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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1922

716 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 36

Guyra Shire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 8

The Guyra Shire Council met on Wednesday, March 22, when there were present:—Crs. Green (President), Judge, Browning, and Dunstan…

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Guyra Shire Council. Monthly Mmeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 7

At the last monthly meeting of the above Council there were present: Crs. Green (President), Judge, Browning, add Dunstan…

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Shire Finance

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

The icy hand of retrenchment is apparent in the Bannockburn Shire, where nine men were paid off on Saturday. There is no dissatisfaction of any kind…

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Shire on Strike

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 3

The Marthaguy Shire Council has so far not struck a rate for the current year. It appears that this council carries on its functions in such an…

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Bannockburn Shire Saturday's Meeting

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 2

The monthly meeting of this body was held at the shire offices on Saturday morning, when the president, Cr. W. Fraser, occupied the chair, and…

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Day Labor Macintyre Shire's Experience Maintenance Men Dismissed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. Hughes, president Macintyre Shire, Council, Inverell, informs us that at a special meeting of the council, held on Saturday last, it was resolved…

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44-Hour Week. Council Employees Protest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 6

The Forty-four Hours Act, which embraced municipal and shire employees since last week, has not given satisfaction to the men generally in the…

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Municipal Staff Question of Change

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 6

The question of re-organising the outdoor staff of the Inverell municipality, came before the Council on Thursday night. It was proposed to…

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Armidale City Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 3

The City Council met on Monday night, when there were present.—The Mayor (Ald. Purkiss), Ald. Lonsdale, Hawke, Stephens, Lamb, Mills, Curtis,…

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Local Parliament. Aldermen Meet Many Road Matters

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 4

Tha Mayor, Mr. W. C. Bl[?] presided over Tuesday night's [?]ing of the Municipal Council, and there were also present Mr. J…

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Assisting the Shire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 5

The President of the Severn Shire Council, (Cr. W. H. Wilson), at the shire meeting on Monday, again commented on the fact that many residents…

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Severn Shire Council Councilor's Al[?]wances Many Road [?]Ters Cr. Potter's Request

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 7

A meeting of the Severn Shire Council was held in the Heard room last Monday, being a week earlier than usual, owing to the fact that the…

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Dumaresa Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 1

The [?] Shire Council met yesterday [?] [?] (President) [?] Perr[?] [?], and [?]…

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Guyra Shire Council. Wednesday, March 22, 1922

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, March 22, when the following were present:—Councillors Green…

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Municipal Council Claim for Accident. Date of Easter

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

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

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Noxious Weeds Council's Attitude Defined

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 6

Like King Charles head in Mr. Dick's memorial references to noxious weeds flit in and out of discussions at all council meetings, but it is but…

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Armidale City Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 6

There were present at Monday's meeting of the local Council Alds, Parkiss (Mayor), Stephens, Lamb, Curtis, Robins, McDonald, Lonsdale, and Hawke…

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High Rates and Bad Streets. Armidale Council's Predicament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

It was no use people thinking the streets, under present conditions, were going to be any better. Whilst the Council was doing up one street or…

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Forty—four Hours Municipal Employees Position a Way Out

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

At the meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council on Tuesday night, a letter was received from the Local Government Department stating that…

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Municipal Valuations

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

What is termed a "friendly appeal court" has been held to adjust differences between ratepayers and the municipality in respect to town valuations…

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