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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 7 of 23

One Man Council's Operations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

Stroud Shire Council is now a one-man affair in charge of an administrator. The councillors were "sacked" recently and…

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U.K. Labour Admits Heavy Losses In Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—As Conservative candidates continue to gain ground in the British County Council elections…

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Council Action on Drainage Complaint

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

SOUTH Grafton Council on Monday night decided to forward to Commissioner for Railways photographs of trouble caused in Heber street, South Grafton, resulting from drainage from the railway trucking yards…

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Appointed Secretary Of P.P.U. Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

Mr. Lindsay Sabien, of Upper Smith's Creek, has been appointed secretary of the Clarence District Council of the…

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Municipalities Near Saturation Point Extension Possible

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

The Mayors of Grafton and South Grafton said yesterday that their municipalities were rapidly reaching saturation…

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New London County Council Flats

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

Needwood House, Woodberry Down, London, is the first eight storey block of flats erected by the London County Council. It was opened recently by Mr. John Edwards, OBE, MP, Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade…

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Lower Clarence P. And C. Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 3

MACLEAN.—Mr. W. A. Bancroft was re-elected president a the annual meeting of the Lower Clarence District Council of P…

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County Council Agreed To In Principle

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

HARWOOD, Sun.—Harwood Shire Council has agreed in principle to the proposal for the formation of a county…

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Council Has Credit—But Only Temporarily

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN.—For the first time in two years the municipal council has a credit balance, an amount of £47/15/10, reported Ald. A. Cameron at the monthly, meeting. It will soon be wiped out as there is one account, alone for Ashby ferry of £200…

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Shire Objection to City Extension

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 2

THE president of the Copmanhurst Shire Council (Cr. O. V. Small) yesterday disagreed with statements by Grafton and South Grafton…

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Sanitary Service On Shire Boundary

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

A forecast that a sanitary service would eventually be established in the Copmanhurst shire was given by the…

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Copmanhurst Council Critical Of Department

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

MEMBERS of Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday expressed concern over, delay by the Department of Lands in completing negotiations over land resumptions affected by road widening and deviations…

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Council's View On Straying Stock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

Despite comment by Mr. A. R. Raschke, S.M., in a recent Grafton court action over straying cattle, the Copmanhurst…

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Dorrigo Shire Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Included in Dorrigo Shire Council's tentative borrowing programme for the year .1949-50 are Dorrigo Bowling Club. £5.000, and Dorrigo Golf Club,…

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Grafton Mentioned In Ulmarra Council New Magazine

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

Grafton as an ideal centre for enjoyment of first-class provincial city life is mentioned in holiday pointers in…

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Collections, Valuations In Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 3

MACLEAN.—The shire clerk (Mr. D. W. Geddes) reported to a meeting of the Harwood Shire Council that since January 1 the rates and charges collected amounted to £7723/0/6 and outstanding £5744/18/4…

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Council Meeting Postponed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

The Town Clerk of South Grafton (Mr. C. J. Beresford) stated, yesterday that, because of the lack of a quorum, the council…

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Substantial Losses Shown By Sydney County Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Sydney County, Council's balance sheet for 1948, tabled at to-day's meeting. showed substantial…

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Leg. Council Sworn in

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Four women and a photographer were the only people present in the public gallery of the Legislative…

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Progress Made In Campaign For Coff's Municipality

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.—Good progress is being made by the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce in the…

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