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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

513 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 26

Defence Council To Meet

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies.) has called a special meeting of the Defence Council in…

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Damage Claim Against Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tuesday.-- A resident of Edgar street, Coff's Harbour Jetty, has claimed £25 compensation for…

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Defence Council Talks on Korea

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.--The probable future of Australian participation in the Korean war will be discussed at the Defence Council meeting in BERRA TO-MORROW…

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Prayer At Meetings Of Taree Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 5

The opening of council meetings with prayer is becoming more popular. Maclean Council paved the way on the North…

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Town Rejoices At Privy Council's Ruling

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.--The Privy Council decision establishing the rights of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Jenkins to the child Nola--parentage of whom was claimed by Mr. and Mrs. Morrison--has caused…

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Mayor Raises Laugh

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN, Thursday.-- Though most held awkward problems to contend with, all at the flood relief…

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Shire Is Slipping

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

Sir.--In your report of the last Harwood Shire meeting councillors were concerned about the unsatisfactory…

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Mayor Of Ulmarra Now In Hospital

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

The Mayor of Ulmarra (Ald A. G. Bailey), was admitted to Grafton. Base Hospital yesterday suffering from…

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Orara Shire Seeks £5000 Flood Grant

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 6

Orara Shire Council will seek an outright grant of £5000 to enable it to undertake the repair of flood damage to shire roads. That was decided on the…

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Council Adopts Proposals For Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 3

Dorrigo Shire Council adopted several recommendations by the Coff's Harbour Urban Area Committee for…

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P.P.U. District Council Secretary's Letter Fencing and Roofing Materials

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 3

Some little time back the general secretary of the Union interviewed the Department of Supply and Development respecting the state of…

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Shire President Gets There

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 2

By walking, riding and motoring, the president of the Bellinger Shire Council (Cr. E. J. Cooper) was…

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India Wants Red China on Security Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Fri. (AAP Reuter).-- The Premier of India (Mr. Pandit Nehru) said to-day that India had…

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Alderman Resents Criticism

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

He took strong exception to the criticism levelled at the council by members of the Bellevue Heights Progress…

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Golf Course Proposal Council Asked To Resume Land

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 4

South Grafton Council last night decided to seek approval of the Governor to resume 238 acres of land, known as Shea's, on the Ulmarra road, on which it was proposed to establish an 18-hole golf…

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Harwood Shire Repair Bill £13,000

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 3

MACLEAN, Tues.--The Harwood Shire engineer (Mr. G. E. Minns) stated to-day that it would cost the council about…

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Want Aid To Appeal To Privy Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--The Victorian Government has been asked by two Sydney men and a woman, condemned to death for murder, for financial aid to appeal to the Privy Council…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 7

Councillors present at the June meeting of above were:—Cr. W. H. Bailey (in the chair) Featherstone, Hooson, Loudon,…

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Money for Flood Damage in Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 10

After discussing the enormous damage done by the recem floods in Dorngo Shine Coffs United Ratepayets…

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Re-admitted to Tennis Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 7

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).-- Australia and New Zealand were among 32 nations who abstained from voting when…

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