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Council & local affairs, 1950

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Letters Council Critic

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

Under this present Council. large amounts of money have been spent on heavy road-making…

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Cr Barrett New Chairman Of County Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

Cr. Wilfred Barrett was elected Chairman for the ensuing twelve months at a special meeting of Brisbane Water County Council…

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468 Births, 300 Marriages, 223 Deaths In Gosford Shire Last Year Correction

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

Statistics compiled at Gosford Court House show that there were 468 births in the Gosford Shire last year…

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Gosford Shire Council Fixes Fees And Charges For 1950

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council yesterday fixed fees and charges for the following services for the current year:…

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Report Withheld From Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

After carbon copies of a three-page report by the Health Inspector on the sanitary services provided by the contractor had been…

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Wamberal Land to Be Resumed Council Reverses Its Previous Decision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council yesterday decided to accept an offer of a donation to resume land at Wamberal for public park lands. This reversed a previous decision of Council,…

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Blackouts May Be Necessary, Council Warns

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

Electricity blackouts may be Imposed without notice in the area served by the Brisbane Water County Council…

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Shire Council Seeks County Council Land

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

A deputation from Gosford Shire Council discussed with members of Brisbane Water County Council…

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County Council Estimates 1950 Expenditure At £349,254 Trading Figures Show Increase Of £24,750: More Consumers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

The Brisbane Water County Council estimates expenditure for 1950 at £349,254. This includes an estimate of £202,254 in trading expenditure against last year's estimate of…

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Fifteen From District Seek Liberal Party Selection For Gosford Electorate Official List Includes 4 Shire Councillors, Solicitor, Doctor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

Fifteen district men are seeking Liberal Party selection to contest the Gosford electorate at the forthcoming State elections. They include the president of the Gosford…

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Shire Council Re-affirms Big Scheme For Water Supply Proposal For Terrigal And Wamberal Defeated

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

"It would be uneconomical to provide a water supply for Terrigal and Wamberal as an extension of the Gosford scheme," Mr Stuckey, of Messrs Blair & Stucky, consulting engineers, told the Gosford…

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Council Told Garages Being Let As Holiday Dwellings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

The Health Inspector, Mr R. H. Craig, reported to Gosford Shire Council yesterday that many people were living in garages in the district. Six people were living in one garage. He also reported…

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Storm In Council On Works Committee's First Report Mixed Reception Given By Councillors To New Method

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

When Gosford Shire Council's new method of dealing with proposed works of maintenance and construction through the Works Committee, was introduced at yesterday's meeting of the full council…

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Chief Librarian Submits Resignation To Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

Miss M. Whealing, Chief Librarian of the Gosford Shire Library, has submitted her resignation to the Gosford Shire Council. The Council has called…

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Gosford Shire Will Vote On World Govt. Next Week Organisers Finalising Plans For Polling Arrangements

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

Thousands of residents of the Gosford shire will be asked next week what they think of the movement for World Government. Results of the poll are being awaited in many…

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Shire Librarian's Salary

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

"I was surprised and shocked to read in your issue of Friday last that the Gosford Shire Council had refused to adopt a…

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Atomic Scientist's Appeal To Gosford Shire On World Govt. Poll

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 7

Professor Marcus Oliphant, world-famous atomic scientist, has sent a special message to the Gosford shirr, calling for…

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Works Cttee To Inspect All Bridges In Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council decided yesterday to have all bridges in the shire inspected by the Works Committee…

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Gosford Shire Poll Gives Overwhelming Approval For World Government Over 90 Per Cent Of Voters In Favour: Returning Officer Says Ballot Very Representative

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

"The result showed that the people voted overwhelmingly in favour of the two questions on the ballot paper," said the returning officer, Mr N. G. Howes, this morning af the declaration of the poll on World Government conducted in the Gosford shire earlier this month…

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Town Planner To Advise Shire Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Gosford Shire Council last Monday received a letter from the Department of Local Government expressing the opinion that the…

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