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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

462 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 24

Cat May Ride In Coach Of Lord Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 3

It is possible that Peter, a big black cat of Budge-row, in the City of London, may go down in history as the first cat…

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Lord Mayor's Dash in Jeep

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (AAP).--Alderman E. C. O'Dea, Lord Mayor of Sydney, has to drive 10 miles in an…

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First Woman Alderman Is Prominent Citizen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

PROMINENT in women's organisations and as a worker for charitable causes since leaving school, Miss Mavis McClymont made history on the Clarence when she was elected to Grafton City Council on December 2 at the general election…

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Shire Rate Rise

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

MAITLAND, Thurs. -- Lower Hunter Shire Council has decided to raise the general rate by a halfpenny to 4d in the £…

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Premiers To Attend Privy Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP). -- The King will to-day preside over a Privy Council, which has no parallel in history…

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Straying Stock In Bellingen Shire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 5

BELLINGEN.--Straying stock on the roads of the Bellingen Shire and main roads in particular, are becoming a nuisance…

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General Rate [?]e Proposed Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 4

[?] upward trend in costs to council to wage increases, and rising costs materials were reasons given by the Town Clerk of South Grafton (Mr. C. J…

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Parliamentarians At Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Wed.--Macleay Shire Council made history when three Parliamentarians--a Federal member and two State…

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Maclean Council Buys A Truck

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 5

MACLEAN.--On the motion of the Mayor (Ald. A. G. Markham), seconded by Aid. C. A. Watson, Maclean Council…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Proposed Special Loan

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 8

The Council of the Shire of Dorrigo hereby notifies in pursuance of Section 180 of the Local Government Act, 1919, that:—…

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Final Notice To Vacate Shire Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Final notice to vacate a shire road will be served by the Orara Shire Council upon a timber firm whose operations in the Dobie street punt lane, South Grafton, are causing a nuisance to…

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Orara Shire Rates Increase Of Id

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

Orara Shire Council yesterday considered estimates prepared on a basis of an increase in rates of 2 in the £, and carried a resolution that the estimates be modified to permit of an increase of Id…

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Truck v. Tractor Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN.-- Maclean Municipal Council's decision to purchase a tipping truck was reached after the matter had been…

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Gravel Replacement Urgent Shire Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

Most urgent work required in Nymboida Shire at present is the replacement of gravel on the roads. The estimated quantity of gravel required for Main Roads and federal Aid Works in 1951 is…

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Building Progress In Bel[?]ingen Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 2

BELLINGEN: During 1950, 194 building permits were issued by Bellingen Shire Council for buildings within the shire area…

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Tomki Shire Rate Up A Farthing

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

CASINO, Sat.--Tomki Shire Council has raised the general rate by one farthing to 4d in the £…

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Letters To The Editor Harwood Shire Rates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,--While perusing the revised estimates in Harwood Shire Council for 1951, adopted on a rate of 5d in the £, I notice…

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Shire Council Not To Attend Conference

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday discussed a suggestion that it should be represented at the New State Conference in…

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Harwood Shire Raises General Rate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

MACLEAN, Wed.--Harwood Shire Council to-day fixed the general rate of 6d in the £ on the u.c.v., which represents a…

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Shire Action On Building Breach

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 4

Copmanhurst Shire Council will prosecute a builder-owner for erecting an allegedly sub-standard dwelling in Pine street, Junction Hill. THE decision was made by…

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