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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 17 of 26

Council Recommendation To Strikers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday--The 17-day-old meat strike was virtually settled to-day when the disputes committee of the N.S.W. Labour Council recommended a…

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How Council Beat The Bridge

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 2

The Council's brow was sad, And the Council's speech was low. And darkly looked they at the bridge And darkly at the foe;…

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Mayor Stops Blasting Of Tree Stumps

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

The action of the Mayor of South Grafton (Ald. W. E. Crisp) in issuing orders to prevent the blasting of the tree stumps in Skinner street was endorsed at…

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Berlin 'Blockade' Mayor Dies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 4

BERLIN, Wed.—Professor Ernst Reuter, the Lord Mayor of West Berlin, who led the city…

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Shire Suggests Street Names

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 5

Orara Shire Council will suggest two names for new streets within the housing site to commemorate the work of a previous president and to mark Coronation…

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Mayor of Lismore New NRCC Chairman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 9

The Mayor of Lismore, Cr. R. Granger, was this week elected chairman of the Northern Rivers County Council. He was the…

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Pioneer and Present Shire Councillor

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

CR. J. H. SKEOCH…

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FACING 22 CHARGES Ex-Mayor, Aldermen And Employees

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A former mayor, two ex-aldermen, and two ex-employees of Leichhardt Council, appeared in Central Court to-day. They faced 22 charges alleging corruption, making false…

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Alderman On Betting Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 4

BARRABA, Friday.—In Barraba Court of Petty Sessions a Barraba alderman was fined £10 on a…

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Alderman's Plan Rejected

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

Grafton City Council last night adopted a recommendation from its inspector, Mr. R. F. Browne, refusing a…

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Governor And Mayor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Dorothy Lamberton, retiring Governor of 24th Quota District, is pictured here with the…

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Gained Seats On Security Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tues.—New Zealand, Brazil and Turkey have been elected by the United Nations' General…

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Council Approves Boiler Room Plan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

An application for approval to erect a boiler room at the rear of a dry-cleaning shop in Fitzroy…

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Alderman Spare That Tree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 2

A novel hat, depicting the removal of the trees and plots in Skinner street won a special prize for a young…

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Copmanhurst Shire Buys New Grader

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 5

COPMANHURST Shire Council yesterday accepted a tender for the purchase of a new grader…

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Church Development With City Growth --Mayor Of Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 3

It would be little satisfaction to a city to watch only the expansion of commercial and industrial interests without an appropriate development of church life,…

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Diphtheria Immunisation in Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1953 · page 4

Arrangements have been made to conduct diphtheria immunisation campaigns at Coutts' Crossing and…

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Copmanhurst Shire And Holder's Road (Letter to the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 4

Sir.--Will you grant me some space for some comment on the report of the Copmanhurst Shire Council…

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Band Seeks Attendance of Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 3

THE Grafton District Silver Band committee last night wrote to the South Grafton Municipal Council…

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Council Thanked

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon.--The Dorrigo Shire Council has received a letter from the Dorrigo branch of the…

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