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Council & local affairs, 1947

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"A Disgrace" Alderman's Views on C.P.S. Timetable

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

"There are a lot of complaints about the timetables at the C.P.S. office." Ald. Rutherford told his fellow-aldermen at…

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Railway Commissioner at Uralla Mayor Tells of Meeting

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. J. Muir) told aldermen at Monday night's Council of his meeting the Commissioner for Railway (Mr. J…

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Ultimatum to Gostwyck Uralla Council Throws Down Gauntlet County Council Discussion

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

Uralla Municipal Council has issued an ultimatum to Gostwyck Shire Council on the County Council…

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Public Conveniences Uralla Council Discussion

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

Following a remark made by Sgt. Purdue to Police Magistrate J. D. Austin, at last week's Court sitting, that there were no…

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Bill to Make Council Votes Compulsory

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday.--Voting at the next municipal and shire elections will be compulsory in New South Wales if a Bill now…

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County Council Extension of Boundaries Proposed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

A proposal that the boundaries of the North West County Council should be extended to include an area of about 520 square miles of the…

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MAY 1 STOPPAGE Queensland To Support A.T.C.U. Unanimous Decision by Trades Council BRISBANE

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1
Also in Guyra Argus

Queensland Trades and Labour Council last night unanimously approved the recent A.C.T.U. resolution to…

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Municipal Matters Straying Stock Outside. Meeting Room

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

Straying stock struck a sym[?]thic on the as they plodded noisily, outside the Municipal Council Chambers on Monday night…

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Uralla News Council's Ultimation to Gostwvck Shire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

Uralla Municpal Council has issued an ultimatum to Costwyck Shire Council on the County Council issue. It will not participate in a conference…

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Control of Noxious Weeds County Council Plan May Fail Severn Shire Withdraws

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 14

Severn Shire's decision last week not to participate in Dumaresq Shire's proposed county council to control…

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Council Doings

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 6

Tuesday night’s meeting of the Municipal Council completits business at approximately 9.15 p.m. and mien the Mayor…

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Shire Works Engineer’s Report

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 8

The following report was submitted by the Engineer (Mr. L. G. Day) to the adjourned meeting of the Macintyre Shire Council held on Tuesday:—…

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Macintyre Shire Hold Lengthy Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 10

The February meeting of the Macintyre Shire Council will probably go down on record as the longest the Council has ever had…

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Conditions of Sale of Rural Extensions Revealed by Municipal Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 9

The terms under which the Inverell Council will sell their rural extensions to North-west County Council was tabled at last night’s meeting of Council. For the past month negotiations have been conducted in camera…

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Quick Work by Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 10

Time is never wasted at meetings of Tamworth City Council. Tuesday night's meeting began at 8.5 p.m. The reading of the minutes…

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Britain Organises Scientists New Advisory Council Set Up Will Frame Research Policy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 12

The decision to establish an Advisory Council on Scientific Policy for Britain follows two other events which…

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Yallaroi Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Council on Friday was attended by Crs W. E. Tonkin (deputy President), J. Makim, C. Moore, F. Morris, G…

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The Mayor Hands Out Some Good Advice

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

Proposing the toast of the Chamber of Commerce, at the annual meeting of that body on Friday evening, the Mayor Al. H. J. Brooks, gave members some…

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Reply To Mayor Again Deferred By Chamber of Commerce

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 4

The Inverell and District Chamber of Commerce, decided last night, to convene a special meeting of the Chamber to…

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