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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 20 of 26

Former Kempsey Alderman Dead

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Thurs. -- William Thomas Cosbey (87), who died in Kempsey yesterday came to Australia…

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Loans Available For Works In Dorrigo Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 6

Lending authorities have intimated they are prepared to lend Dorrigo Shire Council amounts totalling…

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New Play by Arts Council Will Please Audience

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

The preparation of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Arts Council's new comedy. "One Wild Oat" is almost complete…

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No Action By Council On Holiday For The Queen's Visit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 6

Dorrigo Shire Council will not apply for a local public holiday on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty, Queen Advocate…

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Haw Cycle Track Opened By Mayor

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 7

Speaking at the opening of the bitumen cycle racing track at South Grafton, Mr. J. Burgess, vice-president of…

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Wants Investigation Of Sydney Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--A demand for a Royal Commission to investigate the City Council was made to-night by Alderman W. P. Henson, a member of the Civic Reform Party…

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Council to Handle New State Ballot

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 3

South Grafton Council last night agreed to a request of the New State Movement to accept responsibility for the conduct of the poll on the New State in conjunction with the municipal…

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Next Rsl District Council Meeting at Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 3

The President of the North Coast District Council of RSL subbranches, Digger G. A. Patterson, informed Coifs Harbour…

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Mayor John Views Bruiser Jim

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 7

Jimmy Carruthers, described by trainer Bill McConnell as a "living certainty" to…

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Council Concern Over Footpaths

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 5

South Grafton aldermen are perturbed about a proposal by the Postmaster-General's Department to open up the concrete footpath on the eastern side of…

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Keen Council Interest In Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Wed.—With the exception of the Dorrigo Urban Area, keen interest is being shown in local government elections throughout the…

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May Disband Safety Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 2

Means of increasing the interest of Grafton district residents in road safety matters were discussed by…

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Contenders for Shire Seats

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Following die dosing of nominations for the tri-ennial local government elections of. Dorrigo Shire Council, Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga and Dorrigo Urban Committees, the…

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Progress 'Ticket' For Council Poll

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

North Grafton Progress Association last night decided to seek the co-operation of Westlawn…

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Shire Wants Guyra Highway Will Call Meeting of Counvils Concerned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

The president of [?] Council, Councillor W. H. Bailey, [?] the great need for a highway from [?] to Raleigh when addressing Concil [?] the monthyly…

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Shire's Imposing Record Of Progress

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN--At a meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, the president, Cr. J. Ryan, presented a comprehensive report on the achievements of the Council which,…

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Norwood Shire's C.A.R. Programme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN.--The Department of Public Works has informed Harwood Shire Council how the 1953-54…

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Harwood Shire Council's Record Of Achievement

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 5

Mr. John Ryan, president, at a meeting of the Horwood Shire Council, gave a comprehensive review of the council's activities during their term of office. He said that Council had achieved much, and councillors…

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Rumours Replied To By Lord Mayor

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Aid. P. D. Hills, said to-day he knew nothing of a rumour that police were investigating a report that a Labour…

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Mayor's Review City Council Works Progress

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 6

Considerable progress and development had been achieved during the year, and the groundwork laid for major undertakings in the future, said the Mayor of…

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