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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 21 of 23

Harwood Shire Estimates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 13

MACLEAN, Wed.--At a special meeting of Harwood Shire Council yesterday the estimates for 1955 were…

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Shire President Extended Thanks

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 1

At the meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council the president (Cr.W.H. Baley), on behalf of Council thinked Mr. Roy E.Smith (Shire…

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Urban Committee Recommendations Adopted by Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 1

A number of recommendations submitted by the Urban Committee were adopted by Dorrigo Shire Council at the monthly…

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Dorrigo Shire to Approach Minister For Re-allocation of Boundaries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 2

Dorrigo Shire Council, on a majority vote of four to two, decided at last meeting to approach the Minister for Local Government with a view to re-allocating Shire Boundaries…

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Shire Employees Annual Picnic at Mulloway

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1954 · page 5

About 450 men, women and children converged on Mulloway yesterday for the annual picnic of the…

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Council Cricket On December 12

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1954 · page 9

The Inter-district Council cricket matches between Grafton and Coffs Harbour teams will be played at…

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£1100 Road Grant For Kempsey Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1954 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Fri.--Kempsey Municipal Council has received £1100 Commonwealth aid roads grant to be…

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Grafton Mayor Not to Seek Further Term

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 2

ALD. J. I. Moorhead, Mayor of Grafton, mentioned at the official opening of the Westlawn…

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Ald. Bowtell Elected Grafton Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 2

Ald. L. W. Bowtell was last night elected Mayer of Grafton unopposed at a special meeting of the Graffron City Council. The retiring Mayor, Ald. J. I…

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South Mayor Back by One Vote

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 3

By five votes to four, Ald. W. E. Crisp was last night re-elected Mayor of South Grafton for his sixth consecutive term. Ald. Crisp defeated Ald…

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Council Firm On Oil Decision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 3

Grafton City Council has re-affirmed its decision not to allow oil bulk storage depots to be established inside the city boundaries…

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South Council Defers Flood Move

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 5

SOUTH Grafton Council on Monday night deferred until next meeting a proposal to form a county…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Water Restrictions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given to users of water from the Coffs Harbour Water Supply that the use of water through hoses and…

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Lionel Fowler Congratulated by Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 1

One of the first duties carried out by Cr. Wilson offer he was oppointed president of Dorrigo Shire Couneil Yesterday was to…

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Shire President

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN, Thursday.--Cr. John Ryan (above) was unanimously elected president of…

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Cr. Wilson Shire President

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 1

Cr. R. G. Wilson, who held the position no two previous occasions, was appointed president of Dorrigo Shire Council at yesterday's meeting. He succeeds Cr. W. H. Bailey, who…

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Wanes Shire's Name Choanged

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 1

Cr. W. H. Bailey, former president wants to change the name of Dorrigo Shire Council to Fitzroy Shire Council. He gave notice at yesterday's meeting that he would move to this…

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Shire Rejects Library Plan

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

MACLEAN, Thurs.--When the estimates were adopted by Harwood Shire Council for…

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New President Of Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Thurs.--Cr. R. G. Wilson was today elected president of Dorrigo Shire Council…

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Move To Change Name Of Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Thurs.--Gr. W. H. Bailey wants to change the name of Dorrigo Shire Council to Fitzroy Shire Council. He gave notice at yesterday's meeting…

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