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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

1,235 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 62

Shire Rate Deputation to Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

A deputation was received at Wednesday's meeting of Gostwyck shire council relative to the [?] that a 25 p.c…

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"Mr. Mayor—!" Urgent Business Aldermanic Requests at This Week's Council Meeting

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

Extending the Water Mains— The Unsatisfactory Condition of Grey Street North.—Dust and Mud—"Wanted, An Overseer"—…

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Gostwyck Shire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Gostwyck Shire Council met on Wednesday Present: The President (Cr. J. Shanahan) Councillors P. R. Lattle J. R. McHugh R. A. W…

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Town Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

The mayor (Ald. Heagney) Aldermen E. Ferris R. T. Cooper A. CAmeron and D. J. McLennan and the Town Clerk (Mr. M. Heffernan) were…

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Alderman Charged Alleged Offence Against L.G. Act Case From South Grafton

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 3

Reference was made in the Graf ton Police Court, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., to a case in which Norman Clarence McLennan, alderman…

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Rationed. Big Reduction of Hours for Shire Men

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Wednesday's meeting of Gostwyck Shire Council decided that 30 men the employed 50 hours a week, to be worked in four days…

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Ashford Shire 50 Per Cent. Reduction in Rates Urged

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

One of the largest meetings ever held in. Ashford district took place on Saturday afternoon last, when over 200 ratepayers from all parts of the…

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The Council Changes Over All Meetings Now Open to the Public Committee Meetings to Go

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

There has long been some criticism levelled al the local Municipal Council's practise of dealing with a large…

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Gostwyck Shire Council Endowment Reduced By 50 per Cent Council Divided on Expenditure of Unem Penditure of Unem Ployment Grant. Remarks of Mayor of Armi-dale, Challenged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

Routine business occupied only a small portion the time of the Gostwyck Shire Council meeitng, on Wedensday. The major…

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The Loan Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

The Loan Council decided on Wednesday to recommend that the Prime Minister should be invited to call a conference of the Commonwealth and…

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Ashford Shire Rate Reduction Refused Voting 3 to 2 ASHFORD

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The Ashford Shire Council received a deputation at its meeting this morning in connection with a proposal adopted at a public meeting of…

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HAMSTRUNG. By Loan Council Minister's Wail. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Spaking at Deniliquin, the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Ely) said that the State Government had beet hamstrung by its association with the…

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Bannockburn Shire Reduction of Rates Bakehouse at Delungra Praise From Auburn Yale

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council was held yesterday. In response to a request, it was decided to…

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No Reduction. In, Gostwyck Shire Rates. Deputation Advised to Appeal. Re-Valuation Criticised

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

As a general rule, delegations to public bodies are stiffly formal affairs, where the deputationists politely put forward their claims,…

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Interest Rates Deduction Suggested Statement by Producer's Advisory Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

Hindrances to recovery from the depression are the high costs which have to be placed against low prices received for the production. The principal…

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Three-year Plan. Loan Council Decision.Grave Warning Given

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

The Loan Council decided to recommend that the Prime Minister should be invited to call a conference of the Commonwealth and Slate Premiers…

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His Hobby—attending Council Meetings

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 3

Jack Hunt, for 27 years, has been attending the meetings of Enfield Council as a spectator, and during that time he has not missed more…

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Council's Appeal To Pride of the People "Guard the Parks!"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

The local Council feels that if the townspeople can be impressed with the fact that the parks and everything therein are theirs,…

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Ashford Shire Council Ordinary Meeting General Business Transacted

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Ashford Shire Council was held on Friday. The principal business transacted was meeting a…

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Shire Finances

The Uralla Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 3

The Clerk reported as follows to Wednesday's meeting of Gostwyck Shire Council:— List of arrears of rates as at 31st…

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