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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 25 of 26

Council Seeks Baths Plant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

The Memorial Baths Trust has been asked by Grafton City Council to hand over to council its filtration and chlorination plant, together with any other…

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Aldermen Make Late Start

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

Special meetings of the Grafton and Maclean Councils convened for the election of Mayor were…

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Mayor Hopes To Carry On As Efficiently

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

M A CLE A N, Tues. -- Thanking aldermen for their confidence, the new Mayor of Maclean, Aid. M. Smith,…

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Council Approves Progress Report

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 1

PARIS, Tues.-- The 14 nation Atlantic Council today approved the progress report of its military…

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Council Control Animals, Birds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 5

A recommendation on the control of animals within the municipality placed before the South Grafton…

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County Council Approves Lower Electricity Rates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

Reductions in electricity charges of the N.R.C.C and the lifting of the 10 per cent, surcharge on consumers at Dorrigo, and on residential and farm consumers in…

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Dorrigo Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Wed.—At to-day's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council held at Coffs Harbour,…

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Copmanhurst Shire Xmas Holiday

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 5

Copmanhurst Shire Council office will close between Christmas and New Year. The dales of closure are…

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Ald. H. V. D. Baret Elected Mayor Of Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 4

Ald. H. V. D. Baret was elected Mayor of Ulmarra at yesterday's municipal council meeting…

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"Action—not Words" in Shire Council Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

When welcoming Cr. A. H. Thompson, to his first meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council, the president. Cr. W. H. Bailey,…

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Ask Alderman For Public Apology

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 3

South Grafton R.S.L Sub-branch will request a public apology from Aid. E. S. Hudson for remarks made by him at monday night's South Grafton Council…

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Christmas Greetings From Shire President

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

The Shire President, Cr. W. H. Bailey, entertained fellow councillors and members of the office staff on Wednesday…

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Council Meeting Postponed

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 3

Because of the dry conditions and the amount of extra work entailed by the farmer, the usual quarterly…

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Council Is Firm About Illegal Use of Water

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council has decided that the full penalty will be inflicted on all persons caught illegally using water…

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Ex-Alderman And Inspector Summonsed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--C.I.B. detectives to-night served summonses on ex-City Council Alderman Albert…

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Nymboida Shire Christmas Closure

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1953 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council office at South Grafton will close from Christmas Eve to Monday, January 4…

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Hand Over Baths Plant To Grafton City Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1953 · page 3

More than 70 residents of Grafton and South Grafton in the Grafton Town Hall last night unanimously decided to request the Grafton Memorial Baths Fund trustees to comply with the request of the Grafton City Council to hand over the…

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Shire Discussed Town Planning

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 4

A long discussion on town planning, particularly in regard to city-shire cooperation was held at the Copmanhurst Shire Council meeting in Grafton…

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Harwood Shire Spends £100,000

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sunday.--The indoor and outdoor staffs of Harwood Shire Council met together in festive mood at the Shire Chambers…

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Nymboida Shire President's Report

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 5

President of the Nymboida Shire Council (Cr. A. E. J. Cartmill) was congratulated at the meeting of the council in South Grafton on the comprehensive annual report of the council's activities,…

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