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Council & local affairs, 1940

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Soviet War Council Meets

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 4

Reports from Riga state that an important meeting of the Soviet War Council at the Kremlin decided not to postpone the Finnish offensive…

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Sydney Council New Lord Mayor's Desire SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 1

The new Lord Mayor (Ald Crick) says he would like to see the City Council's accumulated deficit of £250,000 substantially reduced by the end…

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Rating For 1940 Municipal Council Decisions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

The following rating has been adopted by Uralla Municipal Council for the current year, last year's figures being shown in parenthesis: General…

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Council Has Heavy Financial Year

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

Last year the Armidale Municipal Council negotiated original, renewal and repayment loans for £183,958. It also received grants of £28,000 from the State Government…

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MR. I. M. HARDY Leaving Bannockburn Shire Presentation by Councillors and Staff

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

At the conclusion of yesterday morning's meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council, Mr. I. M. Hardy (engineer) was made the…

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Bannockburn Shire Early Meeting of Councillors Engineer Presents Final Report Support for Northern Association

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

Yesterday morning's meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council decided to continue its support to the Upper Northern Local…

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Council of Civil Liberties Protest Against Mr. Thorby's Utterances SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 1

In a letter to the Federal AttorneyGeneral (Mr. W. M. Hughes) the Australian Council for Civil Liberties has protested against statements made by…

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Municipal Election

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

Citizens of Inverell are invited to turn their minds to serious matters on Saturday next, when the election for an alderman of the Town Council will…

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Shire Councils Government Endowments

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 4

Under the Local Government Act, a proclamation has been issued by the Government appropriating £177,500 for distribution among shire councils…

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Swimming Season Should Council Subsidise Club?

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

There is one institution in Glen Innes which should commend itself to every man, woman and child in the district. That is the Swimming…

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Foreign Artists Competing with Australians Labor Council Protest SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

The N.S.W. Labor Council has condemned the importation of a company of foreign artists to perform in Australian theatres to the…

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Foreign Dancers For Australian Theatres Labour Council Protests SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

The New South Wales Labour Council last night condemned the importation of a company of foreign artists to perform in…

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Municipal By-Election

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

Residents of Inverell are reminded of the by-election, to be held to-morrow (Saturday), to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. E. L…

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Member Leaves Meeting Alderman Called "Chief Nazi"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 8

After criticising Alderman C. H. Gibson, chairman of Croydon A.R.P. Emergency Committee, for his farmer association with the…

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Shire Endowment

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 2

Under the Local Government Act, a proclamation has been issued by the Government appropriating £177,500 for distribution among…

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Yallaroi Shire Patriotic Fund Committee

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 2

At a meeting of the Yallaroi Shire Patriotic Committee on Saturday (Cr. L. Conway presiding) a letter was read from the Warialda Defence…

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One-class Travel Retrograde Step Mayor Critical

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 7

"By giving first-class passengers inferior carriages the Railway Department has endeavored in recent months to reconcile them to…

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Shire Endowment Local Councils Benefit

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Under the Local Government Act a proclamation has been issued by the Government appropriating £177,500 for distribution among shire councils…

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Question Time Council Meeting Refund of Electricity Deposits Payments for Concrete Work

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Municipal Council Ald. J. M. O'Connor was informed that applications could now be made by…

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Shire Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 1

Gostwyck Shire Council met in the School of Arts, Bundarra, yesterday. Present: Crs. Shanahan (Chair), A. P. Maclean, J. R. McHugh,…

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