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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 21 of 26

Presentations to City Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

Presentations were made to retiring aldermen of the Grafton City Council by the Mayor, Ald. J. I. Moorhead,…

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Charge Against Former Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, had received £200 for having helped to secure a recission by council of a decision to…

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Copmanhurst Shire Nominations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

The returning officer for the Copmanhurst Shire elections, Mr. H. G. Greenaway, yesterday released…

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Council Refuses House Certificate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

An application to the Grafton City Council for a certificate of exemption for a dwelling at 180 Powell…

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Council Rejects Request From Housing Body

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

A request from the N.S.W. Housing Commission was rejected by the Grafton City Council last night on the…

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Dissent Motion Defeated At Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

A motion of dissent against a ruling by the Mayor (Ald. J. I. Moorhead) was defeated at a meeting of the…

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Citizens Urged To Vote At Council Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon. —Cr. Leo Barry, President of the Shires Association of N.S.W. to-day urged all citizens to…

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Improvements To Council Chambers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 3

MACLEAN, Tues. -- Harwood Shire Council Chambers, which have been considerably improved over the last two years, will be further improved as a result of a…

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Former Mayor Fined £300

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Edward Charles Erwin, ex-Mayor of Leichhardt, was fined £300 in the Central Court to-day, on two charges of having solicited and having…

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Last Meeting For Oldest Mayor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

The 83-years-old Mayor of Ulamrra, Ald. A. G. Bailey, presided over his last council…

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Refused Inquiry Into Sydney City Council

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Government to-day refused to allow either a Civic Commission to run Sydney's administration or a Royal Commission to inquire into alleged irregularities in the City Council…

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Last Meeting of Present Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

The present Dorrigo Shire Council met for the last time on Wednesday, as the elections for the new Council will be held…

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£400 Fine On Former Mayor

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Former Mayor of Leichhardt, Edward Charles Erwin, was fined £400 in the Central Court to-day, for having corruptly solicited and received…

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Shire Elections : 4 Nominations For B Riding

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

A nomination from Mr. J. D. Pye to stand as a Shire Councillor at the forthcoming triennial local government elections…

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Maclean Council's Dilemma On Referendum

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

MACLEAN. Thurs,--Maclean's Town Clerk (Mr. G. W. Wann) advised his council at last night's meeting…

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Council Decides Against New State POl[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 12

Dorrigo Shire Council reversed its decision to conduct a referendum on the New State when information was received stating that such a procedure would be illegal if the poll was taken in conjunction with the tri-ennial…

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Shire Wants Guyra Highway Will Coll Meeting of Councils Concerned

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

The president of Dorrigo Shire Council, Councillor W. H. Bailey, stressed the great need for a highway from Guyra to Raleigh when addressing Council at the monthly meeting…

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Water Restrictions to Be Policed by Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council has appointed the Impounding Officer to police the Coffs Harbour water restrictions. The…

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Banana Experimental Plot Discussed by B.g.f. District Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 11

"The world of agriculture is entering a totally new era," said [?]Mr. S. F. Holloway, Director, of Woolgoolga, when discussing a proposed establishment of an experimental banana and vegetable plot in the Coffs Harbour…

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Miners' Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Mr. J. Martin, Left Wing delegate, was re-elected to the Central Council of the Miners'…

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