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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 4 of 24

Council Of Churches' Annual Meeting Next Week

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Australian Council of the World Council of Churches will hold its annual meeting at Gilbulla,…

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Move For J.F. District Council On Lower Clarence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the Maclean Show Committee a deputation was received from the junior farmer movement on…

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Dorrigo Shire Rate Rises

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR. Wed.--At a special meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, at Coramba to-day, it was decided to raise the…

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Residents Petition Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Residents of Milton street, Westlawn, have signed a petition to the Grafton City Council urging that the proposed works…

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Cream Carriers Shire Deputation No Money for Urgent Repair Work

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

On Wednesday of last week, cream carriers of the Dorrigo district met the Shire President (Cr. Harry Bailey) and Shire…

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Nymboida Shire Strikes 1951 Rate

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council yesterday fixed the rate for 1951 at 4d in the £ as set out in the estimates adopted at the previous meeting…

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Nymboida Council To Increase Plant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council at yesterday's meeting in South Grafton, decided to get more plant so that urgent work could he carried out. The decision was made following the consideration of a report…

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Shire Council Fixes General Rate at 7d

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

After failing to arrive at a decision at the ordinary monthly meeting in January regarding the amount of the 1951 general rate, Dorrigo Shire Council on…

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South Grafton Council Bitumen Roads To Be Re-sealed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 4

South Grafton Council, on Monday night, decided to spend £1311 provided on the estimates, plus £500 to be raised by the ½d rate increase, on re-sealing of bitumen roads throughout the…

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New Shire Boundaries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 3

Cr. N. J. Jordan has stated his intention of moving at the next Council meeting that the Local Government Department be…

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Maclean Council To Borrow

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN.-- In response to a request for information regarding proposed borrowings during the financial year 1951-52,…

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Church Council's Appeal To Nation

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday-- A call for greater justice and a fuller life for all citizens was made in a message to the nation issued by the Aust. Council for the World Council of Churches, at the final…

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Jnr. Farmers Dist. Council Re-formed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Coifs Harbour-Orara Valley District Council. comprising junior farmers' clubs from Nana Glen. Karangi and Coffs…

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Action To Recover Overdue Rates Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN.--The clerk (Mr. G. W. Wann) told the meeting of Maclean Municipal Council that it would be necessary to take out summonses for overdue rates as a number of ratepayers had not…

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Council Claims £10 For Destroyed Tree

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 3

BELLINGEN.--Bellingen Shire Council will make a claim of £10 on the P.M.G. Department for an ornamental street tree which was recently cut down by a P.M.G. employee working on line…

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Road Restoration Beyond Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

BELLINGEN-- As road restoration work on the Upper Bellinger River is beyond the means of Bellingen Shire Council, Council decided to approach Government Departments concerned on the…

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City Council's Late Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

Last night's meeting of the Grafton City Council adjourned just before midnight after a series of long debates…

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Merits Of Dual Roads Debated By Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 4

Grafton City Council has referred to the Works Committee a proposal by Ald. E. H. Chataway for the adoption…

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Quality Of Water Supply Discussed At Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 3

A warm debate on the quality of the water supply arose at Grafton City Council meeting, on Monday night, following submission of a motion asking the Water Board to ensure that clean water…

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Harwood Shire Officers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed.--At to-day's meeting of Harwood Shire Council, Cr. D. E. Archer, presiding it was decided to call fresh…

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