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Council & local affairs, 1952

157 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 7 of 8

Selection of Vital Site Is Next Move Pool Committee to Confer with Shire Officers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

Gosford War Memorial Pool Committee has appointed a sub-committee of five members, together with its chairman and other officers, to consult with the chief administrative officers of the Gosford Shire Council on the question of site of the proposed pool…

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"Local Government in State of Chaos" Shire Council Seeks £100,000 Bank Loan to Finance Works

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

The Gosford Shire Council will apply to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for a loan of £100,000 to be used for shire works during the year commencing July 1, 1952. This was decided at the council meeting yesterday…

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Spencer Wants Shire to Have Nine Ridings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 4

Spencer Progress Association, in a letter to the Gosford Shire Council yesterday, recommended that the shire be divided into nine ridings, each represented by a councillor…

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Local Community Hotel Plans Ordered by Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

Rough plans of the proposed £80,000 community hotel on the Kibble Estate in Gosford will be prepared by the Gosford Shire Council architects for submission to the Licensing Magistrate…

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Flag for Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 1

A United Nations flag will be presented to Gosford Shire Council by the president of the Gosford branch of the…

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Saratoga, Wamberal tell shire of troubles

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

Deputations from Saratoga Progress Association and from Wamberal Agricultural Bureau on Monday complained to the Gosford Shire Council about the state of roads and public…

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Painting of Henry Kendall Presented to Shire Library

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

Gosford Shire Council has accepted a gift of an oil painting of Australian poet, Henry Kendall, for the Shire Library. The painting is the work [?]…

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Shire Retains Authority To Control "Burning Off" Permits

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

Authority to issue permits to burn off land in Wyong shire will not be vested in captains and deputy captains of the bush fire brigades, Wyong Shire Council decided yesterday. Captains and deputy…

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Suggestion of Local Government Minister "Under Fire" Wyong Turns Down Move to Increase Ridings in Shire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

A move to have the number of ridings in the shire increased from three to four was rejected by Wyong Shire Council yesterday. The move was an effort to comply with a request from the Local Government Department that ridings should contain community of interest and…

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"Peace in Our Time" Is Theme As U.n. Flag Presented to Shire by Gosford Cwa President

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

"Peace in our time" was the theme of speeches made at Gosford Shire Chambers on United Nations Day last Friday, when Gosford branch of the Country Women's Association…

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President tells Gosford Shire Council: Government Willing to Legalise Way for "Tate Scheme"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

Shire President, Cr W. Tarrant, told the Gosford Shire Council on Wednesday that he had been informed that the Government was prepared to make the necessary legislative alterations to permit the council to implement the "Tate" scheme…

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Gosford Alp Council Pledge Full Support for Pool Appeal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 3

Support for the Gosford War Memorial Olympic Pool appeal will be given by Gosford Council of the Australian Labor Party. Delegates from Gosford Di[?]rict ALP branches spoke…

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Spencer Seeks Support Nine Riding Shire Suggested

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 1

A move to have Gosford Shire divided into nine ridings has been launched by Spencer Progress Association. Under this scheme, each riding would be…

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ALP Municipal Assembly Decision: Probe Wanted on 'Tate' Scheme Legality

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

A recommendation to the Minister of Local Government that the Attorney-General be requested to investigate the legality of any transactions so fer entered into by the Gosford Shire…

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County Council Gets £25,000

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 5

Brisbane Water County Council has received a loan of £25,000 from the Commonwealth Bank…

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County Council To Review Power Rates Next Year

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 7

Brisbane Water County Council will reconsider its electricity rates early in 1958, and any alteration will be retrospective to January 1. County council decided this…

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Special Investigation Meeting Called County Council in New Move to Cut Costs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 1

A second attempt to investigate ways of reducing the cost of its administration will be made by the Brisbane Water County Council on Thursday…

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Shire Councillor Objects To 'Pressure Groups'

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

"Council should object to progress associations forming themselves into pressure groups to intimidate the elected representatives of the ratepayers," said Cr. Grahame, at yesterday's…

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Terrigal Surf Club House Plan Approved by Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

The plan for the construction of a two-storey club house, to cost £10,000 for the Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club, was approved by the Gosford Shire Council yesterday…

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Council Refuses Invitation to Name Worst Street for Readers of 'Times'

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

The invitation given by "The Gosford Times" to Gosford Shire Council to name the "worst street" in Gosford was refused yesterday. When a letter from the Editor of the paper was read…

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