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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 27 of 28

Dorrigo Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—Cr. W. H. T. Riding, who has been C riding representative on the Dorrigo Share Council for…

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Kempsey Surprises—Mayor Beaten; Two Women Elected

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Sun.—Nearly 1000 electors failed to record their vote in the Kempsey elections, in which the main surprises were…

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Chifley Tails Field In Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 3

BATHURST, Sunday.—The nationalisation of banking has cost the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) his scat as a councillor of Abercrombie Council. He ran third in a field of three. When counting finished last night, the figures were: M. Maynard 370,…

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Harwood Shire Father And Son Elected

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN, Sun.—A feature of the polling for A riding in the Harwood shire was the heavy support for a retiring…

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Four New Faces In City Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 3

Ald. K. H. McLeod and Ald. S. B. Mackie, two of the 10 sitting aldermen who contested the Grafton City Council election, were defeated after the last two…

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Council Polls on Clarence; Six Seats Lost

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 3

Six sitting members of Clarence River local governing authorities were defeated in the municipal and shire elections on Saturday. Two others are in…

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Bellingen Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 4

The contest for VA" Biding, BellinSeu. Shire, which was the only Riding in which a poll was held wag full of interest and surprise. The two…

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"Separate Council Only Solution"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 8

Mr. J. H. Davis, a well-known Dorrigo business man, spake bluntly at I Dorrigo Advancement League meeting last week. "The Dorrigo Urban…

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R.S. LEAGUE District Council Meets at Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the.. orth Coast District Council of RSL Subbranches was held in the Memorial Hall, Coffs Jetty, last Thursday…

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Copmanhurst Shire Mr. Frame Elected In C Riding

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Frame, with 229 votes, defeated Cr. L. C. Sabien by nine votes in the C riding elections of the Copmanhurst…

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Shire Engineer Criticised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 December 1947 · page 2

The work of the Nymboida Shire Engineer (Mr. H. M. Cornwall) was criticised by Cr. F. Maxwell at the meeting of…

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Shire President Re-elected

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 December 1947 · page 3

Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald was re-elected president of the Nymboida Shire at yesterday's special meeting of the councillors…

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Damage Done To Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 2

BELLINGEN.—At the meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council, a new member. Cr. R. R. Wolfe, brought forward several matters…

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Bellingen Shire President Re-Elected

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 2

BELLINGEN.—Cr. F. C. Hain was re-appointed president of Bellingen Shire Council, when the new council met for the first…

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Mayor Of Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Mon.—Ald. W. G. Walker was to-night re-elected unopposed as Mayor of Lismore. The new term will be the second…

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Ald. Lane Re-elected Mayor of S. Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 3

ALD. J. O. LANE, at last night's meeting of the South Grafton Council, was unanimously re-elected Mayor for his seventh term. Ald. Lane thanked council for…

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New Aldermen Welcomed At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN.—At a special meeting of the Maclean Council, the Mayor extended a welcome to the four new aldexmen—Alds. C…

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Lismore Council Bill

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A motion for the appointment of a select committee to consider and report upon the Lismore City Council…

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Ald. E. D. Munro Re-elected Mayor of Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tues.—At a special meeting of the council last night, there were two nominations for Mayor, Ald. E. D. Munro and Ald…

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Clarence Graziers Favour District Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 4

Clarence branch of the New South Wales Graziers' Association has decided to inform its head office it was willing to join…

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