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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1947

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Interest Mounts In Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR.—With the endorsement, of eight candidates for the local government elections, interest in the elections is…

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Mayor's Allowance

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

A Finance Committee recommendation to increase the mayoral allowance this year by £220 was adopted at a meeting…

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South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

Sir,—Reading the paper to-day, I noticed a mistake which I wish to correct. The first municipality in South…

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Council Urges Early Work On Technical College

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

The Department of Education will be informed by the Grafton City Council that it is anxious for a technical college to be…

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City Council Firm On Baby Health Centre Plan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 3

ASSURANCES that the council intended to fulfil its promise to build a baby health centre as soon as it could, were given by aldermen of the Grafton City Council at a meeting last night. The intention was…

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Woolgoolga Interest In Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.—There was a record attendance at a public meeting called to elect candidates for Shire Councillor to represent…

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Doctor Candidate For Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 6

COPMANHURST. — The Copmanhurst and district Ratepaver[?] and Citizens' Association decided to endorse Dr. L. V. Eiszele and…

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Orara Shire Seeks Grant for Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 6

Orara Shire Council decided at yesterday's meeting to ask the Department of Public Works to grant £3000 for…

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Orara Shire Values Increase £28,000

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 3

Unimproved capital valuation in the Orara Shire have increased £28,149. This was revealed when the valuer (Mr…

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Dorrigo Shire Third Most Populous on N.c

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 2

Census figures released this week reveal that Dorrigo Shire with 13300 (7140 males and 6160 females) is the third most populous shire area on…

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Big Public Rally Dorrigo District's Chance to Protest Against Banking Nationalisation Shire President Convenes United Protest Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 1

A public protest meeting has been called by the Dorrigo Shire President, Cr. R. G. Wilson, to protest against the…

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Junior Farmers Lack Of Supervisor Raises Ire Of Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1947 · page 6

MACLEAN, Friday.—At a meeting of the Clarence River District Council of Junior Farmers' Clubs, a letter was received from the Primary Producers' Union asking for the council to co-operate in raising £650 to send two Junior…

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No Candidate from Trades & Labour Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1947 · page 6

At last meeting Coffs Trades and Labour Council considered the matter of nominations either of Shire Council or Urban Committee candidates for…

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Deputy Mayor Leaving Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 3

MACLEAN.—At the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, the Deputy Mayor (Ald. T. Lumley), said that he would not…

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Apex Members To Contest Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 2

The Grafton Apex Club last night decided to support the candidature of two of its members, Messrs. J. I. Moorhead…

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Shire Amalgamation

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 6

MACLEAN.—"The amalgamation of local governing will come is surely as the sun will shine. When, will depend on the…

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New Member For Copmanhurst Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 6

Mr. F. W. Clark, of Lower Southgate, will be a new member of the Copmanhurst Shire Council…

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Picnic For Council Employees

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 3

City Council and Cop[?]hurst. Shire Council offices will be closed on Monday because of the annual picnic of…

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National Fitness Council Criticised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 2

Strong criticism of the apparent disinterested attitude, adopted by the National Fitness Association Council, was…

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Nymboida Shire Arrears in Rates Lower This Year

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 6

"IT is expected that the arrears in rates at December 31 will be appreciably lower than last year, and the lowest amount overdue for many years will have been recorded." This was stated by the Shire Clerk (Mr. J. T. Tully) in his…

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