoled For Mail Fraud

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The Federal Court sentenced a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. James Curley, who is…

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Security Council Results Satisfactory From Australia's Viewpoint

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON. Tues.—"From the successful deliberations of the Security Council on complex international questions which could have given rise to serious agitations, there altimately evolved an answer to the problems presented as well as…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Rejects Grant

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

Dorrigo Shire Council at a meeting decided not to accept the grant of £2,500 from the Department of Public Works…

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Dorrigo Shire Council To Build Camp For Homeless At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

FOUR cases of infantile paralysis had been reported since the last meeting of the council, the health inspector (Mr. N. Fitzpatrick) said at a meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council. He urged that steps be taken to…

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Raleigh— P.P.U. District Council the Team for Coming Year Retiring President Stresses Need for Organisation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

Referring to the satisfactory progress that had been recorded during the past year by the Raleigh District Council P.P.U., the…

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Country Party Electoral Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 2

While it was difficult to get in personal touch with all Country Party supporters in such a large zone as the Cowper electorate, in…

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Country Council's Review Of Activities

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 4

SHORTAGE of materials, funds and manpower have prevented the Clarence River County Council from undertaking works which had been prepared under a post-war plan. Numerous difficulties had been overcome, however, with the important…

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South Grafton Council Reconstruction Scheme Classes Promised

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3

THE Minister for Education informed South Grafton Council last night that Grafton was one of the country Centres earmarked for the establishment of classes in carpentry and joinery under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Scheme…

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Too Much Grass For Council To Cope With

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 3

The Mayor of South Grafton, Ald J. C. Lane, last night made an appeal to residents to assist to keep the footpaths and areas…

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Representative on Allied Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—Mr. W. McMahon. Ball, head of the Department of Political Science, University of Melbourne, has…

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Shire Matters

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 3

Sir,—I note with pleasure the move of Cr. D.E. Archer to have street lights installed in the shire villages. I would have liked him to include a…

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Clean City Campaign by Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Grafton City Council cleanup week will start on Monday, March 11, and continue until Friday, March 15…

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To Elect Members to Legislative Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Members of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly will vote on March 14 for the election of 15…

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Says Council Should Employ More Men

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

A a meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council, Aid. Kesby said the council should employ more men if they were to play…

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Copper Promised to Tweed Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 4

It would possibly be six months or more before copper became available for electricity extensions at Fingal, Kingscliff, Wommin Bay…

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£2500 Shire Grant Again Refused by Council Engineer's Recommendation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 4

In a comprehensive report covering every phase of the £2500 conditional grant by the Government to Dorrigo Shire Council…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting Points of Local Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 2

Councillors present at the February meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council were Cr. R. G. Wilson, deputy president, in chair,…

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