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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 7 of 26

Mayor Praises South Children

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

The Mayor of South Grafton (Ald. W. E. Crisp), at Monday night's meeting of Council, praised pupils of…

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Council Supports Removal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 5

SOUTH Grafton Council has agreed to support a proposal for the removal of the railway trucking yards…

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Forestry Help Needed on Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 5

THE need for the Forestry Department to assist shire councils with the upkeep of roads used by heavy…

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Want Council Picnics On Holidays

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 5

Manning River County Council is circularising all local governing bodies of the State regarding the…

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Council Officers Relieved Of Duties

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Four senior officers of Leiehhardt Municipal Council were relieved of their duties to-day, following a Local Government report of irrregularities in the Council's affairs…

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Council Will Supply Information to Chamber of Commerce

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

Information regardisag staff and wages will be supplied by Dorrigo Shire Council to the Chamber of Commerce. The request was refused at a former meeting but Council agreed after receipt of a further letter…

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Jolt for Shire Finances

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Councillors received a jolt at Wednesday's meeting when the engineer. Mr. Frank Dodd, reported recent increases in the Shire and Municipal Employees' award will cost the Council at least an…

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World Champion Honoured by City Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

The Mayor of Grafton (Ald. J. I. Moorhead), at the Town Hall last night, made to Mr. Earle Fahey, of…

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New Grader For Harwood Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN, Tuesday. -- A heavy grader to replace a lighter machine is to be purchased by the Harwood Shire Council. The light machine has been idle on a number of…

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Photograph Of Queen for Shire Chambers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo Shire Council has decided to purchase a photograph of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 2, to hang in the Council…

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Up-to-date Map of Dorrigo Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 6

A map of Dorrigo Shire, which is up-to-date in every detail, has been prepared by the Shire engineering staff under…

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Aldermen Criticised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 2

Sir,--May I, on behalf of other citizens of this town, express our disgust at the complete lack of interest…

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Sawdust Fumes Discussed By Maclean Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN, Sat. -- Complaints that fumes from sawdust in and near Jubilee Park were objectionable in…

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Mayor Accepts An Apology

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

Aid. M. V. Durrington at last night's meeting of South Grafton Council apologised to the Mayor (Ald. W. E…

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Council and Special Leases

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 8

The Shire Council considered a request from the Land Board regarding two Special Leases in the town…

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Leichhardt Council Officers Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--The Administrator, Mr. H. W. Dane, has dismissed two senior officers of Leichhardt Council. The officers are the engineer, Mr. G. F. Harding,…

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Italian Migrant Scheme R.G.F. District Council Lodges Protest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

By a majority vote at a special meeting of the Coffs Harbour District Council of the [?] Grovers Federation it was decided to request the Board of Directors to protest against the proposed scheme to settle 100 Italian…

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Wants Every Penny Says Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 4

South Grafton Council will advise the Main Roods Departments that it will need every, penny of the £500 main road work allocation and objects to the proposal to cut…

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Jolt For Shire Finances

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 8

Dorrigo Shire Councillors received a jolt at Wednesday's meeting when the engineer, Mr. Frank Dodd, reported recent…

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Inspector's Report To Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Towell reported as follows to the last Shire meeting:—IMPOUNDING OFFICER…

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