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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

937 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 47

Proposed Aerodrome. Council To Inspect Landing Ground

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

Alderman Gleeson raised the question or an aerodrome at Wingham at Tuesday night's Council meeting, and on his suggestion the Works…

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Subsidy £5692 for Macleay County Council Toorooka Line

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Mr. Cahill, has announced the approval of payment of a…

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County Council Charge Inequitable. Could Not Get Information, Say Delegates

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

The charge made by the Manning River County Council of £700 against Wingham Council to £1400 from Taree Council, was criticised by Aldermen…

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Current Topics Gloucester Shire Benefits Under Grant

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 2

The Gloucester Shire Council will receive an allocation from the Government of £1500, which is its share of the grant under the…

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Wingham Municipal Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

The ordinary meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Wingham, on Tuesday night, 20th January. The Mayor,…

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County Council Charge Considered Inequitable. Wingham Council Protests

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

The charge made by the Manning River County Council of £700 against Wingham Council to £1400 from Tares Council, was criticised by Aldermen…

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Proposed Aerodrome Wingham Council To Inspect

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

Alderman Gleeson raised the question of an aerodrome at Waigham at Tuesday night's Council meeting, and on his suggestion the Works…

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County Council Charge Inequitable. Could Not Get Information, Say Delegates

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 4

The charge made by the Manning River County Council of £700 against Wingham Council to £1400 from Taree Council, was criticised by Aldermen…

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Municipal Library Council Commended Progressive Undertaking

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 8

Speaking of what he had already seen of the Kempsey Municipal Library, Mr. G. C. Remington, deputy chairman of the…

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Increased Rates in Bellingen Shire

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Substantial increases in the general rate (from 4d. to 6d. in the £) and in the various town improvement and the Belllngen water rates…

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Assistant Shire Engineer. (To the Editor)

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Sir,—In a secluded spot in a recent issue of your paper I noticed an advertisement inserted by the Gloucester Shire Council calling applications…

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Increased Rates in Bellingen Shire Valuations Also Up

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 8

Substantial increases in the general rate (from 4d. to 6d. in the £) and in the various town improvement and the Bellingen…

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County Council Interesting Figures Initial Progress

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

The Macleay River County Council face a formidable lengthy task in carrying out the purpose of their establishment to extend…

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General Increase in Rates. Decision By Special Meeting of Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

A special meeting of the Wingham Council was held in the Council Chambers. Town Hall, on Wednesday evening last, 23th January, 1948,…

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Taree municipal council Monthly Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4
Also in The Northern Champion

The monthly meeting of the Taree Municipal Council was held on Wednesday night when there were present the mayor (Aid. Gertrude A…

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Housing Programme Being Considered by Taree Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

The Taree Town Clerk, Mr. R. Hingston, submitted the following report to Wednesday night's meeting of the Council:—…

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River Retaining Wall Engineer Explains Scheme to Taree Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 2

Mr. J. H. P. Lipscombe, consulting engineer to the Tares Municipal Council, waited on the Council at its meeting on Wednesday night, and gave details of…

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Loan for Building of Houses Council's Powers Under Act

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 7

At the meeting of the Taree Municipal Council on Wednesday night the town clerk (Mr. R. A. Hingston) subsided a report on…

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Surfacing Footpaths Manning and Pulteney Streets Discussed by Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

At last Wednesday night's meeting of the Taree Municipal Council, Aid. Brown moved that the footpaths on both sides of Manning Street, between…

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