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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Manning Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly elected Council was held on December 17, when there were present: Crs. W. J. Wamsley (president), H. M. Machin…

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Electricity Rate Discussed At Shire Council Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 4

A letter was read from the Manning River County Council at last meeting of the Manning Shire Council stating that a local…

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Stroud Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

Stroud Shire Council held its regular meeting on Friday, 12th December. In opening the meeting the retiring president, Cr. Abbott, welcomed the new…

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Shire Move More Water Talk

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

Macleay Shire Council held a special meeting on Monday to consider Messrs Gutteridge, Hoskins and Davey's report in regard to a water…

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Mayor of Wingham Ald. Douglas Re-elected

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council, following the recent election, Ald. G. N. Douglas was reelected Mayor of Wingham, defeating…

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Macleay County Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 3

At the Macleay County Council meeting on December 22 there were present Crs. E. R. Mackay (Chairman), L. Conn, D. W. Mighell, H. S…

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An Open Letter To The President And Councillors Of Manning Shire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

Sirs,—I desire to bring to your notice, what I feel sure you will agree with me, is a serious matter. It is the state of the old wooden…

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Wingham Municipal Council. Ordinary Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of Wingham Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Memorial Town Hall, on Tuesday night, December 23,…

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Macleay Shire Rating Increase Of 2d To 5d

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 5

Macleay Shire Council, without dissent from the motion, adopted a rate of 5d. in the £ u.c.v.—an increase of 2d. over last year — to…

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Fresh Election for Oxley County Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

Despite the fact that over the past four years the Oxley County Council advanced with such amazing rapidity t that it received Government…

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Main Highway Council Will Seek To Hold Status

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 5

Reporting on the question of the main highway north of Gloucester, the shire president, Cr. I. Moore, said that he had interviewed Cr…

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Fresh Election for Oxley County Council Only One Previous Councillor Appointed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 1

Despite the fact that over the past four years the Oxley County Council advanced with such amazing rapidity that it received Government…

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Smithtown Road Referred Back to M.r.d. by Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 5

Writing Macleay Shire Council meeting yesterday, the Department of Local Government, Sydney, referring to the proposed…

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Late Mr.H.S. Bignell. Tribute by Shire President

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

The Shire President, Cr. I. Moore, at Friday's meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council paid a feeling tribute to the late Mr. H. S. Bignell, of…

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Shire Rating Fixed at 5d IN £ Increase of 2d

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 4

The Macleay Shire Council yesterday approved of a rate of 5d in the £ for the ensuing twelve months, although the…

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Gloucestershire Council. Rates Confirmed for 1948

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 4

The rates, fees and charges adopted at the December meeting for 1948 were confirmed for levying on Friday by the Gloucester Shire Council…

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Main Highway Council Will Seek To Hold Status

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 4

Reporting on the question of the main highway north of Gloucester, tire shire president, Cr. I. Moore, said that he had interviewed Cr…

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Fresh Election for Oxley County Council Only One Previous Councillor Appointed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 4

Despite the fact that over the past lour years the Oxley County Council advanced with such amazing rapidity that it received Government…

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Roads Leading Into State Forests. Council Again Asks for Grant Assistance for Maintenance

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

The Gloucester Shire Council will again ask the Forestry Commission for grant assistance from allotments made by the Government to the…

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Kempsey Municipal Rates Increased

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

An increase of a halfpenny to make the general rate 6½d in the £ Was agreed upon by the Kempsey Municipal Council at a special meeting…

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