Engineer's Report The Shire Engineer, Mr. B. S. Marsh, reported as follows
MAIN ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS "Main Roads and State Highways are in good order throughout…
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Council & local affairs, 1939
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Bush Workers Dissatisfaction Wish Council Over Water Supply Work
A well attended meeting of the Bush Workers Committee was held on Sunday, Mr D. Kennedy (President) being in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Building Application Subject of Discussion Inspector's Adverse Recommendation Ordinances Quoted
A building application, in respect of which the Health Inspector tabled an adverse recommendation, was the subject of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dumaresq Shire Council Loose Gravel as "Cause" of Accidents President's Disclaimer
"Most accidents on the roads are attributed to loose gravel, whether there is loose gravel, or not, and it is very annoying," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Uralla District Gostwyck Shire Council Rate Fixed at Two Pence "No, Possibility of Reduction"
Rates for 1939 were struck at 2d in the £ by the Gostwyck Shire Council on Tuesday. The consensus of opinion among councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shire Ganger Praised by Councilibrs
At the Gostwyck Shire Couucil meeting on Tuesday, the President (Cr. J. J. Shanahan) and other councillors expressed appreciation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lord Mayor's Fund Help From Victorian Government MELBOURNE
The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) announced that the Government has decided to give £5000 to the Lord Mayor's Bushfire Relief Fund, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Shortage Armidale's Water Supply But Mayor Appeals For Care
There is not any shortage of water supply at Armidale for the present. The Dumaresq reservoir is very low, but Puddledock has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inverell's Health Annual Report Before Town Council
At the meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday night a report was received from the Dealth Inspector who made the following references, inter alia—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Town Council Staff Extensive Overtime Large Volume of Work
The Town Clerk presented to the meeting of the Council last night a lengthy report setting out the large amount of extra work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] SHIRE Noxious Weeds Inspector Appointed Conforming to New Act Renovations to Delungra School of Arts Question of Hire of Power Graders
At yesterday morning's meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council it was decided to appoint a noxious weeds inspector to immediately carry out a complete inspection of all private lands in the Shire and order the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Drive For Road Safety Holiday Season's Appalling Death Roll (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
The appalling death toll of the road during the Christmas and New Tear holidays has caused an awakening of public Interest in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tribute to Employee Twenty-Eight Years' Service Shire Roadman Gets Bonus
To express its appreciation of the loyal and faithful service rendered by a retiring employee, Seve[?] Shire Council at its meeting this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yallroi Shire Council
The monthly meeting of the Council was held on Friday, when the following were present: Councillors L. Conway (President), J. Makim, W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macintyre Shire Council £14,051 Spent on Roads Inspection of Woodstock Road Question of Amicable Settlement
At Saturday morning's meeting of the Macintyre Shire Council the clerk, Mr. M. J. Looby, reported that the total expenditure on all roads within the Shire during 1938, including the State Highway and exclusive of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →[?] COUNCIL Insurance [?]less Engine Question of Claim on Makers
At the last meeting of the Municipal Council a letter was received from [?] Insurance [?] the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Overtime 132 Hours in Fortnight January and February Busy Months
In last issue we published a resume of a report submitted by the Town Clerk, Mr. C. S. Inch, to last week's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hospital Electricity "Misunderstanding," Says Mayor
"I invite your Attention to an undertaking given by the Mayor to the chairman of the board that there would be no increase…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →URALLA Municipal Council Water Supply Works Day Labour or Contract
The respective merits of day labour or contract conditions on water supply works was discussed by the Municipal Council and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mayor Shuns Robes Heat Wave Defeats New Year Resolution
When aldermen filed into the Council Chamber for the meeting on Monday night, Aid. Piddington facetiously moved that the Mayor wear…
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