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Council & local affairs, 1940

841 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 43

IMMUNISATION Health Minister to Act If Council Obstinate SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

The Acting Minister for Health, Mr. Primrose, threatened to-day that if the Mascot Council declined to co-operate the Health…

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Armidale Municipal Council Department's Advice That Kerb Loan Work Cannot Be Rationed "Provides Third of Money And Wants 90 p.c, Direction"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 8

Advice from the Department of Labour and Industry that work on the kerb and gutter proposals could not be rationed brought criticism on the department from aldermen at Monday night's meeting…

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Residential Areas Council Gives Approval Only One Dissentient Vote

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 3

The proposal for residential areas submitted to the Armidale Municipal Council a month ago and deferred for…

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Stories of Violent Death Three Types of Accident For Which There Is No Leniency (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 6

In the file of the Road Safety Council are some amazing stories of violent deaths. All of them have explanations that are almost…

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Aldermen Have Done Good Work

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 2

The Town Clerk mentioned at Monday's meeting of the Council that with the rate notices recently issued had been included a note inviting any…

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Town Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

Mayor Ferris, Aldermen H. H. Holloway, E. Whackett, C. A. Jay, L.N. Young, and J. E. Jenkinson, Mr Caldwell (Water Engineer),…

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Bundarra Ambitions Want Their Own Shire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

The people of Bundarra are of opinion that inst[?] of their district being divided up in the Guyra and Gostwych sh[?] they should have one of their…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Bannockbum Shire Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

Owing lo limited space and the urgent necessity to economise in paper, the lengthy report of the meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council, held…

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Boundary Revision Municipal Proposals Unacceptable to Shire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

"We are back to where we began," said the president of the Dumaresq Shire Council (Cr. B. Browning) yesterday, during…

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[?] River Ashford Shire Favourable

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

At its last meeting Ashford shire council discussed a proposed to construct a weir on the Dumare[?] River. The engineer raised…

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Dumaresq Shire Council Dry Weather Dislocates Work on Pinch Section of Gravel Removed Because of Dust Nuisance

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

Dry weather is causing considerable dislocation of gravelling work on the Devil's Pinch. A section of gravel had to be removed from the road because of the dust nuisance and because it was being blown away. The contractor…

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Outlet to T.S.R. Delungra-graman Proposal Ashford Shire Decides

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

At its last meeting Ashford Shire Council dealt with the proposal to give certain Delungra graziers access to the Graman T.S.R. It was…

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Local and General New Alderman

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 4

MR. P. CRITHARY was yesterday declared elected unopposed to fill the vacancy on the Municipal Council caused by the resignation recently…

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Ashford Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 2

At the March meeting of the Council there were present Crs. R. A. Black (President), Asimus, Campbell, McCosker, Nichols, and…

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Re-Valuation of Shire Gostwyck Council's Decision Road Speeding Condemned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 3

Saturday's meeting of Gostwyck Shire'Council, after discussion in committee, decided to call applications for a re-valuation of the…

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Uralla District Gostwyck Shire Council Water Supply For Bundarra Arrangements to Proceed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 3

Following lengthy discussion the Gostwyck Shire Council on Saturday decided to proceed with arrangements to provide a water…

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Bannockburn Shire Council Long Important Reports Considerable Expenditure Desired Improvements Authorised Where Possible

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 7

Bannockburn Shire Council held its usual meeting on Thursday last when on unusual amount of important business was transacted. The clerk submitted a…

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F. & S. Association Barwon District Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of Barwon District Council was held in the Shire Council Chambers at Warialda on 9th inst. Mr. L. F. Cosh…

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No Complaints From Ratepayers Shire Council Meeting

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

Councillors present at last meeting of the Severn Shire Council described as "a record" the fact that there was, in the "works"…

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Municipal Council. Water Supply Filtration and Softening Plant Private and Departmental Schemes Compared Expert Favors Private Proposal

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 3

This week's meeting of the Municipal Council had before it a lengthy report dealing with the question of installing a water softening and filtration plant in Inverell. The report was prepared by Mr. N. R. M. Craigie,…

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