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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 18 of 26

Korora Requests To Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon.--At the monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, a letter from the Korora…

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Apex Club At Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 3

Twelve members of the South Grafton Apex Club were interested observers at last night's meeting of the…

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'Lot To Commend' New System Of Council Voting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 3

THE Mayor of Grafton, Ald. J. I. Moorhead, said last night that proportional representation had a lot to…

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Clash Between South Alderman And Mayor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 4

A sharp clash between Ald. E. Hudson and the Mayor (Ald. W. E. Crisp) enlivened the business of the council meeting at South Grafton on Monday…

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Council To Conduct New State Poll

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 3

A referendum on the New State issue will be conducted by the Grafton City Council in conjunction with the council elections in December, on the…

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Contest Ballot For Mayor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.-- Former Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. E. C. O'Dea, announced today that he would contest…

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Shire Works In Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 6

MACLEAN, Wed.-- Har wood Shire Council has called tenders .for the construction of an 1800 square…

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Harwood Shire Main Roads Programme

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Thurs.--At a meeting of the Harwood Shire Council to-day, the Department of Main Roads…

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Yamba Requests Before Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Thursday.--Several letters and requests from the Yamba Urban Committee were dealt with by Harwood Shire Council to-day, with Cr…

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Harwood Shire To Conduct New State Poll

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Thurs.--Harwood Shire Council decided unanimously to-day to conduct a…

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Shire Appeal For Stricken Greeks Has Been Closed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

The appeal on behalf of suffer ers in the recent earthquakes in Greece, which was opened by Dorrigo Shire Council, has been…

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Shire Elections December New Voting System to Be Used

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

Municipal and Shire elections wil be held in New South Wales on Saturday, December 5. The new system of voting will apply to all Municipalities and Shires affected by the new Act, introduced into parliament within…

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Shire of Dorrigo Dorrigo Urban Area Ordinary Election Of Committeemen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that an election for the purpose of electing FIVE (5) Committeemen for the Dorrigo Urban…

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Council Welcome To C.W.A. Delegates

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1953 · page 4

Cr. L. Timms welcomed the North Coast Group C.W.A. Conference at Ulong on behalf of the civic authorities of the area--the Dorrigo Shire Council…

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Shire Not far Library Move

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Sat.--At a meeting of the Shire yesterday, several Councillors stated that although they…

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Opposition to Change in Council Voting

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sat.--"The State Government has dropped a bombshell in Local Government circles by…

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Tension Rising In Middle East Security Council Effort To Stop Bloodshed

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday--The United Nations Security Council will meet to-morrow morning in an effort to stop bloodshed on the Israel-Jordan frontier. The meeting will take place after an urgent request from…

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Mayor "Amazed" At Vote

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 3

"AMAZEMENT at the defeat of a motion dealing with town planning was expressed by the Mayor…

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Watercolour Given To Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 3

A framed original watercolour painting of Mt. Lindesay, in the Macpherson Range, was handed to the…

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Council Holds Hand On Water Treatment

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 5

GLEN INNES.--Action by the Glen Innes Municipal Council to fluoridate the town water supply to prevent tooth decay will be deferred for at least six months…

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