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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 22 of 23

Cr. R. J. Smith President of Bellingen Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

Cr. R. J. Smith, of Sawtell, was unanimously elected President of Bellingen Shire Council at the December meeting…

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Grafton Alderman To Leave Soon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 2

Mr. E. C. Priest, a Grafton. alderman, has been transferred to Newcastle by the Department of Main…

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Nymboida Shire Costs Low, Says President

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 4

Administrative costs of the Nymboida Shire Council were exceptionally low, and provided the lie direct to those in the district who, without due regard for facts, made rash statements to the effect that local government was inefficient and…

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Council To Meet Residents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council will meet the residents of the Seelands area early in the new year, to discuss the…

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Cr. A. E. J. Cartmill President Of Nymboida Shire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 4

CR. A. E. J. Cartmill was yesterday unanimously re-elected president of the Nymboida Shire Council…

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Council Receives Additional Grant For flood Damage

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 6

Dorrigo Shire Council received advice from the Minister for Public Works, through Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., that an…

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Mayor At Pensioners' Party

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 7

The Mayor of Grafton, Aid. L. W. Bowell, in happy mood at the first official function since his election. He is with Messrs. G. Duff and A. Franklin at the Christmas party for Clarence district pensioners…

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Harwood Council Wants Dragline

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 13

MACLEAN, Tuesday--Harwood Shire Council is seeking the use of a dragline for drainage and flood mitigation work and river bank protection work free of cost or…

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Against Meeting Of Loan Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Premier, Mr. Cahill, to-day rejected the South Australian Premier's proposal for…

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Mayor Of Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 5

ULMARRA, Wed.--Ald. H. V. Baret was re-elected Mayor at to-night's meeting of the Ulmarra…

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Cr. Wilson Shire President

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 2

Cr. R. G. Wilson, who held the position on two previous occasions, was appointed president of Dorrigo Shire Council at last Thursday's meeting. He succeeds Cr. W. H. Bailey, who did not seek…

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Wants Shire's Name to Be Changed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 7

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

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Christmas In Council Chamber

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 2

There was a distinct touch of Christmas in the air at yesterday's meeting of…

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Cr. R. J. Smith President of Bellingen Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 6

Cr. R. J. Smith of Sawtell, was unanimously elected President of Bellingen Shire Council at the December meeting…

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Council As Trust For Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Wednesday--Dorrigo Shire Council has decided to take over the trusteeship of Woolgoolga Beach and Lake Reserve…

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Deputy Mayor On Atomic Attack

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 10

Ald. G. Garratt, Deputy Mayor of Grafton City Council, has, though the medium of the proposal to…

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Maclean Council Censure Motion

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 7

MACLEAN, Thursday--Maclean Municipal Council carried a motion of censure on Ald. A. E. Cameron and asked for his immediate resignation as representative on the Northern Rivers County Council if he did not give a complete and unqualified…

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New Chairman Of Water Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 4

MACLEAN.--At a special meeting of Lower Clarence (Water) County Council, Cr. John Ryan was elected…

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Mayor Holds Christmas Party

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 4

The Mayor and Mayoress of Grafton, Ald. and Mrs. L. W. Bowtell entertained the aldermen, senior officers…

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Return Letter To County Council

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 4

MACLEAN--Maclean Municipal Council decided to return the copy of a letter which the Northern Rivers County Council stated they had received, undated and…

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