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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 5 of 22

First Meeting of C.W.A. North Coast Group Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

THE success of the Group did not depend on the work of the delegates alone, but on every member of every branch throughout the Group, declared the president, Mrs. B. C. Eggins, at the first meeting of the North Coast C.W.A. Group Council meeting held at…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Points of Local Interest at the Last Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

Present at the last monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council were: Crs. W. H. Bailey (president), J. H. Skeoch, Boultwood…

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Hydro-Electricity for Ebor Dcmaresq Shire's Request to C.R.C.C. Little Cost Involved

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Dumaresq Shire Council decided at its monthly meeting to request the Clarence River County Council to make an…

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Council Assistance To Band Criticised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

The raring president of the Grafton District Boys' Band (Mr C. M. Pollack) at last night's annual meeting, drew attention…

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Harwood Shire Council Has Busy Session

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 4

MACLEAN.--At the monthly meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, held on Wednesday, with Cr. T. A. K. Taylor presiding, much business of a varied nature was transacted. The Shires' Association notified…

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Nymboida Shire Overdraft Abolished For Time Being

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

THE Shire Clerk (Mr. J. T. Tully) reported to the meeting of the A Nymboida Shire Council on Friday that £2500 was due from other funds and £550 due from Orara Shire for work done on main roads. A sum of £900 had been received in rates since the…

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Macleay Shire Retrenchment

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 8

The recent increase of 7/- per week in the award wages of the outside staff of the Macleay Shire Council has had the effect of causing the council…

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City Council Seeks Better Class Homes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 3

GRAFTON City Council last night decided to advise the Housing Commission that its housing proposal for Grafton was not desirable. The Commission will be asked to confer with council for the…

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Alderman's Plan To Save Money

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 3

MACLEAN.--At the meeting of the Municipal Council Ald. Conroy moved "that no tenders for drainage be accepted until a…

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Mayor Of Maclean Tenders Resignation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed. -- At last night's meeting of the councit, aldermen received a surprise When the Mayor (Ald. E. D…

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Limits On Copmanhurst Shire Bridge Loads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 4

THE Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday decided to place load limits on certain bridges in the shire. The engineer (Mr. H. I. McGuigan), reported inspecting…

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Bellingen Shire To Assist School Library

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 4

BELLINGEN.--Bellingen Shire Council, which has decided to assist the Centenary of Education Celebrations at Bellingen, will do…

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Maclean Council Fixes Rate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN, -- The Maclean Municipal Council has fixed the rates for 19 8. In his report, the Clerk (Mr…

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Plateau Electricity County Council Officials Explain Position

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

"WILL GET DORRIGO OUT OF TROUBLE" At a public meeting in the Memorial Hall, officials of the Clarence River County Council explained the position of electricity on the Dorrigo and said that the delay in adding to and increasing the…

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Maclean Council Abandons Civic Centre Scheme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 3

MACLEAN.--At the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, Ald. Cameron moved that as the Maclean R.S.L. has bought the property known as "Dunmorven" for club rooms, the matter of the civic centre be abandoned by the council…

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Canegrowers Affiliate With P.P. Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 3

AFFILIATION with the Primary Producers' Council of Australia was decided upon at the meeting of the Australian Cane Growers' Council, Grafton, yesterday, the first since its formation in November last…

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Ulmarra Council Plans To Spend £500 In Five Years On Weed Control

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

ULMARRA.--The Ulmarra Municipal Council decided at its last meeting to complete a questionnaire from the…

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Council Allocations From Petrol Tax

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Allocation of £160,000 had been made to councils from the proceeds of the petrol tax this year for the first time…

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Council Should Refuse Approval to Close Streets

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

THE sooner the South Grafton Council decided to refuse permis to any organisation to close any street the better, said Ald. M. V. Hutchison at the South Grafton Council meeting last night. Ald. Hutchison referred to…

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More Buildings for Dorrigo Inspector's Report to Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

The local inspector (Mr. J. W Towell) in his monthly review to Shire Council, reported:— Building Applications:…

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