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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1942

728 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 37

Gravel Pits P.P. Board and Shire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 4

Mr. R. J. Higgins, secretary of the Inverell P.P. Board, writes: In the "Times'' of the 11th instant appears a report of the discussion at…

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Bathe for Australiai War Council Debate Parliament to Adjourn CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

In view of the urgency of the Pacific situation, which has forced a revision of plans for to-day's meeting of the…

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Committee Is Now Happy Tower Unit for Grader Council Buys £350 Tractor Problem of Neglected Streets is Solved

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 6

By adopting the following recommendation by the works committee on Monday night, Armidale City Council decided to acquire a power unit for its grader, the lack of which has been the subject of many prolonged debates in recent…

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Guyra Shire Council Many Important Matters Discussed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

There was a full attendance of Councillors at the usual monthly meeting of the Guyra Shire Council on Tuesday last, viz., Crs. W. Youman…

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Town Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

Council met last Monday. Present: Mayor Heagney, Aldermen W. E. Whackett, A. F. Donoghue, R. Stoker, H. H. Holloway and C. Low, Mr…

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A Petition to Council

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

A letter was received at Tuesday'o council meeting from residents of Crystalbrook Road, drawing attention to the condition of the footpath and…

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Where the Gangs Are Working Shire Engineers Report

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

The following report from the Shire Engineer was adopted at Tuesday's Council meeting: I have to report for the past month…

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N.e.s. and the Council

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

The Chief Warden for Guyra under the National Emergency Services, Mr. A. E. Taylor, who is also the Shire's Engineer, made it clear at Tuesday's…

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P. AND C. COUNCIL Armidale Meetings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

Miss Morison, who has been appointed librarian for Armidale and district public schools in place of Mr. A. Brown, was welcomed at a meeting…

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SEARC[?]Y Into Council's [?]airs Length Evidence [?]Ted Replies by Messrs. C. S. Inch and L. H. Donald

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

"The most searching enquiry into the affairs end administration of the Council that has ever taken place," is how the Mayor, Ald. T. S. Punch, described the evidence placed before him on Tuesday night in reference to…

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Shire and Municipal Engineers Now On Military Work MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 1

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, announced that large numbers of shire and municipal engineers were now in the army and they had…

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Australia Next If Java Captured View of War Council MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 1

At its meeting in Melbourne today the War Cabinet is considering the grim possibility that the large-scaie attack on Java might…

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"Charges Against Inverell Council Officials Baseless'

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

At the conclusion of an inquiry held in the Inevrell Council Chambers into allegations by the ganger, Mr. C. R. Shepherd, against the Town…

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Municipal Council Business Before last Night's Meeting

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Municipal Council it was decided, on the motion of Ald. W. R. Squires, to [?]st to have…

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Council Rumpus Investigation Motion Rescinded Ald. O'Connor Threatened With Expulsion

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

A motion, canted at last week's special meeting of the Municipal Council, that an officer of the Department of Local Government…

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Municipal Council. Street Lights. Method of Screening. Experiment, With Sprayed Bulbs

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

The Municipal Council decided at its meeting this week that an experiment be made to screen street lights by the use of…

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Municipal Council. Meeting in Committee Wide Range of Recommendations Adopted at Regular Meeting

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

The following committee recommendations were adopted at this week's meeting of the local Municipal Council…

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11 APPLICATIONS Maintenance Engineer Council Reaches Deadlock

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

The aldermen had before them at this week's meeting of the Municipal Council eleven applications for the position of…

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The Council's Tribute to M.R. Divisional Engineer

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

The Mayor (Ald. W. J. Watson) presented the following minute to this week's Municipal Council meeting:…

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Labor Alderman To Show Cause

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 7

Ald. J. M. O'Connor is in receipt of the following letter from the Secretary of the Inverell branch of the A.L.P. (Mr. W. R. Squires):--"I have been…

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