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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 9 of 26

Junior Farmers' Council Wants Evidence on Resignation

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The annual conference of the Junior Farmers' Clubs' Council decided to–day to ask the North Coast District Council to send all the evidence of the resignation of the district officer, Mr. N…

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Maclean Council To Consider Purchase Of Motor Truck

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.—Maclean Municipal Council adopted a suggestion by the Mayor (Ald. A. G. Markham) that the Works and Finance Committee consider ways and means of buying a tipping motor truck for…

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Progress Association Will Nominate Members For Council Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 4

Westlawn Progress Association decided at last night's meeting to nominate at least three members of the Westlawn Progress Association for the Grafton City Council elections at the end of the year…

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Junior Farmers' Council Decision Deferred On A.P.P.U.

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The annual conference of the Junior Farmers' Clubs' Council to–day deferred for 12 months a decision to affiliate with the Australian Primary Producers' Union…

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New Grader Sought By Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 6

The Nymboida Shire Council decided yesterday to call tenders for the supply of a power grader at an estimated cost of £7000. Provision will be made to pay for the grader by loan…

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Nymboida Shire Bad Roads Due to Wet Weather

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

The shire engineer (Mr. H. M. Cornwall) told yesterday's meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council that the bad condition of many roads in the shire was due to the recent excessive wet weather…

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Tribal Chieftains On Advisory Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 3

GAUHATI (Assam).—Six districts in India's border province of Assam will shortly have "colourful administration," when…

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Electricity County Council On North Coast

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 6

The recommendation by the State Electricity Authority that a single country council be formed in the North Coast for the generation and distribution of electricity could have far-reaching…

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Report Greyhound Unmuzzled Council Decision To Prosecute

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night decided to prosecute a person who is alleged to have led four greyhound dogs in Dobie street on April 27, one of which was unmuzzled…

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Decisions For New Bellingen Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 5

BELLINGEN.—When the new Bellingen Shire Council takes office after the triennial elections at the end of the year it will be faced with decisions on two important matters—the provision of a water supply…

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Copmanhurst Shire Against Transfer To City Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 5

Copmanhurst Shire Council will inform the Department of Local Government that it is unanimously opposed to the transfer of any area of the Shire to the Grafton City…

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£1900 Allocation For Copmanhurst Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 4

Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday received advice from Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., and Mr Bruxner, M.L.A., of allocation of £1900 towards works estimated to cost £2000…

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Ulmarra Council Defers Action on Footpaths

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 6

Ulmarra Municipal Council yesterday deferred until next meeting action on a report by the Town Clerk (Mr. R. 0. Drew) on the concrete paying of footpath within the town area…

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Arts Council Jointings

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 9

Following its succes with "Quiet Week Stud" production. Cob Arts Council is to present another three act comedy…

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Harwood Shire Council 81 Letters Dealt With At Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 6

MACLEAN.—Many of the 81 letters dealt with by Harwood Shire Council at its meeting were requests for attention to roads in the shire. The meeting was presided over by the president…

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Additional Grant For Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 3

MACLEAN.—The Minister for Public works advised Harwood Shire Council that an additional grant of £1320 had been made to…

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South Grafton Council Gives Band Subsidy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

A subsidy of £25 for the current year was granted Grafton and district Silver Band by last night s meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council. THAT action was taken on…

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South Grafton Council To Compare Revenue With Expenditure At Bellevue Heights

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 4

An estimate of the revenue secured from the Bellevue Heights area of South Grafton for the last 12 months, and the expenditure in the area for the same period, will be tabled at the next meeting of the South…

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Shire Appeal Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--At the Harwood Shire Appeal Court Mr. W. B. Fleming. (Fleming and Thomas) appeared for the council. Mr. D…

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Epidemic Hits the B.m.a. Federal Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun--An epidemic similar to influenza, has hit the B.M.A. Federal Council during its discussions on the national…

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