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Council & local affairs, 1951

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County Council Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

At a meeting of the Brisbane Water County Council on Wednesday. Councillor W. L. Lloyd submitted a motion to substitute…

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20 Council Road Men Dismissed 'Due To Zoning'—Engineer

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

"The council's decision on zoning has cut right across my control of the staff and there is no alternative but to reduce road staff to meet council's requirements in accordance with zoning"…

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Council Refuses Electricity Rise Economy Measures Urged

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

Brisbane Water County Council rejected on Wednesday a recommendation by the County Clerk, Mr C. R. Thew, to increase consumers' electricity tariffs…

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District Spastic Council Formed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

A Gosford District Spastic Council was formed at a public meeting in the CWA Rooms last night…

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Shire Engineer To Report On Department Council Decision Last Night

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

The shire engineer, Mr Cliff, will report to the next meeting of Gosford Shire Council "on ways and means of making the Davistown Road trafficable and on the reorganisation of his…

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Council Defers Decison On Pensioners' Rates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 3

Gosford Shire Council at a special meeting last Thursday night appointed a committee to go into the question of…

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Council's 'No' To Railways Dept. Firm Stand Taken On Bulk Electricity Charge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Brisbane Water County Council decided on Wednesday not to agree to a request by the Railways Department to pay more for bulk electricity. It will inform the department that it considers…

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Engineer Asks For Appointment Of Investigator Council Decides On Committee

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

"I ask that council apply for an investigator to go into the matter thoroughly", said the chief shire engineer, Mr Cliff, in a report to Gosford Shire Council yesterday…

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Council Rejects Assn's. Request

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 6

Gosford Shire Council has advised the Pretty Beach-Wagstaff Citizens' Association that it cannot see its way clear to appoint…

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Council May Economise On £150,000 Building For Electricity Conference With Architect To Be Held Shortly

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Brisbane Water County Council, Cr Bathgate moved "that all works in connection with the erection of the County Council offices, etc., in Mann and Baker Streets, Gosford, be discontinued, and that all resolutions of the Council relating thereto…

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Shire Briefs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 4

Yesterday's meeting of the Gosford Shire Council was the shortest for many months, business being…

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Council's Offer To Bowls Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 4

After inspecting pegged sites on Grahame Park for an additional bowling green, Gosford Shire Council…

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Council Concern At Town Planning Delays

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

"Back-yard factories are being established in what should be kept as residential areas", said Cr Lamont in…

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Davistown Road Again Comes Before Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

"Surely we can alter a previous decision if we can save £360 by so doing", said Cr Chambers (Deputy…

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Council Approves Another 106 Building Permits

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

Gosford Shire Council yesterday approved 106 building applications valued at £132,740…

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Council's Policy On Amenities At Beaches

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 3

Reason for combining dressing rooms and lavatories at beach resorts were stated by the Gosford Shire…

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Trade Books Urged For Shire Library

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

"Donations of technical and trade books by those engaged in business in Gosford, is a particularly…

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:: Letters :: County Council and Inflation

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 4

It is obvious' mat Brisbane Water County, Council is destined to establish…

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County Council To Construct £38,000 Building £150,000 Plan Shelved

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

Modification of the Brisbane Water County Council's building plans was foreshadowed at last Wednesday's special meeting of the council, which controls the supply of electricity in the areas of Gosford and Wyong shires…

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County Council Appointment

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Last Wednesday's meeting of the Brisbane Water District County Council approved the appointment of a junior…

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