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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 18 of 23

Does the Shire Discriminate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 4

"Ratepayer", in a letter to the editor, says: Sir,—I heard over the air from 2NR this morning that Dorrigo…

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Harwood Shire Wants Loan For Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN.--Harwood Shire Council has decided to inform the Department of Local Government that it desired to…

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Immediate Reaction To Council Decision

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thursday.--A report that the Dorrigo Shire Council has decided to conduct a referendum of ratepayers on the question of a rise in rates in Coff's Harbour, has had immediate repercussions. The Urban Committee has decided to…

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Council Decides On Vote For Local Rate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 1

Following a long, and at times heated discussion, at the meeting held on Wednesday, Dorrigo Shire Council decided, on a majority vote, to hold a…

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Petrol Shortage Immobilises Council Transport

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Fri.--The petrol shortage to-day immobilised the Lithgow City Council transport fleet…

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Chamber Disgusted At Shire's Action

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Saturday.-- At the monthly meeting of the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce, members strongly criticised the manner in which the Dorrigo Shire Council had dealt with the question of a rise in rates in Coff's Harbour…

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Council to Employ New Australians

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 2

BELLINGEN.--Because so many shire employees were engaged on work on the Dorrigo mountain the engineer (Mr. B…

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Council and The High School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 6

Dorrigo Shire Council regarded seriously the statement made by the President, Cr. W. H. Bailey, that enrolment of new…

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Council Not Solely To Blame For Flood Boat Position

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 4

South Grafton Council was not solely to blame for the suggested negligence regarding the care of the flood boats of…

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Bellingen Shire Band

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 2

BELLINGEN. -- At a public meeting it was decided to re-form the Bellingen Shire Band, and a committee was appointed to…

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State Association Gives Council £10

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--The secretary of the North Coast Cricket Council (Mr. L. Fowler) to-day received from…

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Australian Head Of IRO Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 3

Major-General F. O. Galleghan, head of the Australian Military Mission in Berlin was unanimously elected…

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Council Employees' Picnic

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Federal Municipal and Shire employees' Union will be held at the Grafton Showground on…

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Ulmarra Council Active Support For New State Movement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 4

ULMARRA Municipal Council decided at yesterday's meeting to make a drive in the area for further signatures to the New England New State Movement petition. Discussion arose from the…

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Nambucca Shire Is Prolific Region

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1949 · page 13

Of all the local governing areas in the Clarence region, the Nambucca Shire heads the list in the number of dairy,…

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'Examiner' Beat Council By Two Months

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1949 · page 20

Grafton was one of the first country towns that availed itself of the powers and privileges of the first Local Government Act, the Municipalities Act of 1858…

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1859 Grafton Becomes Municipality

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 October 1949 · page 20

A Proclamation In a supplement to the Government Gazette, of Wednesday, July 18, 1859, declared Grafton to…

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New Councillor For Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 2

An election was held in C Riding of the Nymboida Shire on Saturday, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Cr. J. F…

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Spirit of Co-operation with Shire-urban C'tee an Essential Need

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 1

In the course of a lengthy letter on the proposed new for Coffs Harbour the Under-Secretary of the Local Government Department…

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In Wheat Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).--Western Germany and Japan have both applied to join the international wheat council, and it is…

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