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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1949

448 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 23

Unions Show Respect For Trades Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—During 1948 many unions, including some Left Wing groups, had shown greater [?]espech for the authority of the…

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Shire Council Endowment

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 2

Appointment of endowment to shire councils, gazetted recently, disclosed the following amounts granted to local…

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Copmanhurst Shire Bitumen Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

Surveys and preparations of plans for realignment of main roads within the Copmanhurst shire for bitumen were in course…

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Copmanhurst Shire Road Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Annual holidays of the Copmanhurst Shire Council road gangs will end this week, and the men will resume work on…

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Letters To The Editor (Correspondence Should be Restricted to 250 Words.) Council Apathy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Sir.—I have noticed of late our City Council's apathy towards different small jobs that should be attended to in the interest of…

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Shire President Harry Bailey Re-elected

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

Cr. Harry Bailey has been unanimously re-elected President of Dorrigo Shire. Magnificent tributes to the efficiency, tact…

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General Rate Of 3d For Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

A GENERAL rate of 3d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of all ratable land within the Nymboida Shire was adopted at yesterday's meeting of the council. The levy represents an…

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Homes Before Baths At Inverell Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

During a discussion at the Inverell Municipal Council. Alderman Brissett said it was impossible for Council or any…

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Letters To The Editor (Correspondence Should be Restricted to 250 Words.) Municipal Muddling

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 2

Sir.—Prince street, Grafton, has always held a leading place amongst country town streets, as one of the most dignified and…

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Mayor Thanked Taxi Solution

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

The Mayor of Grafton (Ald W. T. Robinson), submitted to last night's meeting, a comprehensive reports of his negotiations with…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council To Apply For Additional £2530

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

THE Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday decided to make application for £2530 from the additional amounts being made available to councils from the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act…

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Diphtheria Cases In Shire Area

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

The Health Inspector, Mr. N. Fitzpatrick reported to the Shire Council on Wednesday that seven cases of diphtheria…

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Another £2500 Likely for Shire Roads

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

It was disclosed by the Engineer (Mr. F. Dodd) at Wednesday's meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council that he…

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Questions at Council Table

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

As is usual many matters were referred to by Councillors at question time at Wednesday's meeting of the…

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CRICKET. Lower Clarence Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN. — The Lower Clarence Cricket Council has decided to send two representative teams to the Mid-Richmond on Anniversary Day. The…

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Lord Mayor's Official Dress For Dr. Evatt

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Although the Labour Lord Mayor (Ald. O'Dea) opposes the wearing of official dress, he considered to-day's…

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Council Arranges Bus For New Staters

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Friday.—To encourage delegates from as many other district organisations as possible to attend the New State…

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Protest To Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 5

MACLEAN.—At a meeting of Lower Clarence Cricket Council, a protest was received from the Fishermen B. Club against Yamba for including two…

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Council Denounces Drome Opponents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 3

SCATHING denunciation of opposition by unidentified opponents of the South Grafton aerodrome proposals was voiced at last night's meeting of South Grafton Council. At the conclusion of a long…

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Council Approves Mobile Street Stall

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 6

Last meeting of Hastings Shire Council dealt with and granted a license for a mobile street stall to operate at…

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