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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

716 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 36

Appeal Courts. Shire and Municipality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 3

The annual courts for the hearing of appeals against valuations were held before the P.M. on Wednesday. Dumarese Shire…

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A Fatuous Mayor

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

The late Ross-Smith claimed to have encountered something more fatuous in mayors, after hitting terra firma in Australia on his great trip, than be had…

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Municipal Council a Western Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, when the Mayor, Ald. J. McIlveen, presided. There were…

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Bannockburn Shire Monthly Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 7

At the meeting of Bannockburn Shire Council, held at its office yesterday, there were present Crs. W. Fraser (president), W. Tonkin, G. W…

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Inter-Council Complaint

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

It is not often that one council serves a legal notice on a similar body requiring it to do its duty, but this is the experience of the Inverell…

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Armidale City Council. Fortnighlly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 6

The Council met on Moday night. Present: The Mayor and Aids. Lamb, Johnstone, Smith, Stephens, Curtis, Mills, and Lonsedale. Apologies: Aids…

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Municipal Staff Suggested Re-organisation. Proposal Rejected

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 3

Since March last there has been a proposal before the Inverell Council for the re-organisation of the outdoor staff by the appointment of a…

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Railway Needs Municipal Action. Meeting to Be Called

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 7

Inverell Municpality has unanimously decided to take action to institute an agitation for the purpose of bring ing before the Government the claims…

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Municipal Lighting Rate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

At the Yass Municipal Appcal Court the magistrate ruled that the lighting rates could not he levied on properties that were not directly benefited…

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Dumaresq Shire. Meeting of Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

The Dumaresq Shire C[?] [?] on Thursday morning, when there were present:—Councillors V. E. Be[?] (President)), A. H. Perrott, W. T…

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The Shire Car. Questions at the Council Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

The engineer's motor car cropped up at the Dumaresq Shire Council meeting on Thursday. The President said the answer to Cr…

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Subway of Cates. Petitions to Shire Council. Decision for Subway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 7

At the Dumaresq Shire Council meeting on Thursday, A further petition was suinmitted with regard to the Inverell reilway…

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Shire Valuations. Solitary Appeal Withdrawn

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 2

In the Shire Appeal Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. H. M'Dougall, P.M. Phillip Maguire's appeal against the…

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Bangar's Fails. Wanted a Road. Sihre Council [?]Sion

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

At the Dumaresq Shir[?] Council meeting on Thuesday, the following report was table by the Engineer:—As instructed, I made an inspection…

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The Cattle Matket. Moratorium Proposed. Letter to the Shtrtc Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

At the Dumaresq Shire Council meeting on Thursday, Apsley Shire Council asked for support in the following resolution:—That…

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Municipal Valuations. Batch Ok Appeals

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 2

In the Court of Pelly Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. H. H. M'Dougall P M., appeals against the Armidale City Valuer's flgures were beard…

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Yallaroi Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1922 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, when there were present Councillors W. D. Capel (President), F. Houston, W…

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Council on Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 May 1922 · page 4

The Mathag[?] Shire Council has not yet struck a rate for the current year. Since its inception the council proposed to levy a rate of [?] the…

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Guyra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 7

At the last meeting of the above Council there were present: Crs. Green (Presidant), Judge, White, Browning, and Dunstan…

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Shire Improvements

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 7

The concrete crossing over Baker's Creek, on the Bingara Road, is a very fine piece of work (says the Bundarra 'Advocate'), and is alike a credit—a…

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