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Council & local affairs, 1950

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Shire Councillors Blow Their Tops During Stormy Session On Flood Damage Three Threaten To Resign Cr Lloyd Walks Out After Saying "I've Had This Bloody Joint"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 1

With their nerves admittedly "on edge" from complaints they had been receiving from hundreds of ratepayers in flood-ravaged areas. Gosford Shire councillors sat down yesterday to their stormiest session in years. They swore on occasions and hurled personalities and vituperation back…

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Shire Council Will Not Cut Pensioners' Rates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 3

Pensioners Must Pay Unless Government Steps In....Telephone Cabinet Approved for West Gosford....President Downes To Lay Foundation Stone....Tar Roads Too Narrow For Buses .... Sanitary Services Source Of Many Complaints....Public Asked To Help Erect Signposts....Woman To Be Prosecuted For Alleged Building Offence....Landslides Block Many Roads Engineer Tells Council....Sawmill Site Is Sore Point For East Gosford Residents....Inspector Advises on Sanitary Charges....Cr Dennett Wants…

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Ratepayers Will Now Face 3¼d Rate Increase Shire Council Decides To Borrow £150,000 Big Road Repair Programme Approved After Five-Hour Discussion Yesterday

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 1

With Gosford Shire Council's decision to borrow £150,000 yesterday, for urgent road work and kerbing and guttering, ratepayers face a possible 3¼d in the £ increase in rates which would raise the total rate from 10 to 1/1¼ Council committed itself to the decision to borrow the money on a 5-4…

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Electricity Charges Increased By 5 Per Cent: Rise Applies From July 1 Brisbane Water County Council Move To Offset Deficit Of £7568 In Turnover

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

Brisbane Water County Council decided on Wednesday to increase electricity charges to consumers by 5 per cent. The purpose of the increase, which was recommended by the County Clerk (Mr C. R. Thew), is to offset a deficit of £7,568/8/2 in the council's…

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Letters To The Editor Pep Talks for Council Gangs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 6

"I read with interest of the "pep" talks suggested for gangers in your issue of…

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County Council's Machine Aids Shire Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

Brisbane Water County Council decided on Wednesday to hire its compressor to Gosford Shire Council to help in the…

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Shire News In Brief

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 5

Phone Box For William Street Corner .... Terrigal Surf Club Gets £45 Refund .... No Improvements For Railway…

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Council Cuts Expenditure By £10,300

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council yesterday cut its 1950 work projects by £10,300 in an attempt to keep within the limit of its…

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Woman Collapses And Dies After Protest To Council Angry Woy Woy Flood Victims At Meeting Yesterday

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

A woman collapsed yesterday as she was leaving a Gosford Shire Council meeting at which she had been one of a deputation of 17 who protested about flood damage in the Woy Woy area…

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Government Offers £4000 To Repair Flood Damage Council Decides It Has No, Money To Subsidise Work

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

Gosford Shire Council has not sufficient money to subsidise a preliminary grant of £4000 which the Local Government Department has offered for repair of flood damaged roads, the council will…

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Story Of Negotiations With Shire Council Over Bogged Bus Immediate Inquiry Demanded

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 3

The manager of the Red and White Bus Service, Mr McBean, details in a letter to the Gosford Shire Council his negotiations with the Council to have the Empire Bay bus extricated after it had…

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Another Woy Woy Move For Own Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 4

A public meeting of all Woy Woy district organisations will be held soon to press again for the reconstitution of the Woy Woy…

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Protests Against Council's £150000 Scheme

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

Two progress associations and an individual have lodged protests with Gosford Shire Council against the council's decision to…

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Chief Engineer's Resignation Bombshell For Gosford Shire Council Special Meeting Decides To Pay Him £1250 As Compensation For Overtime Two-Hour Conference Behind Closed Doors Also Decides To Cut Another Engineer's Salary To £600

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

After a two-hour conference behind closed doors yesterday, Gosford Shire Council accepted the resignation of Chief Shire Engineer T. M. Wilson and decided to pay him £1250 compensation for overtime worked during his employment with the council…

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Sanitary Men Complimented By Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

Shire Clerk N. G. Howes' mediation, in company with other officers of the council, had avert­ed what might have been a…

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Letters To The Editor Council Labour

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 5

I have observed in your recent issues the plea to workers by "Plain Disgusted" and also by "Puzzled". I…

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5 Parliamentarians At Gosford-Wyong Citrus Council Dinner

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

Five members of Parliament attended a dinner held by the Gosford-Wyong branch of the NSW Citrus Growers' Council at the Gosford Golf Club on Wednesday…

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Wyong Council Aids Road Working Bees

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 3

"Every effort will be made immediately to supply stone for the worst road areas so local working bees can do their own repair…

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Council's £1307 "Brighter Lights" Plan

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 8

Brisbane Water County Council will spend £1307 of its annual ordinary loan to construct additional distribution…

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Building Breach Costs Fine: Council's Action

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

A clerk was fined by Mr V. H. Johnston, SM, at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for erecting a dwelling wiithout the approval of Gosford Shire Council…

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