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Council & local affairs, 1947

1,029 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 52

Airport Conference President and Mayor to Arrange

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 4

The matter of arranging a conference of local government and other public bodies to further discuss the problem of…

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Shire Roads Many Requests By Councillors

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 3

At the meeting of the Macintyre Shire Council on Friday , the Engineer, Mr. L. G. Day, was instructed to prepare…

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Control of Noxious Weeds Shire to Confer With P.P. Board

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 3

Stating that the problem of controlling noxious weeds was a very serious one, Cr. Fuller suggested at the meeting of…

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Deadlock in Gas Strike Union's Council Fails To Agree N.S.W., South Australia Adamant MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 2

The gas strike in N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia is still in operation following the failure of the Federal…

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Law Abolishing Privy Council Appeals Upheld

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. --Declaring that the Canadian Act abolishing appeals from the Dominion's courts to the Privy Council was constitutional, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in a judgment delivered yesterday, dismissed appeals by four Provinces against a Canadian Supreme Court…

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Teachers’ Council Disgruntled Delegates PERTH

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

New South Wales delegates to the 19th Council of the Australian Teachers Federation withdrew from the conference late…

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English Mayor's Appreciation For Food Received From Australia Letter to Armidale Town Clerk

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

The Mayor of Deptford, New Cross, London, has written to the Town Cierk of Acmidale (Mr. F. W. Milner)…

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N.S.W. Delegates Withdraw From Teachers' Federation Council Meeting PERTH

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

N.S.W. delegates to the 19th Council of the Australian Teachers' Federation withdrew from the conference late yesterday after their…

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Gostwyck Shire Meeting

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

With the execution of Cr. T. E. C. M[?], who was granted have of at [?] all Councillors were present…

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Inspection Shortly of Shire Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

The Shire President Cr. Potter, hopes to inspect the roads in the shire with the engineer in the next three…

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Shire Inspects Maybole Scenic Lookout

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

Seven Shire councillors on an inspection of the Maybole area on Tuesday, promised local residents road improvements. The shire engineer, Mr. B. S. Marsh, said the…

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Engineer's Report Adopted at Shire Meeting

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 2

When Gostwyck Shire Council met on Friday last, the Shire Clerk (Mr. Jenkinson) said that there had been no reply to its…

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Shire Rate Unaltered; Minimum of 5

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 2

Severn Shire Council on Tuesday fixed its property rate for 1947 at 2½d. in the £1, the same as last year, but raised the minimum rate from 26 to 5-…

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Shire To Consider Building Own Garage

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

The Severn Shire Council will consider at its next meeting building its own garage. Cr. Murden. who moved that…

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Shire Electricity Scheme Anticipated Consumers Number 186

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

With the extensions of electricity supply ia the Gostwyck Shire area, at present under consideration by the Shire…

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Gostwyck Shire Rates Up Favoured Under Protest

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 2

General rates in the Gostwyck Shire Council were fixed, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, at Friday's meeting,…

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Council Discusses Contribution Delegates' Expense to Regional Committee Meetings Decision Deferred

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

At Monday night's Municipal Council meeting, a decision on whether Council would contribute £10 towards the annual…

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Shire Rates Increased

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

General rates in the Gostwyck shire Council were fixed, on the recommendaton of the finance committee, at Friday's meeting, at 2½d. When the…

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Shire Electricity Plan

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

With the extensions of electricity supply in the Gostwyck shire area, at present under consideration by the shire council, it is anticipated by the…

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Presentation to Former Council Employee

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 10

Mr. George Fuller, who recently completed 32 years of service with Uralla Municipal Council, will be given a presentation by the council…

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