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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 18 of 26

Security Council Report

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 4

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday. (AAP).-- The Security Council yesterday approved its annual report to the General Assembly…

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Grafton Pianist To Play For British Arts Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 2

Miss Leone Stredwick, Grafton pianist studying in England, has received her first engagement with the British…

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Bailey Bridges a Bally Headache to Bellingen Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 6

The Bailey bridges which Bellingen Shire Council received on loan from the army following the big June flood have been…

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Ratepayers' Association Favours Municipality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Ratepayers' Association, in accordance with a clause in the constitution, discussed at great length at Tuesday's monthly meeting, the raising, of Coffs. Harbour to Municipal status. At the request of the meeting, Mr. W. H…

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Coff's Harbour Municipality As Election Issue

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thursday.--The question of a municipality for Coif's Harbour is again prominent and is likely to be an issue when electors go to the polls for the local government elections in…

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Council Decision Surprises Red Cross Branch

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 2

Members of South Grafton branch of the Red Cross Society were surprised yesterday on receiving advice from…

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Ulmarra Council Application For Increased piailt

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 4

Ulmarra Municipal Council will make application to the Department of Public Works for the 1950-51 Commonwealth Aid Roads and works Act grant. The money will be requested to reseal…

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Coff's Municipality Proposal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.-- Members of the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce were present at a conference of…

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Shire Council Overrides Decision of Town Planner

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 1

A decision made by the Town Planner, Mr. G. EL McRae, was over-ruled by the Dorrigo Shire Council at the monthly meeting. It was in reference to an application for a permit to build a residence at Coffs Harbour…

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New Shire Chambers Question Re-opened. by Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce made a request to the Dorrigo Shire Council to re-consider its recent decision to postpone further consideration of the scheme to build new Shire Offices and rooms at Coffs…

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Council Meets One Man Deputation

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 1

A one man deputation presented itself to the monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council on Wednesday. It…

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Flood Boat Not Worth Repairing Says Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.--Harwood Shire Council heard a report on the condition of the Woodford Leigh flood boat and decided it was not worth repairing…

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Council Warned On Flood Expenditure

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 5

Ald. C. T. Schwinghammer, warned the South Grafton Council, on Monday night, not to spend promised flood relief work funds until a definite statement had been made that the amount would…

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Council Asked To Water Streets To Water Streets

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.-- After discussion on the question of street cleaning, in Coff's Harbour, the Chamber of Sommerce…

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Municipality Plan For Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.-- At the monthly meeting of the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce, a letter was read…

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Hyacinth Control Council Move

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 3

Two councils yesterday informed Copmanhurst Shire Council that they had completed the draft resolution for the formation of a Water Hyacinth County Council on the Clarence River, and…

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Great Marlow Drainage Deputation Meets Copmanhurst Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 6

A deputation from the Great Marlow Drainage Union yesterday waited upon the Copmanhurst Shire Council to seek assistance in the removal of 24,000 cubic yards of spoil from the proposed new…

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Shire Sells Drawn Grader

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 11

Dorrigo Shire Council has sold the drawn grader which has been at Coffs Harbour for some time. There has been a great…

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T. And L. Council On Compulsory Service

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--New South Wales Trades and Labour Council to-night opposed the compulsory military training…

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Chamber Supports Municipality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 3

Following Mr. W. H. T. Biding's statements at a Ratepayers' Association meeting regarding the formation of Coffs…

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