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Central Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

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Erina Shire Gets £5000 From Grant

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 12

The Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., advised us by telephone this morning that Erina Shire had been allotted £5000 from the Federal Roads Grant…

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Shire Road Works. Question of Machinery

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 15

At last Council meeting the Shire Engineer, Mr. C. J. Fenton, submitted a long report (published in our last issue) in advocacy of the use of…

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Eriha Shire Council. Monday, March 10th

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday: There were present Crs. C. J. Staples (President), W. A. Chapman, W. B. Woodbury, F. I. Pinkstone, T…

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Shire Valuations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 11

Some Empire Bay ratepayers petitioned the Shire Council to restore their valuati[?] to the old basis. They, of [?] had to be informed that the…

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Shire Deputy President

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 12

In discussing at last Council meeting, the need for electing a deputy President, Cr. Staples said he had recently experienced a turn of bad health which…

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Gosford Street Watering. Discussion in Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 20

The good that has been done by the protests made by us, followed by action by the Town Improvement Association, against the dust horror suffered by…

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That Municipality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 10

The proposed Woy Woy Municipality was mentioned at last Council meeting, by Cr. Chapman. The President was at once alert. "Will you…

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Shire Council Case. Mishap on a Punt

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 12

In Sydney Court this week evidence was concluded in an action in which the Council of the Shire of Colo was the plaintiff against Sylvester John…

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The Mayor Knew Something

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 17

A man was seated on a tree stump, intently looking at the telegraph wires. The "Mayor" of Ourimbah, happening to pass by, said:—…

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Erina Shire Council. Outbreak of Ill Feeling. Business Hung Up Foe Want of Quorum. Three "Oppositionists' Walk Out. Monday, March 24th

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

The ordinary meeting of Erina Shire Council was held on Monday. There were present Crs. C. J. Staples (President), W. A. Chapman, W. B…

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Council Crisis. Three "Opposition" Councillors Resign. Special Meeting To-morbow

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 12

It will be seen by our report of last Shire Council meeting that the session lapsed when about half the business had been done. On a letter from…

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Shire Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 12

It is notified by advertisement that extraordinary elections in the three Ridings rendered vacant by the resignations of Messrs Archbold, Humphrey…

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Shire Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 6

There are all sorts of rumors as to who is going to do battle with Cr. Archbold for the honor (and incidental kicks) of representing C Riding in…

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Erina Shire Council. Business Goes On. Special Meeting and Meetings of Committees

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 10

The special meeting called for Erina Shire Council was held on Friday morning. The President, Cr. Staples, "called…

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Proposed Shire Loan. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 9

Sir,—The proposal insofar as C Riding is concerned is so astounding as to cause one to read a second time before the situation can be realised. It is…

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Shire Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 8

Rumor is still busy with the Shire situation, and with the extraordinary election in C Biding in particular. In a morass of uncertainty at time of…

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Shire By-Elections. Contests in Two Ridings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 12

Keen interest is being taken in the extraordinary elections for C, F, and G Ridings of Erina Shire, following upon the Council crisis and the…

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Sydney-Newcastle Road. Kuring-gai Shire Co-operates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 18

At the last meeting of the Kuringgai Shire Council, a letter was received from the Newcastle City Council, suggesting that the Government be asked…

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The Council Crisis. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 24

Sir,—The Council crisis has evidently had a disturbing effect on the Editor of your respectable contemporary, the Wyong "Advocate." As it came…

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Erina Shire Council. Monday, April 14th

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Present: Crs. C. J. Staples (President), W. A. Chapman, W. B. Woodbury, and P. I. Pinkstone. MINUTES…

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