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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 2 of 23

Ratepayers Requests to City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

The Grafton Ratepayers and Progress Association last night considered the problem of traffic dangers in Prince street…

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Bellingen Shire Endorsed Rates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 5

BELLINGEN.—Bellingen Shire Council has endorsed shire rates for 1949 in accordance with the estimates. Generally, these are…

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Public Farewell For Alderman

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN—When the resignation of Ald. E. D. Munro was received at Maclean Council meeting this week, the Mayor…

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Ulmarra Council Fixes Rate At 2d

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 2

A rate of 2d in the £ u.c.v within the municipality of Ulmarra has been approved by the municipal council…

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Problem of Shire Finances

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

An important conference of all shire and municipal councils between Dorrigo and Dungog was held at Wauchope on…

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Representative To Bank Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Mr. Chifley announced that Dr. Roland Wilson, Commonwealth Statistician and Economic Advisor to…

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Council By-Election

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

MACLEAN.—Two candidates have been nominated for the by-election at Maclean to fill the vacancy on the municipal council…

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Lord Mayor Supports Anti-Inflation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The anti- inflation campaign by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) was supported to-day by the Lord Mayor…

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Farewell to Alderman

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

MACLEAN.—A committee was appointed at a public meeting to arrange a farewell in honour of Ald. E. D. Munro, who has…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 3

Councillors in attendance at the January meeting were Cr. W. H. Bailey (in the chair), Councillors Emory, Featherstone, Hooson,…

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Alderman For Hurdle Training

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Alderman, a winner of races in Sydney and Melbourne, will be sent to Melbourne this week to be trained…

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City Council Increases Rate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night increased the total rate for 1949 from 9 1/4d in the £ to 10 1/8d in the £, when the estimates for the year were adopted…

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River Tragedy Promotes Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

In view of another drowning in the Clarence River at Grafton, the City Council last night decided to call a special…

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Council Discusses Safety Fence in Villiers Street

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

The Works Committee of the Grafton City Council will meet to consider the safety fence which has been placed across…

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Question Of Privy Council Abolition

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.—If the Government took action along the lines of the Canadian Government towards the abolition…

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General Rate of for Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 6

A GENERAL rate of 3d in the £ u.c.v. for 1949 on all ratable land within the Nymboida shire was struck at yesterday's meeting of the council. Permission to do so was…

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Diggers Critical of Shire Action

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Contending that the action of the Shire Council in requesting a departmental inquiry into the affairs of the…

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South Grafton Council To Extend Services For Commission

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

ALDERMEN of the South Grafton Municipal Council were emphatic at their meeting last night that, despite the council's shortage of money, water and sewerage services must be extended to the old racecourse site for the Housing Commission…

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R.S.L. Protest Against Council Demand

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR.—The Coff's Harbour sub-branch of the R.S.L. has decided to protest against the decision reached by the Dorrigo Shire Council tn demand a departmental enquiry into the administration of the Park Beach Reserve…

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Shire Considers Another Bulldozer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

COPMANHURST Shire Council yesterday decided to call tenders for an additional bulldozer for the shire. The decision was made following a discussion on the…

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