Ashford Shire Council
At a special meeting Councillor R. A. Black was elected President (unopposed) for the fifteenth time. Councillor F. C. Asimus was elected…
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Council & local affairs, 1944
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Gwydir Shire and Bingara Municipality
The amalgamation of the Municipality of Bingara and Gwydir Shire took effect from January 1st, and the area formed by the union is…
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Delegates present at the Council meeting at Warialda included Messrs King, Bower and Dyson (Warialda), and Pleffer, Hagan, Chisholm and…
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The Shire Council has, over the past few years, made a vast difference to the appearance of Guyra's streets. The kerbing of gutters and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Meeting Rumpus Over Wool Conference Mayor Alleges Political Flavour Question of Invitations To Local Members
Alleged lethargy on the part of the convenors of the Wool Conference to be held at Armidaie on January 30 in not inviting the Federal and State members for the district was responsible for some plain speaking by the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aldermen Get Heated Sewerage Charges Again Debated Reduction To Schools Motion Defeated
There was another storm in the Council on Monday night over a notice of motion lodged by Aid. E. M. K. Wilson…
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There was a number of pictures —extremely attractive—that were, lying about the Council Chambers, and he suggested that these might…
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The Shire Conference opened in Sydney on Tuesday. Cr. Bray is the representative of the local Shire Council.The Minister for…
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The following letter from the hon. secretary of the Local Government Association in reply to Council's inquiry as to whether…
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The Mayor and Aldermen E. Ferris, A. F. Donoghue, R. Stoker, H. H. Holloway, and R. C. Low, the Electrician (Mr A. V. Rutherford) and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rains Damage Roads and Bridges in the Shire "Worst Section of Road in Shire —At Reddestone" Severn Council Maintains Rate of 2d. in the £
The Severn Shire Council at its meeting this week adopted the estimates for 1944 on the basis of a rate of twopence in the £. This was the rate levied last year…
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The matter of advance bookings of the Town Hall was the subject of discussion at this week's meeting of the Glen…
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That the Guyra Shire Council made a wise choice in appointing Mr. J. Richardson to the portion of cleric is amply borne out,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Guyra Shire Activities New Clerk: Gangs Back at Work
Mr. J. Richardson, formerly of Walcha, has commenced duties as shire clerk at Guyra. All shire gangs commenced work again on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A County Council Glen Innes Interested
The Upper Northern Local Government Association wrote to last meeting of the Glen Innes Municipal Council advising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Garbage Service for Deepwater ? Health Board Recommendations "Cause Council Some Astonishment"
The provision of a garbage service for Deepwater is only one of the many recommendations…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government "Passes the Buck" to Severn Council "How Do You Propose to Finance the £70,000 Post-war Programme ?"
Some months ago shire and municipal councils throughout the State were asked to draw up programmes of works considered suitable for development of their areas and the provision of…
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The following totals of expenditure on roads in the Macintyre Shire in 1943 were presented at to-day’s meeting of the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Rate Delungra Street Lighting Macintyre Shire Decisions
The general rate for 1944, and Delungra Street lighting rate were adopted at to-day’s meeting of Macintyre Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] 1½d. on the U.C.V General Rate Fixed by Council Commission On Handling Of Timber
A rate of 1½ on the unimproved capital value and a sanitary rate of 1/4 per service where applicable were declared…
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