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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 16 of 26

Civic Reception Planned for September 28 Shire President To Welcome Visitors And Pioneers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

Shire President and Chairman of the Combined Hospital-Ambulance Appeal, Cr. Harry Bailey, will welcome, at a civic reception, visitors and pioneers during the "Back to Dorrigo" Celebrations…

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Council Vacancy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 2

Nymboida Shire Council will apply to the Department of Local Government that, as the death of Cr. W…

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Council Tribute To W. M. L. Hughes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 2

High tribute was paid, to the memory of the late Cr. W. M. L. Hughes at yesterday's meeting of the…

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Inquiry Cost Council £271

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 5

BELLINGEN.--The Shire Council tabled a letter from Mr. H. V. Wood, asking Council to make available…

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Council Advised To ''Put House In Order"

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.-- Criticism of administration of Saulkhan Hills Shire Council, is contained in a Local Government report to he tabled at a council meeting to-morrow…

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For Ex-Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Detectives began serving summonses against former aldermen and officers of…

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Shire Engineer To Inspect Ewingar Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 5

COPMANHURST Shire Engineer (Mr. C. L. White) will inspect "Bill Hamilton's bridge" over…

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Building Applications to Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 9

The following building applications were considered by Dorrigo Shire Council, and on the recommendation of the…

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Shire Rolls Declared By Revision Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

A Revision Court for the purpose of revising the electors' rolls for the Shire of Dorrigo, sat at Coffs Harbour on Tuesday…

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[?] Depot for [?] Council Use

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Lands has [?] a survey of an area [?] acre 24 perches for use [?] Dorrigo Shire Council as a…

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Council Will Protest Against Aluminium Building

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

A strong protest will be forwarded by Dorrigo Shire Council to the Postmaster-General's Department against the…

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Showground Area To Council Conditional Agreement on Land Transfer

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 4

By a margin of one vote, Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society yesterday agreed conditionally to a proposal by the Grafton City Council for the transfer of…

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Council Help At Yamba Pool

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Sat.—At the Harwood Shire Council meeting to-day, Cr. Owen Ryan asked the shire…

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Council Business

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night adopted a recommendation from the Town Clerk, Mr Sheather, that in future…

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Council Photograph

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 7

A photograph of Grafton City Council aldermen and council staff was taken in the Council Chambers last…

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Council Refuses Road Safety Grant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 7

Grafton City Council last night decided not to make a donation to the funds of the Grafton branch of the Road…

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Complaint To Council About Tree Removal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 3

A Grafton businessman, Mr. C. Sahlquist, complained to the City Council, last night at its meeting…

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Council Policy On Multiple Flat Buildings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 3

A policy on the erection of multiple residential flats at Grafton was adopted by the Grafton City Council…

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Meat Strike Talks Deadlocked Labour Council Hopes For Settlement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--Efforts to settle the fortnight-old meat strike ended in a deadlock to-day. However, the assistant secretary of the New South Wales Labor Council, Mr. J. D. Kenny, M.L.C., said to-night he was…

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Presentation to Mr. N. J. Jordan at Council Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

During the meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council on Wednesa prese[?] was mude to Mr. N. J. Jordan by…

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