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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 8 of 22

P. AND C. COUNCIL. Organisations Left To Few Stalwarts

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

"Every organisation I have belonged to has been left to a few stalwarts who take all the kicks and rebuffs every year,…

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Verdict For Orara Shire Council In Damages Claim

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 3

A VERDICT for the defendant was, given by a Supreme Court jury at Grafton yesterday in an action for damages against the Orara Shire Council. The hearing lasted four days and created wide interest in…

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Bellingen Shire Wants Levy on Fruit Cases

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 6

Following receipt of letters regarding the bad state of certain roads in the Boambee area, Bellingen Shire…

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Move That Showground Be Vested In Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 3

A MOTION by Aid. A. A. Young that the Minister for Lands he requested to vest the Grafton Showground in the council as trustees was defeated at last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council…

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City Council Concrete Construction Causes Criticism

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 4

CONCRETE construction work in Fitzroy and Alice, streets was the subject of adverse comment at Monday night's meeting of the Grafton City Council. It was decided to ask the consulting engineer (Mr. J. W. Campbell) why untrafficable entrances had…

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Housing Commission Again Discussed By City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 4

The information contained in a letter written to the Housing Commission by the Town Clerk (Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather) was…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting Points of Local Interest

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

Councillors present at the April monthly meeting were W. H. Bailey president. in the chair. Crs. Boultwood, Featherstone. Hogbin,…

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Primary Producers' Union Report by District Council Delegates

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

Messrs. R. A. Napier (Macksvilie) and E. J. Cooper (Bellingen) delegates from Raleigh District to the recent quarterly…

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Faith in Dorrigo District Shire President Tributes Dorrigo Motors Celebration Marks Official Opening of New Building

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

Between three to four hundred people attended the celebrations held on Wednesday evening, 12th inst., to mark the occasion of…

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Bridges Constitute Problem For Bellingen Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 4

BELLINGEN.-- Following the removal, by the week-end flood, of the temporary bridge at Hobart's four miles above Thora…

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Praise for Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

Members of the Coffs Branch of the PPU were loud in their praises of the maintenance work carried…

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Alderman Bred Grafton Winner

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 5

Fredles' success in the Improvers' Handicap at the C.R.J.C. races on Saturday gave his owner, Ald. Carl Schwinghammer, the pleasure of…

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Electricity Extensions In Tweed Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The payment of subsidies totalling £5360 for electricity extensions in the Tweed Shire was approved to-day…

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Arts Council To Visit Bonville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

Residents of Bonville and the surrounding district will have the opportunity, on Friday night next, of hearing a…

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R.S.L. Council Wants Compulsory Training

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR.--The North Coast District Council of the R.S.L., at its meeting at Woolgoolga, decided to pass on to Congress a recommendation from the Woolgoolga sub-branch that compulsory military training be instituted forthwith…

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Coaldale Deputation To Shire Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 5

A deputation of residents of the Coaldale district yesterday awaited upon the Copmanhurst Shire Council to stress the need…

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Storm Damage To Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 5

Recent storms have occasioned damage to such an extent on the Copmanhurst and Lawrence main roads that…

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Harwood Shire Council Refuses Footpath

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, a motion by Cr. Cameron that footpath paving be carried cut from the Maclean municipal boundary to the end of the house property of Sir. M. Green was defeated…

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Loan Delay Not with Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

The responsibility for any delay in obtaining £12,000 ioan for works within Coffs Urban Area does not rest…

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Duchess and Mayor Both of Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

The Mayor cf Grafton (Aid. W. T. Robinson) welcoming her Crace, the Duchess of Grafton at the civic reception a the Town Hall. With him, are left to right. Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., Mrs. T. J. Roberts, the Town Clerk (Mr. Wilfield C. Sheather),…

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