School Pupils to Attend Council Meetings Aid to Civics Training
In the near future, the aldermen of the Singleton Municipal Council may conduct their monthly deliberations over civic…
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Council & local affairs, 1939
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Electricity Extensions Dungog Council Decides Policy Agreement Reached at Conference
Having considered at length the report and estimates relative to proposed electrical extensions within A riding of Wallarobba Shire, supplied by officers of the Greater Newcastle Council, Dungog Municipal Council, at a special meeting on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed Town Water Supply. Matter of Preliminary Survey. To be Decided at Next Shire Meeting
Further discussion on the proposed town water supply has been held over for the past few months by the Shire Council owing to the absence of Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Loan Programme Approved by Council £41,000,000 for 1939/40
After having agreed to a total loan programme of £41,000,000 for 1939/40, the Loan Council adjourned, late on Wednesday night last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News from the Council Table Wednesday's Meeting. Water Supply; Supervising Engineer's Visit—Council to Draw on Waterworks' Fund to Pay Instalment on Sewerage Works' Debt
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening. Ald. E. W. Shaw (Mayor) presided, and there were also present:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia to Borrow £41,000,000 Largest Amount in Loan Council's History
After agreeing to a total loan programme of £41,000,000 for 1939-40 the Loan Council adjourned late on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress On Rural Electricity Extensions Council Said to Be Hampered by Slow Delivery of Poles
The extension of the Municipal Council's electricity undertaking to the Shire area was the subject of considerable discussion at the monthly meeting of the Municipal Council last night. When ' Alderman J. S. Brittliffe contended that many prospective…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Headlight Glare Dangers on the Roads. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
Ones reason why the night highway and rural road fatality rate is six times higher than the daylight rate is headlight glare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Town Water Supply Muswellbrook
Should visiting Government officials meet the council when carrying out departmental inquiries requested by the council?…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →John Street Survey to be Made Council Decides Singleton
A survey is to be made of John-st., Singleton, with the object of reconstructing. Singleton Municipal Council decided this on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dungog News Splendid Work £93,000 For Progress Dungog Council Dungog
The decision of the Dungog Municipal Council to reticulate the rural ureas surrounding the town is but another step in an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shire Council's Attitude
Outlining his Council's attitude on the question, Cr. Carlton said they had asked Greater Newcastle Council to reticulate the area not thinking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Merriwa Shire Council Monthly Meeting
Those present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council on Tuesday were:—Councillors H. O. Bensley (President), J. F. Leitch, J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Council's Proposal
The Mayor of Dungog (Ald. Fitzgerald ) said that there appeared to be a wrong impression in regard to his Council. Up to the present, they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council's Patience
Mr. McCallion traced the developments over three or four years which had led to the present stage. Wallarobba Shire Council had shown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Finances Improve Auditor's Report
The auditor to the Merriwa Shire Council (Mr. R. W. Burke, A.C.A.) reported to the meeting of the council on Tuesday having completed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleges Report was Ridiculed by Aldermen ALD. C. E. Wall Resigns Position of Chief Warden
Because he considers that the aldermen ridiculed his report dealing with the work in connection with the National Emergency Services, Ald. C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sad Mistake by Erina Council
After spending £300 on land believed to be the property of the council, Erna Shire has discovered that the property is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →P.P. UNION Water Supply Matters Requests From District Council
At the meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board on Tuesday last a communication was received from the secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dungog Council to Extend Electrical Development of Rural Areas Representative Conference in Dungog
A conference at the Shire Chambers on Thursday last, at Which Wallarobba Shire, Dungog Municipal and Greater Newcastle Councils and the Electricity Advisory Committee were represented, reached an agreement that the extension of electricity…
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