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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 3 of 22

£1670 Road Grant For Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

ORARA Shire Council was informed yesterday by the Minister for Local Government and Public Works that a grant of £1670 had been allocated as a vote for the Wooli and Glenugie-Sandy Crossing roads…

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General Rate 2d In £ Struck In Orara Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

ORARA Shire Council yesterday fixed the general rate at 2d in £ on all rateable land within the shire. The rate was fixed on the motion of Cr. D. J. Moloney. The Shire Clerk. (Mr. J. T…

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Carnival Incidents Mentioned At Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 2

South Grafton Council last night decided to endorse the action, of the Town Clerk (Mr. C. J. Beresford), and the Mayor…

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The Timber Dump T.& L. Council Concerned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 6

Coffs Trades and Labour Council is sill very concerned regarding the continually increasing congestion of timber at Coffs Jetty and has again…

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Council Protest Against Resumption

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 2

KEMPSEY.--The Macleay Shire Council is protesting against the resumption of 54 acres of rich alluvial farm land at Smithtown for…

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Maclean Council Considers Drainage Tenders

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--Maclean Council held a special meeting to consider the tenders received for the proposed drainage scheme…

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Orara Shire By-election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

Two nominations have been received for the vacancy on A Riding of the Orara Shire Council, caused by the death of Cr. S…

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Nymboida Shire Seeks Weed Inspector

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 6

NYMBOIDA Shire Council yesterday decided to continue the effort to eradicate noxious weeds, by appointing a weeds inspector for a period of three months. The matter was introduced…

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Harwood Shire Protest Against Claim By Clerks

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--Harwood Shire Council discussed a letter from the Local Government Association concerning the claim of the…

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Council Perturbed With Cessation Of Road Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 6

AN assertion that departmental work on the Jackadgery road had ceased because there was a proposal to raise the Gorge dam another 25 feet, was made at the Nymboida Shire Council meeting yesterday…

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Council To Prosecute Greyhound Owner

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

THE Grafton City Council last night unanimously agreed to prosecute a greyhound owner whose dogs had broken away from his control and caused injury to a Grafton woman. The Grafton Progress…

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Legislative Council For N. Territory

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

DARWIN, Monday.--History was made at Darwin to-day when the first Northern Territory Legislative Council was…

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Increase in Rates Boambee P.A. Censures Shire Councillor

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

Boambee Progress Association at last meeting called upon Cr. Lindsay to explain [?]s attitude towards an Increase in rates in Bellingen…

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Copmanhurst Shire Bridges To Have Load Limits

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

The recommendation of the Copmanhurst Shire engineer (Mr. H.L McGuigan) at yesterday's meeting that load limits…

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Copmanhurst Shire Protest On Main Roads Board Action

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

A RESOLUTION that a strong protest be made to the Department of Main Roads against the suggestion that the shire contribute towards the upkeep of the Carr's Creek Junction-Boylston road, and secondly, that the Department gave such short notice…

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New Delegates To Richmond River County Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

Five new delegates from different councils had been appointed to the Richmond River County Council, said Cr. O. V. Small, in…

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Noxious Weeds In Bellingen Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

BELLINGEN. -- The Shire Council has decided to act on the suggestion contained in a letter from the Raleigh branch…

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Opposes Empire Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Thurs. (A.A.P.).--Telling the Union Parliament, that it should not take too seriously the plan urged in the…

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Maclean Council Finances

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 6

MACLEAN.--At the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, the finance committee reported that the debit balance in the…

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Powers Of Council To Publicise Tourist Resort

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 6

MACLEAN.--The Clerk (Mr. G. W. Wann) told the Maclean Municipal Council that he had looked into the legal aspect of…

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