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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 9 of 28

Valuation Revision Sought By Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 4

GRAFTON City Council, on Tuesday night, decided to ask the Acting Valuer-General to reconsider the matter of improved capital values of property in Grafton, it being contended that such values were understated…

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Claim That Council Exploited By Land Speculators

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.—During discussion on several requests received from land owners for improvements to be affected…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Monthly Meeting Points of Local Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

Councillors present at the March sitting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, held at Coramba on March 19th were President R. G. Wilson, W. H. Bailey,…

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Wants New Shire Chambers In Coff's

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.—The Coff's Harbour Urban Committee has decided to support the move made by Cr. W. H. T…

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Trades And Labour Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 2

Complimentary reference was voiced at a recent meeting of the Clarence River Trades and Labour Council to the work of…

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Harwood Shire To Borrow For Roads

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 3

MACLEAN, Friday.—Harwood Shire Council decided at a meeting at Maclean to-day to borrow £16,000, for work on roads in the shire. Cr. D. Archer suggested that application be made for a loan…

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Ulmarra Council Seeks Details Of New Grader

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 2

ULMARRA, Sun.—Purchase of a small grader will be considered by the Ulmarra Municipal Council at the next meeting if details…

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Cr. Vincent Again Shire President

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Mon.—Cr. Vincent was to-day appointed president of the Kyogle Shire Council after being re-elected on Saturday. Cr…

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Tenterfield Council Loan

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Wed.—Following on a special meeting the Tenterfield Municipal Council decided to borrow £40,000 for…

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Copmanhurst Shire Auto-Grader Price Tangle Unravelled

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 5

THE deputy president of the Copmanhurst Shire Council (Cr. I. C. Dight) reported yesterday to that body that the tangle regarding the purchase price of an auto grader from Britstand Ltd…

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Milk Industry Council Not Favoured

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—A suggestion by the Opposition Leader, Mr. V. Treatt, that a Primary Producers' Council should be…

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Alderman's Trip From Yamba In Vain

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

Three minutes after the Grafton City Council meeting was declared lapsed lastnight, because insufficient aldermen were present…

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Shire Chambers Poll on Removal Requested

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 3

Three letters were tatted at the April meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council on Wednesday requesting that a poll oi ratepayers be…

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Shire Platw Two New Lorries Purchased

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 6

Reporting to last meetlny of Dorrigo Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. F. J. Dodd) stated that, as directed by Council, he had…

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Further £2,600 Loan For Plant Sought By Nymboida Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 4

NYMBOIDA Shire Council on Friday decided to make application to borrow an additional £2000 for more machinery. The council recently negotiated a £5000 loan. Most of this money had already been used in purchasing plant…

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News In Brief Tenterfield Shire Finance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 3

TENTERFIELD, Tues.—"Your council is to be commended, in my opinion, on the care[?] administration of its finances to…

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£12,381 Arrears Owing Kyogle Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 2

A report presented to a special meeting of Kyogle Shire Council by the Deputy Shire Clerk (Mr. H. S. Edwards) showed that the…

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Round the Shire-o.? Letters from Ratepayers and Others

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

As usual, many letters from rate, payers and others were tabled for the consideration of Councillors at the April meeting; of Dorrigo Shire…

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Road Improvement By Tweed Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 5

Twenty-four miles of new bitumen roads will be laid down and 24½ miles of existing roadway resurfaced by Tweed Shire…

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Council Divided For Works Administration

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 5

According to a decision reached at a special meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council, the council, for the purpose of works administration,…

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