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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 6 of 23

Students at Council Meeing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

Twenty students of St. Mary's College, Grafton were interested spectators at last night's Grafton City…

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Council Engineer Reports On Flood Position

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 4

Mr. G. E. Walker, City Engineer, told Grafton City Council meeting that although flood water two to three feet had flowed over the Ulster Lodge…

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City Council Supports March Of Action

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 4

Grafton City Council has decided to support the March of Action to Sydney and Canberra which seeks…

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Mayor's Tribute To Staff

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN, Wed.-- The Mayor of Maclean, AId. M. Smith, paid a tribute to the work of the council staff…

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Council Backs 'March Of Action'

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN.-- In a minute tabled by the Mayor (AId. M. Smith) at the meeting of Maclean…

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Shire Council Discusses Airfield Site

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

A lengthy discussion on the proposed airport for the Grafton district took place at a meeting of the…

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Shire To Attend Councils' Talks

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

Copmanburst Shire Council will attend a conference convened by the Grafton City Council to establish a…

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C.W.A. Group Council Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Branch members were hosts for the Country Women's Association North Coast Group Council meeting, which was held in the rest zooms on Tuesday. Eighteen of the nineteen branches within the group sent…

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Gate Removed From Council's Pound Yard

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

During the post month, on unauthorised person removed the gate from the poundyard in Grafton Street and released…

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C.W.A Council's Suppoprt for Flood Mitigation

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Branch delegates to the Country Women's Association North Coast Group Council meeting, at Coffs Harbour on Tuesday, expressed whole-hearted support for proposals made by…

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Says Shire Disfranchised

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN.--The Northern Rivers County Council advised Harwood Shire Council that it had been…

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P and C Council

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 4

Although the year for the council had been successful financially, attendance at meetings had been…

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Hospital Conference Opening By Mayor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The Moyor of Grafton, AId J. I. Moorhead, will officially open the conference of Hospital Auxiliaries to be held in Grafton during June…

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Council Hears Report On Band

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

South Grafton Council last night went into committee to hear a report by its representative, AId. B…

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Aldermen Differ On Regional Association

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

SoutK Grafton Council has deferred a decision on whether it would join the Clarence Regional Association until a letter is received from that organisation…

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Arts Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,--I wish to thank you for the full and informed publicity you have given to the activities of the Arts…

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Neguib Vetoes Council Demand; Split Widens

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

CAIRO, Sunday.--Premier Neguib has vetoed the demand of the Revolution Council to reverse the decision to form a Constituent Assembly for Egypt in July. Neguib told this to correspondents to-day on his return…

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Harwood Shire Valuations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN. -- Thirteen persons have appealed against 21 valuations of the Harwood Shire for the…

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County Council Damage Was £37,000

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 6

Cyclone and flood damage to power stations and transmission lines in the N.R.C.C. system may cost the council more than £37,000 in restoration and…

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Payment of Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.-- Payment of aldermen was a matter for the respective shires and…

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