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Central Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1939

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Council Decisions

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 8

At a special meeting of the Gosford Municipal Council on Wednesday, Mr. G. McGlashan, a returned soldier, was appointed Sewerage Inspector. There were…

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Shire Council Holds Over Municipal Request

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 8

When the Gosford Municipal Council wrote to Erina Shire Council at its last meeting asking for access to the switchtower, the…

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Council Jottings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 8

The following matters were discussed and dealt with at Monday's meeting of Erina Shire Council:— The District Surveyor informed Erina…

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Requests to Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 8

The Entrance and Long Jetty Progress Association placed a big list of requests before Monday's meeting of Erina Shire Council,…

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Lights Won't Make Hens Lay Farmers Refuses to Purchase Council's Rejects

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 1

Recently Mr. Frederick William Norris, poultry farmer, of Narara, offered to purchase from Gosford Municipal Council some of the sodium street lights which were replaced in Mann Street. His idea was to install the lights in his…

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Council's Mistake Builds Concrete Steps Costing £300 of Private Property

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 4

Erina Shire Council has spent £300 on the construction of 130 concrete steps running down a steep incline at Mooney Mooney Point,…

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Shire Wants Payment From Municipality £349 Owing for Six Months For Switchtower

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Erina Shire Council, a move was made to give Gosford Municipal Council 14 days in which to pay £349 in connection with electrical work performed six months ago by the Shire for the Council. Ultimately…

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Electricity £42,969 Spend to Date on Rural Extensions in Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

In a report furnished by Mr. A.W. Cresswell, Electrical Engineer, to Erina Shire Council yesterday, it was set out…

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Helping Pensioners Municipality Takes No Action When Mayor Explains Cost

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 8

Municipality of Mascot wrote to Gosford Municipal Council at Tuesday's meeting, seeking Council's support and co-opera­tion in the matter of a suggested increase…

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Electricity Bickering Municipality Seeks Conference with Shire on Money Due for Constructional Work

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 6

A matter that has caused bickering be­tween Erina Shire and Gosford Munici­pal Councils, looks like ending at last At Monday's meeting of the Erina Shire…

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Three Musketeers" in Council Squabble Committee to Probe Tourists Problem

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 4

In one of the most heated arguments debated by Gosford Municipal Council for many months, a notice of motion proposed by Alderman A. A. Schwartz, that "His Worship, the Mayor, Alderman W. C. Grahame, and Aldermen Staples, Mortimer, Delandre and Schwartz, be appointed a…

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Teacher & Council All [?]Rmen Won't Agree to Mark Sports Arena for Children Weekly

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 3

[?] the decision of Gosford Municiple council not to grant a request Sportsmaster of the Gosford [?] for marking out playing…

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Council Jottings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 8

That the house is half propped up , with a boat car was the statement made at Erina Shire Council meeting by the Health Inspector…

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Aldermen's Questions

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 4

"I move that the controlling bodies of the Point Clare cemetery be asked to a conference with a committee of this Council with a view to improving the…

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Water Conference Municipality Will Meet Woy Woy on £93,000 Scheme for Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 2

At Tuesday evening's meeting of Gosford Municipal Council it was decided to confer with representatives of Woy Woy Shire…

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Council's New Departure Will Sell Refrigerators and Ranges

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 1

By a majority vote, Gosford Municipal Council decided on Tuesday evening to enter the commercial world in opposition to Gosford's business houses and sell electric ranges, refrigerators, and other large electrical equipment. The move met with strong opposition from three Aldermen…

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"Galled a Squib" Ratepayers Pack Council Chamber at Woy Woy in Protest Against Water Scheme

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of Woy Woy Council, ratepayers from all over the, Shire converged on the Council Chamber to protest against the…

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Mayor Has I[?]

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 2

Alderman W. C. G[?] yor of Gosford, is cor[?] home at Point Frede[?] a recurrence of in[?]…

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Caught Seated in Council's Car Davistown Man Committed For Trial

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 1

It was unfortunate for James O'Keefe, 28, of Davistown, that when he was seated in the Gosford Municipal Council's truck in Erina Street on the night of July 27, the Electrical Engineer (Mr. R. H. Caton) happened to be passing. This…

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Tent Proposal Only Owners Can Erect Is Move by Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 2

Because it was stated that the Department proposes bringing in regulations for the whole State, Erina Shire Council held over an…

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