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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1952

443 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 23

Harwood Shire Remembers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

MACLEAN.—Harwood Shire President (Cr. John Ryan) asked the council to stand in silence as a mark…

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Shire's Grant Application

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

Copmanhurst Shire Council will apply to the Department of Public Works for a grant of £10,260 under the 1952-53 allocation from Commonwealth Aids Roads Act…

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Mayor Is An Early Customer

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

The Mayor of Grafton (Aid. W. R. Weiley) was one of the first to book an appointment at the Grafton Town Hall to have his chest X-rayed in the mass examination which is being conducted in the district. Taking down his name is Mrs. Marcia Krippner, who is acting as registrar for the applications which have exceeded…

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Arts Council Now Firmly Established

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

Miss Dorothy Heimrich, president of the New South Wales division of the Arts Council, recently visited Coifs Harbour…

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Trades & Labour Council Wants Impounding Officer

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 9

Coffs Harbour Trades and labour Council decided to request the Shire Council to reengage a permanent…

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Council Bows to Public Opinion Impounding Officer to Be Appointed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council has decided to appoint an impounding officer because of the many protests received since the services of the previous occupant of the position were dispensed with Applications for the position will…

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Council's Move For Yamba Road As State Highway

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 6

Harwood Shire Council decided at the last meeting again to approach the Main Roads Board with…

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Disregarded Rules; Action By Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

A Yamba resident will have a notice served on him directing disconnection of drainage from his property as a result of his non-compliance with regulations on installation of septic tanks…

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Agricultural Council Meets To-day

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.—The Australian Agricultural Council, which comprises the Commonwealth Minister…

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North Atlantic Council Reduces Size Of Allied Army

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

LISBON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—The North Atlantic Council has adopted a compromise plan scaling down the size of General Eisenhower's Atlantic Army to under 50 Divisions by 1954. The plan provides, at the same time, for increasing European…

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Arts Council Mobile Unit

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

The establishment of the Arts Council Mobile Unit holds wonderful promise of good shows for country towns. The unit was…

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Strong Response To Arts Council Dramatic Venture

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 2

Members of the branch of the New South Wales division of the Arts Council are surprised at the…

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Representation On Electricity Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 3

LISMORE, Wed.—A recommendation will be made to the Minister for Local Government that representation on the new Electricity Council on the North Coast consists of 14…

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Long Day For Shire Councillors

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

Dorrigo Shire Councillors had a very long meeting on Wednesday of last week which did not conclude until…

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Old Council Chambers at Coramba

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

The old Shire Council Chambers at Coramba have been renovated to provide living accommodation for one of Council's…

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Enlarged County Council for North Coast Operates Soon

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 8

A new County Council for the North Coast, embracing the Clarence River County Council, the Richmond River (Electricity) County Council and the Lismore and Casino Municipal Councils, should be…

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Visit of T.B. X-Ray Encouraged By Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

The visit to Coffs Harbour of the TB x-ray unit, which is visiting the North Coast, will be encouraged by Dorrigo Shire Council. At the February meeting a letter from the Anti-Tuberculosis Association of New South…

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Hopes Fade for Dorrigo's New Hospital Loan Council's Decision Curtails Expenditure

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

The Board of Directors of Dorrigo Hospital have been pressing continually for the erection of a new and enlarged hospital to serve the district's needs, and have also taken the matter up with Ministers…

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Shire Council Has Changed Its Policy

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council for many years has conducted the majority of its business in committee, which means that the…

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Alderman On Hospital Should Not Be fobbed Off

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 2

"I feel that the Minister for Health should be made to realise that we do not intend to be fobbed off in relation to the maternity block proposal."…

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