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Central Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

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Council Inspection Woy Woy Road, Ocean Beach, Booker Bay

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 14

The Erina Shire Council, after its meeting on Friday, went on a tour of inspection which included the Gosford to Woy Woy Road, and most of D…

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Shire Matters. Questions in Council—and Plant. To the Editor

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

Sir,—At last meeting of the Shire Council, held on 27th ultimo, Mr. Taylor again asked a number of questions. Information for one of these…

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Matcham. Erina Shire Hospital

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 17

The Matcham Sub-committee met on Wednesday night, 2nd instant, Mr. F. Hadfield presiding. Delegates reported having come to a satisfactory…

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The Shire of Wonderland. (With apologies to Lewis Carroll.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 16

I thought I saw an equipage tlpou a good Shire road, I looked again and found it was The capsize of a load…

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Erina Shire Hospital. an Official Communication. Treatment of Maternity Cases

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 9

Mr. A. R. Dalton, hon. secretly of the proposed Erina Shire Hospital, has received the following official letter:— Chief Secretary's Department…

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Woy Ratepayers Discuss Self-government, Shire Hospital, and Other Matters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Woy Woy and District Ratepayers' and Citizens' Association was held at the Cinema Hall on Tuesday night. There…

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Shire Council Tenders

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 12

At Monday's meeting of the Works Committee of Erina Shire Council the following tenders were accepted:—Supply of 2000 cubic yards of metal…

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Erina Shire Council. Engineer's Report

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 3

[?] following reports were received [?] dealt with from Mr. Engineer Fenton at last Monday's meeting of [?] Shire Council:—…

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Erina Shire Council. Monday, July 17

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 5

There was a very lengthy meeting of the council on Monday—Councillors assembled at 9.15, and did not finish their deliberations till nearly six…

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Shire Office Staff. Expert Inquiry to Be Made. the Clerk's Salary

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 11

Near the close of the long Shire Council meeting on Monday, Cr. Taylor (C Riding) moved a motion of which he had given notice:—…

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Shire Council. Deputy Shire Clerk Appointed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 22

At Monday's special meeting of the Shiro Council the Clerk reported that he had received ten applications for the position of Deputy Shire Clerk…

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Erina Shire Hospital. Official, Inspection of Site

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 3

Mr. A. J. Purdue, Inspecting Architect, Government Architect's Department, visited Gosford on Thursday Jast for the purpose of making an…

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Great Northern Road. Council Considers New Position. Routes to Be Inspected

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 8

At a special meeting of Erina Shire Council on Monday, attended by all Councillors, the new position in connection with the agitation for a direct…

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Erina Shire Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday, and was shorter than usual, the business being completed before 1 p.m. There were present Crs. C. J…

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"Shire Squabble."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 12

So a Sydney paper heads a reference to opposing deputations from the same Shire interviewing the Minister about the same subject. Yesterday Crs…

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Lake Macquarie Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. D. Murray, M.P., has been informed by the Under Secretary to the Local Government Department that the sum of £5000 is to be made available…

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Council Meeting Time

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 3

Cr. Chapman, trying to get the Shire Council meeting time altered from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m., said that when the Council met in the morning and finished…

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Gosford Tennis Club. Erina Shire Tournaments

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 14

There was a large attendance of both players and spectators at the Gosford Tennis Club courts on Saturday and Monday last, to witness the…

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Is The Shire Clerk Overpaid? Minimum Salary Might Bring Minimum Efficiency

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 2

Always there are people jealous of the man who earns a decent screw while wearing a stiff collar; and always there are people ready to cavil at what…

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Erina Shire Council. Monday, August 11th

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 22

Councillors C. J. Staples (President), W. A. Chapman, T. Humphrey, J. A. Mobbs, F. I. Pinkstone, A. L. Taylor, and W. B. Woodbury were…

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