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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 5 of 26

Aldermen Attend Westlawn Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

The Mayor of Grafton (Ald. W. R. Weiley), Ald. E. H. Chataway, Ald. K. H, McLeod, and Ald, G, W, Chalmers attended the annual meeting of the Westlayn Progress Association last night…

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Aldermen Told Embankments Need Urgent Attention

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

The urgent need for Grafton City Council to repair flood embankments in the city was brought before the meeting of…

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Legislative Council Election Nominations

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thurs.--Six official Labour Party candidates and a single nominee of the Country Party have been nominated for…

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P.P.U. Raleigh District Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

Raleigh District Council's area includes Warrell Creek on the south, Coramba on the north, Ebor on the west, while the…

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Coffs R.s.l. Will Rejoin Dist. Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

Following an address by the Chairman of the North Coast District Council of SubBranches of the RSL. Digger…

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Legislative Council Election Nominations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.--Seven candidates have nominated for the vacancy in the Legislative Council caused by the election of Mr…

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Maclean Warrants Seaplane Base Says Deputy Mayor

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

The Maclean Municipal Council considered that Maclean warranted a seaplane base in preference to other…

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Around The New England State Council Pledges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 3

GLEN INNES.--The Mayor, Ald. Digby, believes that no local government body should pledge itself on the New State issue…

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Copmanhurst Shire Council To Apply For Shire Building Control

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 4

COPMANHURST Shire Council yesterday adopted a recommendation of the shire clerk (Mr. H. G. Greenaway) that the council make application to have Part XI. of the Local Government Act applied to the Parish of Great Marlow and the Village of…

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Council Discusses Implementation Of Federal Grants

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 4

The Copmanhurst Shire Council will forward a resolution to the annual conference of the Shires Association of…

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Ulmarra Council Takes No Action on University

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 6

ULMARRA Municipal Council yesterday took no action on an invitation to attend a conference to discuss the establishment of an agricultural college or university on the North Coast. THE Grafton and South…

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Weed Worries In the Shire Area

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

In the course of his monthly report to Dorrigo Shire on Wednesday, Noxious Weeds Inspector Towell indicated there were…

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Copmanhurst Shire Port Celebration Expense Queried

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 4

The president (Cr. O. V. Small) told Wednesday's meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council he could not see how the expenses incurred at the deep sea port celebration would require the contributions…

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Labour Council Move To Ban Press

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—As a result of a motion by Mr. J. Keenihan, organiser of the Electrical Trades Union of Australia, a specially…

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Grafton City Council Park Improvement Plan Adopted

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 2

A PLAN for the provision of two sporting ovals on Lower Fisher Park and general improvements to the park area was adopted in principle by the Works and City Planning and Improvement Committees of the Grafton City Council yesterday…

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Council-Institute Merger Proposed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.--A deputation from Maclean Institute Management Committee waited on the municipal council to submit a proposition that the council take over assets of the committee. This would enable the local governing body to borrow a considerable…

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Council Farewells Ald. P. O'Mara

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

MACLEAN.--At the last Maclean council meeting Ald P. O'Mara said it would be the last occasion he would sit at…

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Aldermen Warned About Finances Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

MACLEAN.--The vice-chairman of the Finance Committee (Ald. A. E. Cameron) warned aldermen of Maclean Council to be careful in making requests in view of the financial position. The debit in the general fund…

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Council Seeks Early Action On Aerodrome Site

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night decided to request the Minister for Civil Aviation to indicate at the earliest possible date his decision on a site for an aerodrome to serve…

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Curator Proposed For City Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 4

A SUGGESTION for the appointment by the Grafton City Council of a curator of public gardens and parks to lay out, supervise and maintain all public gardens, parks and trees, has been 3 referred to the Town Planning Committee…

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