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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 19 of 24

Noxious Weeds Destruction in Shire Area

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 1

Noxious Weeds Inspector IW. Towell reported to Dorrigo Shire Council on Wednesday that very good work had…

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Appreciation of Council Work

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 9

Amongst brickbats there are sometimes boquets. At Wednesday's meeting of Dorrigo Shire a letter was received, from…

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R.S.L. Asks Council To Seal Roadway

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 2

South Grafton sub-branch of the R.S.L. will request the Municipal Council to bitumen surface the…

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Swimming Pool Plans Submitted To Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 2

The plans relating to the construction of the Memorial Baths on the Grafton Boulevard have been presented to the Grafton City Council. On Friday the Memorial…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Matters Local Correspondence Dealt with

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 9

Present at the last meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council were: The President, Cr. W. H. Bailey in the chair, and Councillors Boultwood, Hooson, Jordan, Skeoch, T. Seccombe, J. Seccombe, Timms and Wilson…

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New Plant for Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN.-- At the monthly meeting of Harwood Shire Council it was decided to raise a loan of…

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Noxious Weeds Destruction in Shire Area

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 5

Noxious Weeds Inspector J. W. Towell reported to Dorrigo Shire Council that very good work had been done by Council in…

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New Play for Arts Council Players

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 4

Caffs Harbour Arts Council players have almost completed preparations for their three-act comedy, "Fresh Fields," the…

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Shire Applies For Bridges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN.--Harwood Shire Council has made application to the Minister for Public Works (Mr. . J. J…

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Alderman Objects To Street Closing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

Opposition to the closing of streets for any function was voiced at a meeting of the Grafton City Council list night…

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Council Criticises Gas Firm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

Several Grafton aldermen at a council meeting last night, criticised the Grafton Lighting Company…

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Council Lets Off Non-Voters

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 2

No action will be taken by the Grafton City Council against persons who did not vote at the recent…

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No Change In Council Reports

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 2

Ald. G. Garratt objected at last night's council meeting to the way reports of council officers were…

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Plans For Baths Sent To Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 2

AN official report on the Grafton Memorial Baths plans will be submitted to the Grafton Council by the…

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Council Wants To Build New Hospital

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

The Grafton City Council will seek authority to build a modern maternity hospital in Grafton. The new hospital would…

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Council Plant Still Engaged on Flood Restoration

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 2

The works report presented to the last meeting of the Urban Committee stated only a few minor jobs were done in Coffs…

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Council Staff Win

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 7

BELLINGEN.--The challenge tennis match, Bellingen Shire Council staff v Hyde's Creek, played on…

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Orara Shire On River Report

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 5

Conflicting opinions were voiced at yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council, when the report of the Clarence Advisory Committee on the investigations concerning the…

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Scene From Arts Council Play

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 10

The above photograph is of an incident in "Fresh Fields," the current production of the Coffs Harbour Arts Council players. The refined Lady Lilian (Helen Seccombe) shows surprise and dismay at the attitude of a determined Tom Larcombe (William…

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Cricket Association To Meet Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 3

Clarence River Cricket Association will arrange a deputation to meet the Grafton City Council to…

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