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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 2 of 24

Copmanhurst Shire Rate Raised By ld

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday decided to increase its general rate by ld. IT approved estimates based on a general rate of 5½d. in…

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Farewell To Former Alderman

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

At a public meeting in the South Grafton Council Chambers last night, a committee was formed to arrange for a…

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Shire Gangs At Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

Our Saw tell correspondent reports that the Bellingen Shire gang—a truck and three men—has commenced urgent…

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Department Critical of Shire Finance

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

MACLEAN, Thursday.--Before Harwood Shire Council yesterday decided to increase its general rate from 5d to 6d. councillors considered a letter from the Department of Local Government which…

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Storms Slash and Scour Shire Roads

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 10

Troubles never come singly! It would normally be accepted that the appalling havoc of the 1950 flood visitations and the shockingly inadequate…

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Cr. Wilson For Regional Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

Dorrigo Shire on Wednesday last elected Cr. R. G. Wilson as its official nominee on the Clarence Regional Development…

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Re-Elected Mayor Of Berlin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

BERLIN, Fri. (AAP).--Professor Ernst Reuter, 61-year-old leading Berlin Social Democrat, was re-elected Lord Mayor of…

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Harwood Shire Adopts New Estimates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 3

MACLEAN, Fri.--At a special meeting of Harwood Shire Council to-day the amended estimates based on a…

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Shire Treated "Shabbily" Flood Repairs

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

MACLEAN.--Harwood Shire Council had been treated shabbily by the Department of Local Government in its grant for flood damage repairs, said Cr. K. Taylor at a meeting of the council on…

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U.n. Security Council Scene

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

A sc[?]ne like this will be enacted when the United States motion demanding China to be branded an aggressor is submitted to the United Nations' Political Committee. This picture shows a vote being taken in the Security Council…

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Byron Shire Increase

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

LISMORE.--A general rate of 4d., an increase of ½d. over last year's rate, was approved at a meeting of Byron Shire…

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Persist Selected To Win Lord Mayor's Cup

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--If the weather remains fine for the Rosehill races to-morrow, Persist should retain her…

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Cattle Firm Gives £600 to Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

South Grafton Council on Monday night expressed appreciation of a donation of £600 from Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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Dorrigo Shire Will Take Action To Secure Rates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

CORAMBA, Wed. -- Proceedings will be taken immediately by the Dorrigo Shire Council against persons owing rates and charges to the council. INSTRUCTING the Shire…

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Strict Economy For Tweed Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH. -- Tweed Shire Council will restrict all expenditure for the next three months to urgent maintenance…

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Ulmarra Council [?] Strong Criticism Of Roadwork

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

Strong criticism of roadwork on the Coldstream road was voiced at yesterday's meeting of the Ulmarra Municipal Council by Ald. V. D. Jones. HE considered the road…

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Ulmarra Council Noogoora Burr Causes Concern

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 3

Ulmarra Municipal Council expressed concern at the widespread infestation of Noogoora burr in the Clarence Valley at yesterday's meeting of the council…

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Ulmarra Decision: Council Meetings To Open With Prayer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 3

Ulmarra Municipal Council will open future meetings by prayer. That decision was made…

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Shire Gang Does Good Work

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

Residents at Sawtell appreciate the fact that following the Work of the newly appointed road gang they are now able to…

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Shire Has No Funds Roads Cry for Repairs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 9

Many matters of urgency and importance were dealt with by councillors in attendance at the January meeting of Dorrigo Shire. No less than 70 letters were tabled from various sources. Most, of course, related to…

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