Shire Fenances
Condition of the various funds of Patrick Plains Shire as reported at yesterday's meeting is as follows: General, debit £611…
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Council & local affairs, 1949
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Council Table
Informed Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that it was making a grant from the Commonwealth [?] Roads Fund of [?]985 for the…
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The following are extracts from reports of council officers read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council…
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The Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night received an unexpected visitor in the form of an opossum. The animal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Engineer Says HE Is " Fed Up" With Council's Road Policy Lack of Money and Increased Costs Make Position Difficult
"I'm fed up to the neck ... I don't care how you get your money or how you spend it so long as you adopt a programme and adhere to it year after year.... I'm getting all the abuse under the sun…
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Of the estimated income of £56,314 In the general fund Maitland City Council for this year, £38,789 bad been received…
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Following recent Press disclosures, Mr. T. E. Cooney, of Newcastle-street, East Maitland, wrote to this week’s meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intentional Posted Exhibition For Cessnock. Arranged by Arts Council
Cessnock branch of the Arts Council has completed arrangements for [?] international poster exhibition on June 6 and 7 in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway and Council. Threat to Cut Off Water Supply
The Secretary for Railways informed the council on Wednesday, that the Department had investigated the council's accounts, and considered the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Deputation Meets Council Aid Sought for New Clubhouse
At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday night last, a deputation from the Muswellbrook and District Tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Agrees to Ambulance Site. Market Reserve to Be Extended
A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Saturday last, all aldermen being in attendance. The meeting was called for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Official and Shire Councillors Discussion on Methods of Application of Amenity Funds in District
Is a local governing authority entitled to spend money from Joint Coal Board "grants in aid" upon amenities for the benefit of miners when none live in a certain centre but patronise functions held in its…
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SINGLETON, Sat. — Patrick Plains shire clerk (Mr. H. Troman) reported to the regular meeting that £2065/2/1 was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stroud Shire Council General Meeting
The General Meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Stroud, on Wednesday, 18th May Present: Mr. H. W. Dane,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mayor Convenes Meeting
His Worship the Mayor (Aid. F. H. Robinson) has convened a meeting of local businessmen to a meeting at the Council Chambers on Tuesday, 31st…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Larger Meetings of Milk Zone Council Sought One Day Not Sufficient To Transact Business
Representation is to be made from Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council to have the annual general meeting increased from one day to two days. Action is being taken because,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fitness Council Has Plan For Sports Scholarships
The National Fitness Council will give first priority to intensive training of Australians for a full entry in the 1956 Olympic Games. The Director of National Fitness, Mr. Gordon Young,…
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MUSWELLBROOK: The Secretary for Railways has informed the council that the department had investigated the…
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MUSWELLBROOK. —The Municipal Council meeting received an unexpected visitor in the form of an opossum…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increased Coal Prices. Council Objects to Increase
The Muswellbrook Coal Co. Informed the council on Wednesday that the Joint Coal Board had approved a further rise in the price of coal. This…
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