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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

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Proposed New Street From Manning to Pulteney Streets. Discussed by Taree Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 2

At the meeting of the Taree Municipal Council on Wednesday night, Aid. Hooke mentioned a former proposal to put a new street through from Manning to…

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Park Unnamed Motion Lapses Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 8

The Belgrave Street Park and baths will not be re-named to commemorate the work of the late Ald. J. B. McElhone…

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Council's Troubles

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

The Kempsey Municipal Council is taking the unusual action of requesting the Premier of N.S.W. (Mr. McGirr) to direct one of his…

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Joint Council Chambers

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 6

A conference was held last week in the Hastings Shire Chambers when the Oxley County Council and Shire Council examined the…

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Housing Taree Council Programme

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 6

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

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Farm Requirements Shortages to Be Discussed by Agricultural Council

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 7

The Australian Agricultural Council, which is to meet in Canberra, February 9 and 10, will discuss the continued shortages of…

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Loan For Building Of Houses. Council's Powers Under Act

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

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

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Kempsey Council

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

At Monday night's meeting of Kempsey Municipal Council there were present Alderman J. A. Murray (Mayor), A. J. Kesby, J. Scobie, T…

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Taree Municipal Council Monthly Meeting (Continued from last issue.)

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

E. R. Collier wrote requesting support for taxi license applications.—Council will support' Mr. Collier's application for a taxi license to the…

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Wingham Rates Council Decides on Increases

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

A special meeting of the Wingham Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, 28th January, when the estimates were…

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Shire of Hastings

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

The following were present at Friday's Council meeting: Crs. Bransdon (President). Pead, Edmonds, Rose, Warlters, Gamack,…

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Shire Grant Promise for Next Year

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 7

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. J. J. Cahill, Minister for Local Government:--…

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New Shopping Block Grafton Council's Proposal

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

The building of shops facing the proposed new street, tentatively named King Street, running between Fitzroy and Pound streets, would form a solid…

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Grant to Shire Council Disappointed Will Renew Appeal

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 8

The Macleay Shire Council yesterday dealt with the allocation of only £800 from the recent distribution of the funds made available…

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Water Supply for Lower Macleay Possible at Cost £277,500, and Water Charge of 1-Per 1000 Gallons Consulting Engineers' Report to Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 4

Representatives of the Macleay Shire Council, Kempsey Municipal Council and the Macleay River County Council, last night met at the Shire Chambers, at the request of the Macleay Shire Council, to consider steps to be taken to obtain a…

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Manning Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday, when there were present Crs. W. J. Wam ley (president), R K. Summerville. H E…

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Manning Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Manning Shire council was held on Monday when there were present Crs. W. J. Wamsley (president) H…

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Macleay Shire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council there were present Crs. H. Woodward (President), L. Conn, E. Mackay, F. C. Hill, D. Mighell…

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Strangulation. Shire Protest

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 2

At Monday's Macleay Shire meeting the continued action of Kempsey Council in trying to force the inclusion of Shire lands, fronting…

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County Council Electricity Charges. Uniform Rate Favoured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 2

The Manning Shire Council at its meeting on Monday received a letter from the clerk of the Manning River County Council with regard to the…

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