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Council & local affairs, 1950

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£7061 Worth Of Work On County Council Property Approved

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 6

Brisbane Water County Council approved £7,061 worth of work to council property at a meeting on Wednesday. The work will include additional sub-stations,…

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Shire Council Briefs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 3

SURF BOAT Gosford Shire Council last Monday voted £5 to J the Terrigal SLS Club's surf boat appeal Cr Dennett dissenting…

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Council Makes New Rules For Boat Sheds

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 3

Gosford Shire Council has decided, "in view of the many dilapidated boatsheds erected on waterfrontages within the Shire,"…

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Gosford Shire Council's Debates, Decisions Public Meeting To Be Called To Discuss Objections To Playground Site Too Close To Hotel, Claim Woy Woy Church Of England Rector And P & C Assn

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 3

Gosford Shire Council decided on Tuesday to refer to a public meeting the question of establishing a children's playground on the old Woy Woy bowling green site, adjacent to the Bayview Hotel. Council had before it letters from the Rector of Woy Woy Church of…

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Rising Costs Force Council Programme Up By £45,320

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

Rising costs have forced the Brisbane Water County Council's three-year works programme up by £45,320. The original estimate on April…

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Shire President Nominates For Gosford Seat Stands As Unendorsed Liberal Party Candidate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 1

President of the Gosford Shire Council, Cr. George Downes, announced this morning that he would contest the Gosford electorate as an unendorsed Liberal Party candidate at the…

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Senator Tate Confers With Council On Factory Plan

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council last Tuesday conferred with Senator John P. Tate, of J. P. Tate and Associates, who had submitted to the Council the draft of a proposed agreement between the firm…

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Shire Council Briefs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 4

TUMBI ROAD. £1400 has been granted by the Commonwealth Government for repairs to the Tumbi Road, it was stated at…

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Shire Rates Arrears Now £43,080

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

Reporting on rate collections, the Shire Clerk stated at yesterday's' meeting of the Gosford Shire Council that arrears outstanding…

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APPU District Council Elects Officers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 5

Mr V. E. Walmsley, Niagara Park, was elected president of the Gosford District Council of the APPU at the annual meeting…

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Council Thanked For Regatta Co-operation

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

"Is this sarcasm?" asked Cr Dennett, when a letter from the secretary of the Gosford Sailing Club, "expressing…

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Public Meeting Approves Playground Site: Council To Go Ahead

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

A public meeting, called by Gosford Shire Council approved on Friday night establishment of a children's…

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Council Plans Rest Room For Women And Children Proposed Site In Mann Street, Gosford, Near Rural Bank

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council yesterday appointed a committee to report on the question of erecting a rest room for women and children on vacant land in Mann Street, Gosford, near the Rural Bank,…

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Shire Council Briefs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 4

LEVEL CROSSINGS. Four members of Gosford Shire Council will meet representatives of the Railway Department and the Main…

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Hotels Observing Provisions Of Liquor Act Report To Council On Drinking Conditions At Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

An investigation into drinking conditions in the Woy Woy district do not suggest that any of the hotel licensees are contravening the provisions of the Liquor Act by refusing to supply beer in glasses…

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Shire Council Briefs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 6

SEWERAGE EXTENSION. The Health Inspector reported to Monday's meeting of Gosford Shire Council that M. McNamara…

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"Shire Bridges Unsafe For Traffic"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

Not a bridge in the shire area was safe for traffic, said Cr W. Dennett, at a meeting of the Gosford Shire Council on Monday…

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Council Worker Struck By Telegraph Pole

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 1

Leonard Ward, 35. married, of Erina was taken to Gosford District Hospital on Wednesday suffering from probable injuries…

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Shire Library Closed For Few Days

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 2

Gosford Shire Library will be closed for a few days, advises the Chief Librarian, Miss M. Whealing…

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Floods Cause Damage To Shire Roads Survey To Be Made By Engineer

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 4

Heaviest damage done by rain in this district has been to roads, it was stated this morning, but no estimate of the damage could be obtained from the Gosford Shire Council…

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