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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1924

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Lighting the Town of Guyra with Electric Light. Copies of Reports submitted to the Council fay the Shire Engineer (Mr. D. K. Telfer) at different times recently

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 2

The first report submitted gave the following figures, viz.:—The unimproved capital value of the land that will benefit by the street…

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Guyra Shire Council

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, 26th. March, when the following were present:—Crs. Green (Chair)…

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Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council took place yesterday. There were present: President T. Moffott, Crs. J. Browning, Williams, A. H…

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Dumaresq Shire Council. Engineer's Report

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

The report of the Shire Engineer (Mr. Montague Smith) for March reads as follows: I have inspected the road running to Dumaresq railway station from…

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Municipal Council Tuesday Night's Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, when the Mayor, Ald. McIlveen…

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Bannockburn Shire Wednesday's Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of this Council was held in the office on Wednesday, when the president, Cr. W. Fraser, occupied the chair. There were also…

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Armidale City Council. Fortnightly Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 7

The local Council met on Monday evening. Present: Alds. Morgan Stephens (Mayor), Burnett, Geldard, Cusbert, Fletcher, Piddington, Watson, Oliver,…

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The Water Question, Council Decide on Restrictions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 9

At Monday's local Council meeting, the turncock (Mr. H. Sheldon) reported usage of water outside the municipality for the past fortnight was as…

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"G[?] Thanks But Ab[?] Extragrdinary Cabe. sHIRE Co[?] Sta[?] by Its Clerk

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 1

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Items of Interest Municipal Finance

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

The following bank balances were read at Monday's meeting of the Armidale Council: General dr. £500, Sanitary [?]r. £531, Gas cr. £467, Water cr. £316,…

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Dumaresq Shire Council Niagara-street Crossing. Attaok on Shire Clerk. Sure Council Stands by Him. [?]Erfoyle Progress Association Correspondence

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Dumar[?] shire Council was held en Thursby morning There were present:—coucu[?] W. T. Moffatt (President),…

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Guyra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Guyra Shire Council there were present: Crs. Green (president), Judge, Dutton, White, Browning and…

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Snake in Shire Office

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 6

The staff of the Warialdu Shire Council Chambers were a little disturbed by the presence of a brown snake, which had made its…

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Macintyre Shire Monthly Meeting

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 7

The monthly Council meeting was held in the offices on Saturday, when Cr. H. W. R. Hughes presided. There were also present Crs. John Swan,…

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Road Shire Grant. the Distribution

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 8

Figures Appear to do more than justify the charge of greed made by the Minister for Local Government against the North Coast and Northern…

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Pastoral Interests. Graziers' Council Meets

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 6

A number or mutters or importunes to the pastoral industry were Discussed at a wed-a[?] meeting of the general council of the Graziers' Association of…

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Shire Road Grant the Country Benefits

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 5

Details of the distribution of the Federal-State road grant of £276,000 show that 17 Shires on the North Coast applied for £334,895, and up to date have…

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The Travellers Welcomed. Civic Reception in Council Chambers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 8

The Commercial Travellers were given a civic welcome by Ald. Morgan Stephens. Mayor of Armidale, in the Council Chambers on Monday morning…

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Shire Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

The Council met Yesterday Present: Councillors W. Carlon (President), P. R. Little, J. McHugh, L. M. Rixon, S. Berry, and F. L…

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"Too Big." Curtailing Municipal Boundaries. Shire Council's Attitude

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 7

The Town[?]Tuesday's Severn Shire [?]the meeting starting that the Muncipal Council has passed a resolution in favor of the…

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