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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 8 of 23

No "Rigged" Ballot, Says Union Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs. — The Federal Council of the Federated Engine Drivers and Fire, men's Association to-day…

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Proposed Municipality for Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

The Chamber of Commerce at last meeting decided, on the motion of Messrs. D. Pollard and M. Eyles, to…

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County Council Annual Picnic

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 2

The Central District Social Club of the C.R.C.C. conducted the annual .picnic at McPherson's Crossing yesterday…

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Proposals to Overcome County Council Powershortage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

The Clarence River County Council yesterday deferred until its next meeting consideration of suggestions by Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., for the expeditious…

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Water Brigade Grant Accepted By Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government through Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., advised Grafton City Council last night that he…

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Festival Committee Seeks Council Support

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 3

THE Jacaranda Festival Committee last, night adopted a recommendation of a special sub-committee that Grafton and South Grafton Councils be asked to subsidise the Organisation to the extent of the advertising costs…

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Plans For Council Of Europe

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. (AAP). -- The Foreign Ministers of 10 European countries, to-day began a three-day meeting to complete the draft…

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Arts Council Discussion Croup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 2

A new activity was launched this year by the Arts Council. At the annual meetin held earlier in the year,…

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Shire Roads Used As Rubbish Dumps

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 3

Severe criticism of the practice of depositing rubbish indiscriminately on Orara Shire roads was voiced at yesterday's…

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Council Against, Declaring Sites Unfit For Homes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 4

A proposal submitted to a, recent meeting of South Grafton Council by the Health Inspector (Mr. J. G. Kaylock),…

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British Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. (AAP.). The swing to the right continued today in Britain's week-long local government elections involving…

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Nymboida Shire Council Resumption Of Work On Glen Innes Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 6

THE North-East Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. A. G. Scott-Findlay) advised the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday that work was being resumed on the Tablelands, section of the main road between Grafton and Glen…

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Conservatives Gain In Council Elections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).-- Sweeping Conservative gains and equally sweeping Labour, Liberal and communist losses…

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Shire Council And Park Beach Trust

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

A further step in the proposal for the Dorriog Shire Council to assttine control of Park Beach Reserve will be…

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Council's Liability. Re Drainage

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 7

Recently Port Macquarie Municipal Council was sued in the District Court by several property-holders in…

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Festival Requests Rejected By City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

THE Grafton City Council last night refused requests by the Jacaranda Festival Committee that the council make a grant of £98 to the committee to be appropriated by advertising charges, and that Market Square be made available to the committee…

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Council Considers Pavilion Plans

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

Plans prepared for a new pavilion in Fisher Park were referred to the Works Committee for early action at Monday…

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Baths Site Variation Refused By Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

THE Grafton City Council on Monday night refused a request from the Memorial Baths Fund Executive for an additional area on the Boulevard for the construction of baths. The Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson)6 termed the application "absolutely…

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Shire Investigates Road Treatment

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 4

THE Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday decided to put down trial sections of one chain each for the treatment of roads by the bituminous emulsion methods. The trials will be to test the economics of the method…

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Council Gets A Windfall

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 7

Mullumbimby Municipal Council is to receive the capital and accumulated interest from an "investment", of which the…

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