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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 17 of 26

Aldermen Confident On Brigade Appeal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 3

Aldermen of South Grafton Council last night expressed the opinion that the combined efforts of the South Grafton Water Brigade, the brigade appeal committee, and council would result in…

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Alderman Desires Town Name Change

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 3

Aid. G. Wilson startled aldermen of the South Grafton Council last night when he stated he would move that the…

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Council Being Dictated to

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 2

With only one tender received, council was definitely in the position of being dictated to in regard to supplies…

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County Council Staff Problem

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 4

Mention of the difficulty of retaining female staff was made at yesterday's meeting of the Clarence…

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Council To Raise Loan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 4

LISMORE.--Lismore City Council has decided to raise loans totalling £34,854 for road construction and stormwater…

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At Security Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 3

Ambassador Ernest A. Gross, United States representative on the Security Council, shaking hands with Dr. John M. Chang; Korean, Ambassador to the United States. This was after a resolution introduced by the U.S., which recommended…

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Town Plan For Hastings Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 8

Hastings Shire Council has adopted a Town Plan to cover the whole of the Shire. An officer of the Department of Local Gov…

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Cricket North Coast Council Meets

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 9

North Coast Cricket Council matches will be so arranged during the coming season that local competition fixtures will…

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Alderman Walks From Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 3

After a clash with the Mayor (Ald. W. R. Weiley), during which he was told to sit down and listen or leave the meeting, Ald W. T. Robinson walked from the…

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Council Minutes Again Queried

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 6

For the second successive meeting an alderman of the Grafton City Council queried the accuracy of minutes…

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Staff Increase For City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 6

Employment of an engineering draftsman, as recommended by the City Engineer (Mr. G. E. Walker), supported by the Town Clerk (Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather), was decided upon by Grafton…

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Westlawn Park Council's Choice Rejected

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 3

Westlawn Progress Association last night rejected Grafton City Council's choice of a site for Westlawn Park. The site chosen by the…

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Maclean Municipal Council Health Inspector Must Be Appointed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.-- The Department of Public Health has drawn the attention of Maclean Municipal Council to the necessity for appointing a qualified health inspector without further delay…

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Assistant Engineer For Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 3

In view of the heavy grant work to be carried out Nymboida Shire and the delay caused to current works the programme by the flood and excessive rainfalls, Nymboida Shire Council…

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Move For Council To Control Grounds

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR. Friday.--When Coff's Harbour District Cricket Association concludes its annual meeting on Saturday…

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Alderman Critical On Resumption Issue

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

"I feel that if any of the aldermen sitting round the table owned Shea's land they would resent being ridden over rough shod, without a chance to say something on the matter."…

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No Large Grants for Shire Councils

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 6

The State Government will not make large grants to individual Shire Councils for the purpose of restoring roads…

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Army Bridges On Loan Headache To Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 4

BELLINGEN, Mon.--The Bailey bridges which Bellingen Shire Council received on loan from the Army following the June flood have been little better than a "headache" to council, according to…

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Damage To Detour Roads Worries Bellinger Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 5

BELLINGEN, Monday.--Bellingen Shire councillors were siderably surprised at" a letter tabled from the Department of Main Roads, Grafton, in reply to a request from the council to repair roads through Valery, Gleniffer and Repton…

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Dorrigo Shire Applications

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR. Wed.-- The Dorrigo Shire Flood Relief Committee decided to-day that applications for assistance…

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