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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1927

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Without a Mayor a Municipal Deadlock SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

The aldermen of the Bombala Municipal Council declined to accept the mayoral chair and a deadlock was reached…

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Adult Franchise in Municipal Affairs Bill To Be Resurrected SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 4

The State Cabinet has decided to reintroduce a bill during the present session of Parliament to provide for adult municipal franchise. A draft…

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Press Criticised. Did Not Give Alderman a Fair Deal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 3

At the meeting of the Uralla Municipal Council, the Mayor welcomed Ald. W. A. Crapp, their new representative…

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Uralla Municipal Council. ALD. W. Low Resigns

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Uralla Municipal Council, a letter was read as fellows from Ald. W. Low: "After 21 years as an alderman, I find it a…

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Uralla Council's Attitude

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 6

The secretary of the Armidale Motor Ambulance proposal wrote to the Uralla Municipal Council, giving details of a public meeting recently held in…

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"[?] Your Our [?]." [?] Council to [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 8

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A Novel Idea. Road Building and Electricity. Uralla Council to Listen to Lecturettes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 7

The Mayor of the Uralla Council told the aldermen he had invited the Shire Engineer and Shire Clerk to give a lecturette to members of the Council on…

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Adult Municipal Franchise. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 4

The State [?]er has decided to re-introduce a Bill during the present session to provide for adult municipal franchise…

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Press Criticised. Did Not Give Alderman a Fair Deal

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 6

At the meeting of the Uralla Municipal Council the Mayor welcomed Ald. W. A. Crapp, their new representative…

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Shire Clerk's Tale of Woe!

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 4

At the last meeting pf Dorrigo Shire Council the Clerk distressed Councillors with a story anent long winded ratepayers, who cannot be…

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Shire Roads Problem Drought and Storm The Common Complaint

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

Severn Shire councillors maye take consolation from knowledge of the fact that other councils in the State receive road complaints…

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Show Holidays Municipal Council Action

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

Not alone is Armidale Council in its opposition to show holidays. Inverell Council at last meeting declined to support a request from the…

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Gates on Public Roads. Shire Council's Awkward Problem. Special Meeting Prescribes No New Policy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 12

A special meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council was held yesterday to consider the question of gates on public roads…

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Shire Clerk's Tale of Woe

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

At the January meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council the Clerk distressed Councillors with a story anent longwinded ratepayers, who cannot be…

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Blackberry Eradication Shire Won't Accept Indemnity

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 9

At last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council a letter was read from the Department of Agriculture in connection with the proposed experiments…

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Council "Broke." Cannot Pay Wages

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

Blaxland Shire Council, with headquarters at Wallerawang, is practically penniless, and there is not sufficient money on hand to pay the employees…

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Municipal Wireless Novel Proposal at Inverell

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

Inverell has a live wire Mayer who believes so strongly in wireless that he suggests the installation of a wireless receiving set in the Inverell Town…

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"A Waste of Time." Special Meeting of Dumaresq Shire Council. the Gate Question

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

A special meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council was held on Thursday morning to consider the question of the removal of gates across roads…

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Gates on Roads Dumaresq Council's Problem Special Meeting Considers

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 2

A special meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council wan hold recently to consider the question of pates on public roads. The problem is one…

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Municipal Vacancy. Two Nominations

The Uralla Times · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 2

Nominations in connection with the vacancy in Uralla Municipal Council due to the resignation of Mr. W. Low, were announced on…

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