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Council & local affairs, 1933

852 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 43

Mayor in Trouble Fined for Indecent Language

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

William Manning, Mayor of Narrabri West, was fined 30, with £386 costs at Narrabri Police Court by Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M., for using…

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Pure Milk Is Armidale's Supply Above Suspicion? Free Herd Testing Municipal and Shire Councils Should Take Action

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

The fact that the assistantDistrict Veterinary Officer, Mr. Furness, B.V.Sc., is at present engaged in re-testing…

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SEWERAGE Momentous Decision To-Night Council Must Accept Offer For the Sake of the City's Future

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

The decision of the Armidale, City Council to-night on the sewerage question will have far-reaching effects…

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Bribe Offered Alderman's Statement "All Sorts of Rumors' Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

Alderman C. E. Griffiths, at Bankstown Council meeting last night, said he had been offered a bribe of £100 if he would have the pavilion…

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Tenterfield Municipal Estimates

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

A special meeting of the Tenterfield Municipal Council was held last Monday night to consider the estimates of income and expenditure,…

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Armidale Aldermen Re-kindle Fires of Progress

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

Recent happenings in civic politics have given rise to the rather unpleasant sensation that our city fathers are suffering from an inferiority complex, or, that they have not the courage to shoulder responsibilities which they undertook when they submitted themselves as candidates for…

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City Council Proves Progressive Full Steam Ahead with Sewerage! South Armdale First Arm to Be Served On Basis of Half Grant and Half Loan at Low Interest Rate Council Rejects Request for Referendum and Shoulders Responsibility Move Opposed by Only One Alderman

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 8

Armidale is to have the advantages associated with a sewered city! This decision, made at a special meeting of the Municipal Council on Friday night, definitely…

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Town Council Electric Flood Damage Electric Light Concession

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 7

The meeting of the Town Council last night disclosed no business of outstanding importance. The report of the town cl[?]k and…

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£7,556,000 REDUCTION Valuation of Municipalities. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 4

A reduction of £7,556,000 is disclosed in Valuer-General's re-valuation of the unimproved value of forty municipalities…

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Guyra Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 4

Present: Crs. Green (president), Judge, McKie, Browning, Grills and Youman also Shire Clerk, engineer and health inspector…

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Shire Rate Discussed at Graziers' Meeting

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 10

At the Graziers' Association meeting, held last Saturday, Mr. H. F. Mitchell moved that councillors Vickers, Maclean and McHugh be…

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Inter-district News Guyra Shire Council Rate Reduction Opposed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

At the meeting of the Guyra Shire Council, the President (Cr. V. K. Green) gave notice of his intention of moving that the general…

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Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Walcha News · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

The usual meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last, when there were present:— Aldermen T.C. Fenwicke (Mayor), [?]…

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Loan Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

Discussion at the Loan Council meeting in Melbourne was confined almost entirely to the problem of financing loan programmes. The…

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Surprise for Meeting Mayor Leaves Chair 'Bus Employees and Party Politics Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

A meeting at Petersham last night, caded to protest against the Government's 'bus policy, took ah unexpected turn…

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Municipal Loans Interest Reductions SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

The reduction to 44 per cent of the rate of interest an all municipal loans due to the Commonwealth Bank will mean a big saving to ratepayers…

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Student Amok Shoots German Mayor BERLIN

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

A law student (17), snouting, [?]s settles the account!" shot Mayor Kasten, of Stassfurt, while he was going home after ordering the arrest…

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SEWERAGE Mayor Pushes the Project Early Start Anticipated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

Now that the Armidale City Council has taken the plunge and authorised the installation of the sewerage system, the Mayor (Aid…

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Settling the Account Law Student Shoots Mayor. Berlin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

A law student aged 17 years shout ing,"This settles the account," shot Mayor Kasten of Stassfurt, while go ing home after ordering the arrest of a…

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Loan Council Deliberations Satisfactory MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

Expressing pleasure at the result of the Loan Council's deliberations, Mr. Lyons says the policy laid down is entirely…

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