Copmanhurst Shire Accepts Road Grant
Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday accepted a grant of £8150 under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act for the 1950-51 roads programme for works estimated to cost £8400…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1951
462 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 24
To Stand Firm On Demands Expect Miners' Council
SYDNEY, Wed.--The Miners' Central Council to-morrow is expected to stand firm o nits demand that all parties to the coal dispute must support any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council Fixes General Rate 7d
After failing to arrive at a decision at the ordinary monthly meeting in January regarding the amount of the 1951 general rate,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increase in Shire Valuations
The Shire Clerk of Dorrigo Shire Council informed councillors at the special meeting that the unimproved capital value of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not Fault Of Shire
MACLEAN. -- A request that a broken bicycle wheel be replaced was received by Harwood Shire, Council at its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Finance for Shire Works
Dorrigo Shire Council has so little money in the coffers that the engineer is unable to proceed even with minor works which must be paid for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Claims £10 for Destroyed Tree
Bellingen Shire Council will make a claim of £10 on the PMG Department for an ornamental street tree which was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farcical Position At Council Poll Regional Committee
A farcical position has arisen on the election of local government nominees to the Clarence Regional Development Committee for the next three years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ulmarra Council Joins Protest
Ulmarra Municipal Council has decided to support a request from Grafton City Council for a united protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Will Prosecute for Rates
Councillors of Dorrigo Shire Council are not pulling their punches against ratepayers who have the means to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Confident Of Water Board
South Grafton Council last night unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board, and applauded the efforts being made tp augment and improve the supply to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heated Exchange Between Aldermen South Grafton Council
A heated exchange occurred at the South Grafton Council meeting, on Monday night, between Ald. J. C. Lane and J. Flaherty during discussion on a letter from Grafton City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Former Mayor Sought Separation
A member of the Grafton Separation League of 1915 was among the Rotarians who heard an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prosecution Of Non-Voters At Council Elections
LISMORE, Wed.--Compulsory prosecution of all persons who fail to vote at local government elections was urged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extend Council's Functions
As much power as possible about local affairs should be given to local councils as a step to decentralise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whole Council On Inspection
Orara Shire Council will today carry oat an inspection of the Wooli road to Pillar Valley and mountain range, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amended Schedule Sought By Orara Shire Road Works
Orara Shire Council yesterday accepted a grant from the 1950-51 Commonwealth Aid Roads Act fund, as notified by the Public Works Department, but decided to ask that it apply to an amended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Action On Noogoora Burr
If action was not taken to destroy Noogoora burrs before they seeded, the weed would eventually take charge of the Clarence, said Aid. W. G. McCaughey at yesterday's meeting of the Orara…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Schedule of Borrowing for Shire Council
In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act Dorrigo Shire Council has drawn up a schedule of proposed applications for loans during the coming financial year. It was emphasised by the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Council and Works for Outside Organisations
Stringent criticism of the failure of individuals and semi-public organisations to pay for Work performed on their behalf by Dorrigo Shire Council was expressed at the monthly meeting. Council was dealing with accounts…
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