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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 2 of 26

Harwood Shire To Apply For Grant

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.--The. Department ofPublic Works has advised Harwood Shire Council that an additional grant would be made available under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act for the year…

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Not Considered Council on Polio

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE Thursday.-- "Federal Government had not considered the establishment of a Federal Council to deal with, poliomyelitis, said the…

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Minor Roads Work— Council's 1950 Aim

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council devoted hours of consideration to the estimates for 1950 at the January meeting on Wednesday. It was apparent from the…

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Orara Shire Rate Increase

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

ESTIMATES adopted by the Orara Shire Council yesterday provided for an increase in the general rate of ½d in…

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Cricket Council Games Upset Club Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 4

Several clubs have had difficulty in filling teams for the C.R.C.A. competition matches, because of the two representative matches against Lower Clarence to-day…

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R.s.l. Council to Meet on Red Charges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--To deal with charges that several members of the R.S.L. were Communists or had Communist…

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Liberal Party Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Three hundred Liberal Party delegates from all over New South Wales will to-morrow night attend the…

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Tenth Expulsion By R.S.L. Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The State Council of the Returned, Soldiers' League to-night expelled Mr. A. T. Gietzelt, South Metropolitan…

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Alderman Complains

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

Ald. N. T. Owen at the Grafton City Council meeting on Monday night made strong protest against aldermen bringing forward…

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Condition Of Flood Boats Alderman Says Reports Absolutely False

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

Reports to a previous council meeting that the Water Brigade boats at South Grafton were useless were absolutely false, said Ald. C. T. Schwinghammer at Monday night's meeting of the South Grafton…

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'Slow Boat' Still Anchored In Council Chambers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

The former crack North Coast Steam Navigation Company steamer, Pulganbar now registered in Honduras as the…

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Potato Growers Want District Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 5

Considerable discussion ensued at yesterday's meeting of the Clarence branch of the Potato Growers' Association, on the question of having matters dealing specifically with potatoes handled by the…

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Shire Shorts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

Dorrigo Shire Council has decided to bring several matters before the Commissioner for Railways (Mr Garside) during his visit to North…

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Harwood Shire Fixes Rates

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

MACLEAN.--Harwood Shire Council has fixed the general rate at 4d in the [?] for the shire, and the Yamba local rate at 8d…

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Noxious Weeds Shire Prosecutions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 7

Dorrigo Shire Noxious Weeds Inspector (Mr. J. Wi. Towell) has recommended to Council that severe action be taken…

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Labour Council Decision

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The New South Wales Trades and Labor Council to-night warned the Menzies Government that it…

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Big Additions To Shire Road Plant

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Dorrigo Shire Council, last Wednesday week, decided to make substantial additions to its road making plant. The aggregated cost of the new units will be £15,390, and purchase will be financed by means of a special loan…

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Financial Difficulties Of Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.--Financial difficulties were discussed at the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council. The Mayor (Ald. A. G. Markham) said they were still "scratching"…

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Estimates Adopted By Shire Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 4

DORRIGO Shire Council, at its recent meeting, adopted the estimates for 1950, which allowed for a rate of 5d in the £ on the u.c.v. of all ratable land in the shire area. The councillors also adopted…

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Would Consider Creating Council On Polio

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA. Fri. -- Sir Earle Page said to-day the Commonwealth would consider the creation of a Federal…

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