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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1954

446 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 23

Anzus Council Meeting in Washington

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Thurs.--Attitudes and positions taken by Sir Winston Churchill and President…

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Quiet Session For Loan Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

ALTHOUGH Mr. Cahill could not resist the temptation to charge the Commonwealth Government with disregarding the needs of the States, the…

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Council Reverses Farm Decision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

After a lively debate, Grafton City Council Just night reversed a decision to grant permission to establish a poultry farm in Milton street…

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City Council Considers Five-Year Plan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

"This is the sort of report I have been looking forward to for many years said the Deputy-Mayor of Grafton, Ald. L. W. Bowtell, when a joint report by the Mayor and Town Clerk on a five-year plan of works for the city was submitted to last night's…

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P.P.U. Criticises Shire Delegates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 4

BELLINGEN, Tuesday. --Charges that shire councils represented on the Northern Rivers County Council had let down the farming populations they…

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Submissions By Council For Rupert Lockwood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. --The Royal Commission on Espionage adjourned early this afternoon until to-morrow morning following submissions by Mr. E. Hill, for Rupert Lockwood, that the Commission would be in contempt of the…

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Council Help For College

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 2

Confusion over City Council assistance towards the maintenance of grounds at the Grafton Technical…

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New Offices For Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 3

The Nymboida Shire Council has decided to erect its own council chambers of South Grafton. Yesterday the council…

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Shire Approves Three-Year Plan

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 3

Nymboida Shire Council yesterday decided to submit to the Main Roads Department a programme totalling £67,000 for reconstruction and…

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Sports Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council, Aid. G. F. Wormald reported on the activities of…

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New Council Chambers

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

Modern Council Chamber to be erected at the corner of Though and Wharf streets, South Grafton, for the Nymboida Shire Council. Plans for the structure provide for a brick building with the floor well above flood level. Constructed in an L shape, the building will have a council chamber president's, general and shire…

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Dumaresq Shire To seal Road to Wollomombi

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

If a programme adopted by Dumaresq Shire Council recently is approved by the Department of Main Roads, Trunk…

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Flood Damage to Roads - Bridges Shire Can't Find Cost of Repair Last Flood Damage Still Not Repaired

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

"Roads and bridges in Dorrigo Shire have deteriorated to such an extent that they are now a national emergency, beyond the…

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Council Aid For Tennis Suggested

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 6

MR. V. Kelly, secretary of the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association, said in Grafton last night that he…

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Shire Meeting Will Be Held To-morrow

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council will be held to-morrow. It is usual to hold the July meeting on a date which…

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Lack Of Action On Floods Criticised By Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 3

Lack of action by State Government Departments which had been asked for assistance in flood mitigation work in the Clarence Valley drew severe criticism from several aldermen of the Grafton City Council last night…

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Flood Loss Heavy In Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 3

ALTHOUGH damage was not as great as the February flood at first sight, It was obvious it would run…

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Agriculture Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Far North Coast Regional Agricultural Advisory Council will be held in…

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Heard at The Shire Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 1

Cr. A. Patterson, speaking on a recent appointment at Park Beach Reserve: "This man is very keen and is prepared to…

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Immunisation Campaign For Dorrigo Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 8

The Dorrigo Shire Council is making every arrangement to carry out an immunisation campaign against diphtheria…

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