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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 20 of 23

Ulmarra Council Discusses Purchase of New Grader

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 3

The purchase of a new grader was the subject of considerable discussion at the meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council…

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P.P.U. District Council Raleigh District Council Secretary's Monthly Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 3

The statement made by Mr. Sheehy, General Manager of the Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee Ltd., as reported in the Primary…

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Advisory Council Planned For Pensioners

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 4

An attempt will be made in Grafton to form an advisory council to the Grafton branch of the Old Ape and Invalid…

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Council Appoints City Engineer

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 2

Mr. G. E. Walker, Deputy City Engineer for the Newcastle City Council, was last night interviewed by the Grafton City…

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Mowing Equipment For City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 3

After considering tenders in committee for a tractor and mowing equipment, Grafton City Council approved the tender of…

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Council To Consider Illumination Of Jacarandas In 1950

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 6

The Jackranda Festival Committee requested Grafton City Council at Monday night's meeting to consider…

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Noxious Weeds in Shire Area

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 7

The report of the Noxious Weeds Inspector, Mr. J. W. To well, to Wednesday's meeting of the Shire Council…

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India's Last Appeal To Privy Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).--India's last criminal appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the highest court in the…

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Mayor Favours Insurance Scheme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 6

CASINO.--An alderman gives much time to the municipality and to have him insured, in case of an accident while he…

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Charges Council On Blackouts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward), to-day charged the Chairman of Sydney County Council with…

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Minister and Mayor in Strong Exchange Grafton hand Resumption

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 3

A strongly worded letter by the Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) on Grafton City Council's criticism of tardiness in finalising the King street resumption proposal evoked a stinging reply by the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. W. T. Robinson)…

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Vegetable Growers' Council Floods And Strikes Penalise Producers

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 3

MACLEAN, Saturday.--The serious effect of floods and the major coal strike on growers' incomes was a feature of the annual report of the Clarence River Vegetables Growers' Council of the B.G.F. The president (Mr. P. S. Dwyer) was in the chair…

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Road Grant for Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 2

Nymboida Shire Council has been informed that a grant under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act amounting to…

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Indignant Discussion On Letter To Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 4

A LETTER from the divisional office of the Department of Main Roads evoked indignant discussion at last night's meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council. It was decided to send a copy of the letter to the Commissioner for Main Roads, together…

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Council To Interview Applicant For Baths

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 3

ANOTHER chapter in the story of the South Grafton baths was written at the South Grafton Council meeting last night, when it was decided to interview an applicant for the lease of the baths until the end of the present swimming season…

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Traffic Count by Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 2

Officers of the Grafton city Council will to-day conduct a traffic count at the corners of Queen and Dobie streets and…

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Weeds Council Short of Money

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 6

ARMIDALE.--New England Tablelands. (Noxious Plants) County Council, will be forced to cease operations unless a…

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To Support Move For New Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 2

LISMORE, Thurs.--Bonalbo Chamber of Commerce decided to support the Bonalbo Graziers' Associate in its…

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Orara Shire Receives Grant Of £3820

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 5

A GRANT of £3820 has been received by the Orara Shire Council from the Department of Public Works for expenditure on the Wooli road, Six-Mile lane, Upper Shark Creek road and Coldstream road…

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Council Refuses Advice on Taxis

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 9

Nambucca Shire Council has "had it' so far as advising on taxis is concerned and has advised the Road Transport…

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