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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 7 of 29

"No Time," Says Alderman, In Resignation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

increased family responsibility and the need for greater concentration on his professional duties had left him insufficient…

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Council's Attitude On Playing Areas

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

Finance Committee of the Grafton City Council will investigate the policy of allowing the use of the council's playing areas free…

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City Council Action on Dog Control

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

The City Council has only limited control over the exercise of greyhounds on streets, reported the Town Clerk (Mr…

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Council Staff Works On Mosquito Plague

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

The mosquito plague in Grafton was mentioned in reports to the City Council last night by the' city overseer (Mr. Pearson)…

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City Council Minister Suggests Rental Housing Scheme

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

A SUGGESTION that the Grafton City Council undertake a rental housing scheme has been made by the State Minister for Housing. He has also asked that the council institute a housing survey…

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Throat Case for Privy Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Trues.—An application made in London on behalf of Mrs. Stella Hocking for leave to apply to the Privy Council…

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Clarence Labour Council Elects Office-Bearers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

At the annual general meeting of the Clarence River and District Trades and Labor Council, Grafton, the following…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council Increased Road Grants Urged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 3

THE urgent necessity for increased Government grants to local government bodies to cope with the repair and maintenance of roads was stressed at the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday…

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Persia Lodges Protest With Security Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed.—Persia has filed anew protest with the Security Council of the United Nations' Organisations against the continued presence of Russian troops…

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Harwood Shire Council To Apply For Road Reconstruction Loan

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 4

MACLEAN, Fri.—Cr. N. Cameron, at a meeting of the Harwood Shire Council at Maclean, yesterday, moved that the Harwood Shine Council make application for a loan of £25,000 to reconstruct the road from Lawrence to Yamba and improve other minor…

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South Grafton Council Hopes For Aid To Build Airport

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 3

The Mayor of South Graf ton (Aid. J. C. Lane) stated at last night's meeting of the council that he was sufficiently optimistic to think that the Premier would…

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U.N.O. Council Meets Russia's Attendance Was Problematical

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed.—A crisis in the Security Council of the United Nations' Organisation appears to have been averted at least for the moment. When Russia threatened io walk out, the Council proceeded…

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Mr. J. T. B. Jenkins To Nominate For City Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 2

It was announced last night that Mr. J. T. B. Jenkins, at the request of a large number of ratepayers, has decided to…

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Shire Boundaries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

Arising out of a conference in Coffs Harbour on Tuesday week last between representatives of the Shire Council and of Coffs bodies, the…

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Two Nominees for Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

Two nominations were received for the Grafton, City Council vacancy caused by the resignation of Ald. J. C. Hoskin…

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Repudiation Of Statements To Security Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun.—"Certain statements" made by the Persian Ambassador (Hussein Ala) to the Security Council were repudiated in Teheran by the Government…

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"Great Marlow Wall Not City Council Task"

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 2

"Grafton City Council would not be justified in spending one pound of the ratepayers' money in repairing the Great Marlow…

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City Council Overall Flood Control Scheme Urged

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

A COMPREHENSIVE scheme of flood control for coastal rivers, in preference to" sectional flood protection, was urged by the Mayor of Graf ton. (Aid. J. C. O'Brien) at a meeting of the Grafton City Council last night. He said the Regional Committee…

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Grafton City Council Seeks Home Building Trainees

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 5

GRAFTON City Council, at its meeting last night, decided to request all local governing authorities, Returned Soldiers' League and Legion of Ex-Servicemen branches to recruit trainees for a class in carpentry and joinery at the Grafton Technical…

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Russia Silent On Request From Security Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed.—The Security Council is meeting to-morrow to hear M. Trygve Lie's report on its request for information from Russia and Persia about the…

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