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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1934

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Local and General. Macleay Shire Endowment

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

By "Gazette" proclamation the Macleay Shire will this year receive £3600 in endowment from funds made available by the Government to the…

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Hastings Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

A special meeting of the council was held on Monday, December 18, to elect a president for the ensuing year. Cr. J. Downes (president) presided over a…

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Hastings Shire Council. Special Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

A special meeting of the council was held in December to elect a president for the ensuing year. Cr. J. Downes (President) presided over a…

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Taree Municipal Council December Meeting

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

The last meeting of the above council for 1933 was held on Wednesday night, December 20th. Those present were Ald. R. S. Butterworth (mayor),…

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Taree Postal Staff Work Appreciated by Mayor

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

During the few weeks preceding Christmas the Taree Post Office staff handled an exceptionally large volume of mail and telegraph matter with the…

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Macleay Shire Council Question Time

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

In question time Cr. Johnston had a motion carried that suitable stone be acquired for both approaches to Jerseyville ferry, also to do repairs…

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Macleay Shire Council First Meeting for 1934

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 6

The first meeting of the Macleay Shire Council for the year 1934, was held at the Council Chambers on Monday: There were present, Cr. M…

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The President Reports. Macleay Shire Works and Maintenance

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Macleay Shire Council the President, Mr. M. A. Clancy, minuted as follows:-- During the past month ganger…

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Manning Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Manning Shire Council was held on Monday with the President (Cr. H.E. Milligan) in the chair. Also present Crs. H…

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Shire Ferries

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

The Under Secretary L.G. Department (Mr. Street) wrote under date December 21 to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday…

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Kempsey Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 8

At Monday night's meeting of Kempsey Council there were present Mayor T. A. Miller, Aid. C. A. Lane, W. H. Warhurst, A. A. Somerville, E. E…

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Shire Ferries New Contracts Approved

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council a letter was read from the Local Government Department approving of the acceptance of tenders…

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Rate of 2d. for Manning Shire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 3

At Monday's meeting of the Manning shire council the clerk (Mr. S.S. Sheppard) reported as follows: Re Limit of Rates—Ordinance 5,…

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No Electric Light for Macleay Shire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 5

For some unstated reason the Macleay Shire Council has declined to accept Kempsey Electric Light and Power Company's offer…

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Mackay Shire Meeting. A Quiet Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 6

Shire ratepayers presented numerous requests at Monday's meeting, and also put a few pertinent posers; but nothing seemed serious enough to fight about in the heat of a…

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Shire Rate. Fixed at 2d U.C.V.

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 1

The shire clerk (Mr. S. S. Sheppard) reported as follow:-- Re limit of rates--ordinance 5, clause 23.--The provisions of the law…

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Municipal Committees. All Cut and Dried. Says Ald. Warhurst

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 1

The election of committees for the ensuing year, at Monday night's Council meeting, caused Aid. Warhurst to make some very pointed…

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Shire Endowment

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

A notification appeared in the "Government Gazette" of 22nd December, that the distribution of the annual endowment for the three…

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Home-makers in Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

Something smart for the summer bride to include in her trousseau is the beautiful negligee which Claudette Colbert, the Paramount player of…

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Manning Shire Council

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 3

The Manning Shire Council met on Monday last, January 8th 1934, when there were present: Crs. H. E. Milligan (President), H. Machin. J. H…

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