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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1929

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Flood Damage. Shire Engineer's Report. Council to Ask Government for £10,000

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

The shire engineer (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in a report to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, said:--…

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Town Flood Damage. Report to Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

At Monday night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council a report was submitted from Ald. S. B. Lacey, Vice-Chairman of Works, with regard…

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Grafton Council Fined

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

The Grafton City Council was this week fined £2 and costs for having failed to attach a duty stamp to a receipt for £14816, given to the Department…

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Crescent Head Road. Money From the Municipal Council. Ald. O'meara's Motion

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

At Monday night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council, Ald. O'Meara moved: "That, in accordance with the provisions of section 505 of…

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Main Roads Board Interviewed Shire President's Report

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

At the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, the President (Cr. Milligan) said he had interviewed the Main Roads Board. He…

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General Booth. High Council's Decision

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

The High Council has adjudicated that General Booth is unfit by 52 votes to 5. The High Council then elected Commissioner Higgins as the…

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Agricultural Bureau's Application. Council Replies to Criticism

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

Mount George Agricultural Bureau wrote to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday stating that some time ago it asked for a fence…

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Flood Damage to Roads Estimated at £12,000. Special Meeting of Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 7

At Thursday week's special meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council the President explained thai the Council had been called together to discuss…

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Quaint English. Bucharest's Inquiries. Some Municipal Problems "Executing Bad Ratepayers."

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

"How are the bad ratepayers executed!" asks a typewritten circular from Bucharest, which wa received by the Mayor of Brisbane, Mr. W…

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Manning Shire Council

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 11

The Manning Shire Council met on Monday. There were present: Councillors Milligan (President), Machine, Bird, Martin, Hammond. Lee…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 4

THE Council met on Monday, Cr. P. H. Secombe, President, presiding over a full attendance. The Floods…

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Manning Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 1

The regular meeting of the above council was held on Monday with the president (Cr. H. B. Milligan) in the chair. Also present Crs. H. Machin,…

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Municipal Council

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 4

The Council met on Monday, there being present-Aid. A. C. Elliot (Mayor), Elford, Hayward, Marshall, Bailey, McLaren, Wrigley, Orr…

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Wingham Municipal Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 2
Also in The Northern Champion

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Memorial Town Hall, Wingham, on Monday night February 18, 1929…

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Main Roads Board. Shire Presidents Report

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 10

At the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, the President (Cr. Milligan) said he had interviewed the Main Roads Board. He…

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Council Fined. Unstamped Receipt

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 8

Failure to attach a duty stamp to a receipt given to the Public Works Department resulted in lite Town Council being lined £2 with 8 costs…

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Taree Steam Ferry. Delay in Cable Protest by Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 3

A special meeting of members of the Taree municipal council was held on Thursday afternoon in response to a requisition to the Mayor of Taree,…

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Macleay Shire Council. Deferred Meeting

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 3

The deferred monthly meeting of the Macleay Shire Council was held on Monday. There were present: Crs. R. Plummer (President), R. H. Johnston,…

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Wingham Municipal Council Special Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of the above Council was held on Saturday afternoon last, February 23, 1920. Ald. H. E. Baines (Deputy Mayor)…

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