Shire To Borrow £20,000
Patrick Plains Shire Council has fixed tentatively a figure of £20,000 for its borrowing programme during…
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Council & local affairs, 1950
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Around the [?] Council Table
The Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) reported to a meeting of Kearaley Shire Council on Wednesday night that a design had been prepared for…
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The dumping of rubbish on shire roads was yesterday described by Cr. A. C. Marshall, at Patrick Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Patrick Plains Shire Big Works Programme Main Roads Plan for 1950 Works costing £5,567 have been listed by Patrick Plains Shire Council in its Main Roads Programme for 1950
Of the total £3,715 will be contributed by the Main Roads Department and £1,852 by Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Expenditure of Grant-in-aid Shire President Outspoken
The Joint Coal Board yesterday told Patrick Plains Shire Council that expenditure of Grant-in-Aid must be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Attention to Footpathsrate Too Low Shire Statement
Patrick Plains Council could not give attention to Shire footpaths on the present rate of 2½d. in the pound, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Would "Squeal" If It Had to Find Money Kearsley Discusses County Council
If Kearslcy Shire Council had to find its share of the money required for the continuance of the Northumberland County Council it would be "squealing" the same as some of the other Councils, Cr. Johnson told a meeting of Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grant In Aid Joint Control Best Says Shire President
A joint committee composed of members of the Singleton Municipal and Shire Councils to direct expenditure of Grant-in-Aid payments would be preerable to the present system of divided control, Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Offers To. Employ Temporary Engineer
Kearsley Shire Council will inform the Joint Coal Board that it is prepared to appoint a temporary assistant engineer for 12 months if the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News From the Council Meeting Business at Wednesday's Meeting
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when the following were present:—Aldermen E. C. Humphries…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.s.l. Sub-branch Levy Newcastle District Council Action
Newcastle District R.S.L. Council is to place on the agenda for the State Congress a motion that the levy of 3/6…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blandford Receives Electricity From Murrurundi Shire Official Switching-On Ceremony Minister for Local Government Present
Wednesday night of last week marked another milestone in the history of Blandford, when electricity was turned on in the village by the Minister for Works and Local Government, the Hon. J. J. Cahill, M.L.A. The extensions of electric light and power to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 28th APRIL, 1950. Proposed. Loan Of £4726 For Plant Purchase Truck, Grader, Gang Mower. Council Considers Town Clerk's Recommendations
The Municipal Council on Wednesday considered a report from the Town Clerk (Mr. A. E. Border) referring to a proposal to expend £4726 on the purchase of plant. Mechanised units mentioned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallarobba Shire Council Engineer's Report
Mr. J. Stewart, Shire Engineer, reported to Council as follows:— The following works have been completed or placed in hand since the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stroud Shire Council General Meeting
The General Meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Stroud, on Wednesday, 12th April…
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The now Clerk (Mr. L. G. Allen) said:—I have to report that I commenced duty with the Council on the 11th April, 1950, and that I assumed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hebden Road—shire Grant
The Public Works Department has made available to the Patrick Plains Shire a grant of £1,300 for expenditure on Hebden Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Council Pays For Orchestra
SINGLETON, Tues.—Northern Agricultural Association members each donated 15/ at the meeting on Saturday to pay the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eveleigh Men Leave Communist-Controlled Council
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Employees at Eveleigh railway workshops today decided by 1231 votes to 384 to disaffiliate from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blue Flowers Make Aldermen See Red
Maitland City aldermen see red every time they call to mind the lovely blue shades of the water hyacinth flowering…
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