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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

431 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 22

What Is a Dangerous Tree? Dorrigo Shire Council Discussion

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

"What is a dangerous tree?" "Where does a Council's responsibility begin or end with a tree on the roadside considered to be…

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Allocations For Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thrus.--The allocation of the whole of the funds made available to N.S.W. under the Commonwealth Aid…

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BOXING Control Council Suggested For North Coast

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR. -- The growing interest, in boxing throughout the North Coast in the post war years has prompted…

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County Council View On Hydro Power

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 5

To depend on hydro-electric, power generated from the natural flow of the Clarence River would be dangerous in dry weather periods, claimed the chairman of the Clarence River County Council, Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald, yesterday…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting Points of Local Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 3

The deputy president, Cr. W. H. T. Riding presided over Councillors Boultwood, Hogbin, Hooson, Featherstone, London, Skeoch and Wilson…

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Orara Shire Receives Grant Of £1930

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 3

A GRANT of £1930 has been received by the Orara Shire Council under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act for the financial year ending June 30, 1949. The council Was advised of…

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Potato Growers' State Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 3

Two nominations have been received from the Northern Rivers district for the triennial election of the State Council of…

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Letters To The Editor (Correspondence Should Restricted to 250 Words) Shire Expenses

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1948 · page 2

Sir.--Administrative expenses of the Harwood Shire have been flailed by ratepayers (myself included) for the last decade or so…

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Harwood Shire. Officers Reports

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 4

Theo monthly meeting of Harwood Shire Council was laid to-day at the Shire Hall, Maclean. Cr. T. A. K. Taylor (President) occupied the chair…

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£2440 Grant Approved For Copmanhurst Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 4

The Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday expressed satisfaction that a grant of £2440 had been approved under…

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Substantial Grant To Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 3

THE Nymboida Shire Council was yesterday advised that a grant of £2340 had been made to the council under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act allocation. The grant was allocated to…

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Shire President Resents Police Road Report

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 3

There were a lot of other jobs the police could do in keeping law arid order without interfering in the work of…

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Growers' Tribute To Mr. R. S. Gregor On Potato Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1948 · page 2

TYNDALE.--A well-attended representative meeting of potato growers was held at Tyndael, at which producers…

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Council's Protest On Cement Shortage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 3

SOUTH Grafton Council last night decided to forward a strong protest to the Minister for Transport and the Department of Supply and Materials against lack of transport for the carriage of…

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Sir Earle Page Urges Formation Tax Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.--The creation of a Federal Taxation Council to control the rate at which taxation is levied and its apportionment was advocated by Sir Earle Page to-day in a speech to the Constitutional Association of N.S.W…

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Sporting Spotlight (Continued from page 6) North Coast Cricket Council Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 8

The annual meeting of the North Coast Cricket' Council was held in Coffs on Sunday. Delegates from Lower…

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New Weed Menaces Shire Crofton Weed the Newcomer Inspector's Report to Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 5

A new noxious weed, known to many as Crofton weed, has appeared in the Dorrigo Shire and has been found growing at Coffs Harbour…

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P.p.u. District Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 3

Agriculture, to cheapen the cost of lime," which was unanimously carried. Dorrigo delegate, Mr. R. Peake,…

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Dairyman's Survey P.P.U. District Council Monthly Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 2

In the "Primary Producer" of 6th August, Mr. Crawford. Chairman of the Joint Dairy Advisory Committee takes me to task on my statement…

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P.p.u. District Council Many Motions Carried at Quarterly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 3

Apart from long discussions on P.F.U. policy and organisation, most of the time at the recent meeting of Raleigh District…

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