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Central Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

183 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 8 of 10

Wharfinger at Gosford Shire Council Refuses to Contribute

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 4

The President (Cr. A. L. Taylor) seated at Monday's meeting of the Erina Shire Council that the late wharfinger, Mr. R. H. Clifford, had…

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Erina Shire Work Shire Engineer's Re[?]

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 2

Mr. A. Colin Morris (Shire [?] submitted the following repo[?] were dealt with at Monday's [?] of the Erina Shire Council:--…

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Shire Electricity Matters Electrical Engineer's Reports

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 13

The Electrical Engineer (Mr. A. J. Cresswell) submitted the following reports which were dealt with at Monday's meeting of the Erina Shire…

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Health and Buildings Shire Inspector's Reports

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 5

The Health inspector (Mr. George Fletcher) submitted the following reports which were dealt with at Monday's meeting of the Erina Shire…

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Erina Shire Council Monday, November 9

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 23

Present: Cr. A. L. Taylor (President), and Crs. F. I. Pinkstone, W. A. Chapman, T. Humphrey, E.P. Braithwaite and Dr. J. H. Paul…

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Woy Shire Council Wednesday, October 28

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 10

Present: Councillors C. J. Staples, (President), M. J. Green, W. H. W. Bassan, J. W. Morris, and E. W. Williams. An apology was received from…

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Woy District News Woy Woy Shire Council Wednesday, November 4. Special Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 21

Present: Cr. C. J. Staples (President), Crs. A. E. Smith, M. J. Green, J. W. Morris and W . H. W. Bassan. An apology for non-attendance was…

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Woy District News A Riding R.P.A. Shire Candidates Selected

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 10

A meeting of the A Riding (Shire of "Woy Woy) Ratepayers' and Citizens' Reform Association was held at Mr. W. S. Brooker's auction room, Woy…

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Local Government Voting ' the Shire Postal Voter

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 5

In discussing the question of postal voting in connection with the elections on December 5, it always has to be borne in mind that there are two…

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Gosford's Flood Drainage Shire Engineer's Recommendations Again "Held Over."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 2

The Shire Engineer (Mr. A. Colin Morris) recommended at last Monday's meeting of the Erina Shire Council that additional works totalling £435…

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Correspondents' Opinions Shire Overhead Expenses (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 4

Sir,--I notice that overhead expenses are still the same as when Woy Woy was included in the Shire, and before the depression started. The…

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Cutting Up the Endowment Shire Councillors Annual Trial of Strength

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 5

As the Erina Shire Council received its cheque for Endowment rather late this year, it had actually been expended before it was received--the money, in…

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Fruitgrowers' Meeting District Council, F.G.F.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 8

A meeting of the District Council of the Fruitgrowers' Federation was held at the Masonic Hall, Gosford, on November 7, when there were…

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Early District History Municipality of Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 3

In the last article, we dealt with a meeting of the Council held in the early ''nineties,'' and as a perusal of the files of "The Gosford Times" does…

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Woy Shire Council Wednesday, November 18

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 12

Present: Crs. C. J. Staples (President), M. J. Green, E. W. Williams, W. H. W. Bassan and J. W. Morris, An apology was received from Cr. A…

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Noise from the Quarries Complaints to Shire Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 16

The following letter from the Rev. A. E. Saxon, of Gosford, was read at Monday's meeting of the Erina Shire Council:…

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Veteran Hall Punt Proposal Reports to Woy Woy Shire Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Woy Woy Shire Council, reports were submitted by the Shire Clerk and by the Shire Engineer regarding the proposal…

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The Shire Election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 3

Mr. A. A. Martin, Killcare Beach, writes: There is a luxuriant crop of gentlemen willing to assume the arduous…

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Erina Shire's Overhead (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 4

Sir,--I was very much amused to read Mr. Ogilvie's letter last Thursday, when he attacked the Erina Shire Council in respect of their office…

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Erina Shire Handicaps Great Triennial Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 4

When one sees by the papers that over 5000 entries have been received for the Shire and Municipal handicaps, to be run on…

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