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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 7 of 28

Grafton Council's £20,000 Loan Approved

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 2

APPROVAL has been given by the Governor to the Graf ton City Council's loan application of £20,000. This information was received in Grafton yesterday by the…

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Alderman Injured In Jeep Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.— Alderman Cane of Newcastle, was badly injured when he was pinned under a jeep near Moonan's Flat, 40…

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Water Scheme Before Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 2

MACLEAN.—At a meeting of Harwood Shire Council a letter was received from the Woodford Dale P.P. Union advising that…

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Estimated Rates For Severn Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 3

Severn Shire Council expects this year to collect £10,448 from its 1500 ratepayers and £1663 in arrears of rates and interest. The…

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Electricity Conference Favoured By Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 4

A proposal by the State Authority to call a conference of Tablelands shires and municipal councils to discuss generation and…

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Mayor Praised on Decision of L.g. Conference

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. W. T. Robinson, was congratulated by aldermen of the Grafton City Council last night on the success of his…

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Sunday Football Permitted By City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

Sunday football will be permitted on Fisher Park this year. The Grafton City Council made this decision without comment…

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Shire Council Against Sunday Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 4

Bellingen Shire Council has decided that this year the Bellingen Park shall not be used for organised Sunday football. The…

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Bellingen Shire Engineer Resigns

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 2

BELLINGEN.—March meeting of Bellingen Shire Council received with regret the resignation of chief engineer W. S…

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Severn Shire Works Loan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 2

Severn Shire Council may float a short term loan to finance a new programme of works. At a recent meeting it directed the engineer…

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40-Hour Week Bill Before Legislative Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The state Government was confident to-night the 40-Hour week bill would be passed in the…

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Smaller Works Loan May Be Sought By Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 4

POSSIBILITY of the Grafton City Council seeking another works loan when the present £20,000 loan programme is in progress was voiced by the Mayor (Aid. W. T. Robinson) at the council meeting; on Monday night…

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Shire To Give Assistance

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 2

At the conference between the the Grafton City Council and the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, the Mayor, Ald. W…

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Shire Support For Buccarumbi Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 2

Severn Shire Council has agreed to support demands by local residents for reconstruction of the Buccarumbi…

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Monthly Meeting Of Ulmarra Municipal Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 3

ULMARRA, Wed.—The monthly meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was held in the Ulmarra Council Chambers,…

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Widespread Damage On Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

AT the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday much, time was devoid to the consideration of letters asking for repairs to roads, consequent upon the consistent heavy rains. The President (Cr. O. V…

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Nymboida Shire Faces Heavy Road Repairs District Requests

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 5

The need for further assistance to Shire Councils for maintenance was emphasised at last week's meeting of the…

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Council's Resentment Against Transport Law

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 7

KEMPESY, Thurs.—Resentment against a law that permits a departmental officer to overrule a council was…

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Coffs Labor Council Local Matters Discussed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 1

A number of local matters were discussed at the monthly meeting of Coffs Trades and Labor Council These included town common,…

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Vegetable Growers And Shire Rates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 2

BELLINGEN.—When the old bogey of "no finance" cropped up at March meeting of Bellingen Shire Council, while much…

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