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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

555 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 28

MEMBERS Of the Council of the Clarence P. AND A. SOCIETY

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 3

TOP ROW: D. H. Badgery, F. D. L. Martin. W. C. Paine, E.J. Mulquinney, S.H. Short, L.A.I. Paine, G.S. Parish, S.P. Martin, W.T. Ford. MIDDLE ROW: W. McGill, V.J.J. Kelly, G. Maxwell, C.R. Shannon. W.T. Boyd, T.S. Boyd, T.S. Gear, S.J. Connor, M.J.E. Squire, H.A. Woolnough, A.F. Harrison…

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Council Proposes Further Building

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 3

FOLLOWING a report submitted to the South Grafton Council meeting by the Town Clerk, Mr. C. J. Beresford, last night, Ald. C. T. Schwinghammer stated that he had met the members of the Housing Commission during their recent visit to South…

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South Grafton Council To Confer With Railway Authorities

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

The District Sperintendent of Railways (Mr. R. H. Davison) advised the South Grafton Council last night that the…

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Co-operation Sought With Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 6

YAMBA, Tues.--At the monthly meeting of the Yamba Urban Area Committee it was decided to extend an invitation…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting Points of Local Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

Councillors present at the April meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council were R. G. Wilson (president), W. H. Bailey, S. Hooson,…

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Forestry and Shire Rates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

At this week's meeting of the I Coifs Trades and Labor Council a letter was received from the Minister for Mines and Forests in reply to…

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Shire Plant Two New Lorries Purchased

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

Reporting to last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council the engineer (Mr. F. J. Dodd) stated that as directed by Council he had purchased…

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Shire Chambers Poll on Removal Requested

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Three letters were tabled at the April meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council requesting that 3 poll of ratepayers be conducted…

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Coffs Needs As the Trades & Labor Council Sees Them

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 6

At the invitation of the Coffs Harbour Urban Committee to the Ideal Trades and Labour Council to forward any maters of interest…

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Kempsey Council's Proposal Opposed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

The Kempsey Chamber of Commerce opposed the proposal of the Kempsey Municipal Council to spend £5000 on the…

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Council Action On Outstanding Rates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

Names of nine ratepayers whose ates were outstanding were read et a meeting of the Grafton City, Council last night…

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New Grader For Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

A Britstand grader, with a 10 feet blade, and powered by a Diesel engine, was purchased for £500 by the Town Clerk (Mr…

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C.W.A. Resolutions Before Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

Two resolutions passed at the Far North Coast Group Conference of the Country Women's Association were submitted to the…

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Evening Classes Attended By County Council Students

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 1

Students of all ages cheerfully study at the London County Council evening classes. There are about 72,000 students at present, who in the evenings attend these spare-time universities. This figure is confidently expected to be doubled by the end of the winter session. The students are men and women of all types and classes. They find it Possible to gain a specialised knowledge in almost servicing course at the South East Technical Institute. Students note points of experimental apparatus stripped down to bare essentials…

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Effect Of 40-Hour Week On Municipal Finances

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.--In the Full Arbitration Court to-day, F. A. Jenkins, secretary of the Municipal Association of Victoria…

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Orara Shire Council Information Sought On Steps To Improve Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 5

AT yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council, a letter was received from Messrs. Francis Egan and Co., on behalf of timber truck owner-drivers and general carriers of the district, asking what steps the council proposed to take to improve roads…

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Orara Shire Hears Report on Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 5

A comprehensive report was yesterday referred to the Orara Shire Council by the shire engineer, Mr. G. E. Minns…

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Shire Ordered To Change Bank

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

TENTERFIELD, Thurs.—Advice had been received by Tenterfield Shire Council from the Federal Treasurer, Mr. J. B…

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Tweed Council To Spend £700 On Dredge

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

Tweed Shire Council has decided to spend £700 on the provision of a suitable engine for the dredge, Tweed, and agreed to…

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Woman Lord Mayor of Berlin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 5

BERLIN, Fri.—For the first time in its history, Berlin has a a woman as Lord Mayor. She is Louise Schroeder (60), Social…

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