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Mid North Coast · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1951

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Wingham Municipal Council. Monthly Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Wingham Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Wingham, on Monday night, January…

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Town Clerk's Report to Municipal Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

The Town Clerk (Mr. H. D. Pittendrigh) included the following in his report to the meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council on…

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Council Tenders

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

The tender of the B.H.P. Byproducts Pty., Ltd. in the sum of £129477 for re-sealing 35,000 yards of roads was accepted by the…

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1951 Taree Show may be Officially Opened by Newcastle Mayor

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Quinlan) will be asked to officially open Taree Show on March 7. This was decided at the committee meeting of the Manning River…

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Licenses Granted by Taree Council

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 9

The following licenses and registrations were approved by Taree Municipal Council at its meeting on Wednesday night on the…

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County Council Fixes Electricity Line Priority

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

After the work which the Macleay River County Council has in hand in the base area (the part formerly served by the Kempsey Electric Light and Power Co., forerunner of the Council), No. 1 priority regarding the…

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Milk Zone Dairymen's Council— Milk Prices

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

Mr. L. C. Turton, General Secretary of the above, reports:- On the 27th November the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council presented…

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Council Seeks Petrol Tax Grant: £5,000 Suggestion

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Estimates of works will be made up by the Kempsey Municipal Engineer (Mr. R. E. Baker) for the purpose of the Council making application for an increased grant from the Petrol Tax. The Town Clerk (Mr. H. D…

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Show Committee to Confer with Council on Bridge Problem

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

A deputation from Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will confer with Taree Municipal Council on the matter of a…

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Progress of Municipal Works

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

In answer to Ald. Slack, the Kempsey Municipal Council Engineer (Mr. R. E. Baker) said at the Council meeting on Monday…

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Rates Struck for Municipality

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

A general rate of 7¾d in the £ U.C.V. of all ratable land in the Municipality was struck by the Kempsey Municipal Council…

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£33,700 Allocated For Shire Main Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 7

The Department of Main Roads has prepared a fairly large programme of main and trunk road works for this year…

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Council Parking Scheme For Taree Rail Station

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

At a conference with Sergt. King, of the N.S.W. Police Traffic Branch, Mr. J. A. Mc- Namara (district railway…

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Taree Council Makes Six Parking Recommendations to Police Commis'er

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

Following the conference between the Taree Municipal Council and Sergeant King, of the N.S.W. Police Traffic Branch, the Council bus decided to make six recommendations in regard to Taree's parking regulations. These recommendations will be forwarded to the N.S.W…

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Manning Shire Building Permits Over £150,000

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 6

Building permits for new structures and improvements valued at a total of £153,537 wore approved by Manning Shire Council during 1950…

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Milk Prices. To Operate From 17th January, 1951, In The Shire Of Manning, And Municipalities Of Taree And Wingham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. D. W. Crowfoot, District Dairy Officer, writes: As from the 17th January, 1951, a new Milk Retail Price will operate in…

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Shire Rates Increase to 6 1/2d FOR 1951

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

General rates to be levied by Manning Shire Council for 1951 will be 6 1/2d, in the £ U.C.V. At the monthly meeting of the Shire Council yesterday estimates…

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Cost -- Plus Basis for County Council Storeroom Tenders

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 6

Cost plus a profit margin (commonly known during the war period as cost-plus) is the basis on which the Macleay River County Council will now call for tenders from local builders for the constructing of a storeroom…

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Housing Needs In Gloucester — Particulars Wanted by Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

People In Gloucester who are in need of houses are urgently requested to give their names and particulars of their…

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Road Drainage Problem More Graders, Culverts and Co-operation Answer, Says Shire Engineer

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

More graders, more culverts and the co-operation of landowners in permitting Council employees to enter property to open up and clean drains and owners not permitting them to become silted or blocked was the answer…

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