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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1953

503 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 26

Congratulations to President and Shire Clerk

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

The Shire president Cr. M. H. Bailer and the Clerk, Mr. Ray E. Smith, were warmly congratulated at Wednesday's…

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Council's Position Over Gazetted Holidays

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council desires some clarification regarding the position when, on Council's application a holiday is…

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Council's Protest on New Telephone Exchange

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council will protest to the PostmasterGeneral. Mr. H. L. Anthony, against the erection of an…

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Library Survey Of Shire Area

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 2

Miss M. Miller, assistant Technical Officer of the Library Board of N. S. W., will make a preliminary…

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Storm in Council Over Band Room Site Council Rescinds Previous Decision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 1

The decision of Dorrigo Shire Council to agree to the site in Brelsford Park for the band room was upset at die monthly meeting and the matter was referred back to the…

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Fined for Allowing Garage Occupancy First Prosecution by Dorrigo Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 3

The first prosecution by Dorrigo Shire Council for permitting a building erected for other than residential purposes to be used for residence, without the consent of Council, was heard by Mr. A. E Capp, SM, at the Court…

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Mayor's 'Offsiders' Remarks Resented

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 4

INVERELL, Saturday.--Ald. G. V. Randall, at a meeting of Council, criticised the Mayor of Inverell for "inviting only a few of the aldermen" to what he (Ald. Randall) called "a civic reception" to the…

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Council Rents Varied

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 4

Before the Fair Rents Court at Grafton yesterday, Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., gave his decisions in the matter…

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Claim Against Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 4

The Workers' Compensation Commission, before Judge Lomond at Grafton yesterday, took evidence in a claim by Horace Guy Hannah, 59, of Maclean, a former ferry…

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Council Is Co-operating With Organisers Of Baths Project

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

An assurance that the Grafton City Council was closely co-operating with the organisers of the Westward Park baths project was given last night by the Mayor,…

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Pensioners to Discuss Rebate of Shire Rates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

At the next meeting of Coffs Harbour branch of the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners' Association. The subject of rebates…

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Sharp Clash at Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 4

A notification that the Atlantic Union Oil Company was appealing against Council's decision not to permit a…

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Ald. G. Garratt Keeps Council Busy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 5

Presenting five motions of which he had given notice, Ald. G. Garratt was successful in having Grafton City Council carry four. One missed for want of a seconder…

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Shire Rainfall Records

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council will co-operate with the Meteorological Bureau in obtaining rainfall records of…

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Heated Debate On Shire Loan

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 3

MACLEAN, Friday. -- A recommendation by Norwood Shire Engineer (Mr. D. Drewett) that council raise a loan of £3500 to provide for the reconstruction of the…

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Used Garage As Home; Council Action

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 6

The South Grafton Council, through its Building Inspector, Mr. J. G. Kaylocks yesterday…

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Suggest L.C. County Council Go Into Recess

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 4

"If the Lower Clarence County Council cannot get finance for the water scheme it should go into recess,"…

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Shire Council Business in Committee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

A protest against so much of the Dorrigo Shire Council's business being conducted in committee was made at the…

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Shire Ferry

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 3

MACLEAN, Thurs. -- The Cowper ferry has been restored to its service at Brushgrove after annual…

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Stir Over Proposed Bus Terminal Site Council Under Fire From Chamber of Commerce

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

The secretary of the chamber of Commerce, Mr D. E. Pollard, a stir at the meeting when he said lie was opposed to the action of the Dorrigo Shire Council in allotting the land at the corner of High and Castle Streets for use as a service station. He moved that…

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