Shire Rates Fixed at 2½d In the £
At its monthly meeting, Dumaresq Shire Council fixed the rate for 1943 at 2⅓d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of land — the same as…
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Council & local affairs, 1948
999 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 50
Saturday Work Perth Mayor Caustic
"Let everything close and let us have a dead day on Saturdays and we wiil soon come to our senses," the Lord Mayor of Perth (Ald, J…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ROAD PATROl in Severn Shire
A light grader and a lorry are commencing to check recent damage to roads in each of the three ridings of Severn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glen Innes Case For Power Franchise In Shire
Commitments to be met by Glen Innes Municipal Council if it were given a franchise for the electrical development of Severn Shire were discussed by the Electrical Engineer, Mr. W. S. Litchfield, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire And P.P. Board To Confer About Noxious Weeds
Directors Kemp, Makim, and Pollock will represent the Inverell Pastures Protection Board at a conference to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In an Emegency Council Insists On Co-operation Of Electricity Consumers
The Committee gave further consideration to measures which it is desirable to authorise to meet the position which has and may again arise…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Increases In Municipal Values
Big increases in municipal valuations have been made by the valuer, Mr. W. G. Coughlan. He reported to the Council last night that his work was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Shire Rate
Nobody, not even the newly formed Uralla Shire Council, will get much satisfaction from the decision to increase the rate from 2½d to 3d on the unimproved capital value. The fact remains, however, that costs of administration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Noxious Weeds Charts to Be Displayed Decision of County Council
"I believe there is a considerable number of people who have noxious weeds on their places and don't know…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Council Aldermen Make Requests Paspalum on the Footpaths
At a meeting of Inverell Council Ald. Howard asked if any consideration had been given by the Works Committee to the paspalum growth on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yallaroi Shire Council Community Hotel Project Petition To Be Drawn Up
At its last meeting Yallaroi Shire Council decided to proceed with the Community Hotel movement…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Administrative Costs Low in Severn Shire
Administration of Severn Shire is again expected to be a minor item of expenditure this year. The estimate of the cost of administration, including the salaries of the office staff and the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commonwealth Road Aid £1720 For Dumaresq Shire Allocation Announced
Dumaresq Shire Council received £1720 when the funds made available under the Commonwealth Aid Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council Query on Petrol for Holiday Tours
Aid. J. R. Windeyer said at this week's Municipal Council meeting that road coach tours should not be allowed while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loan for Kerbing, Guttering To Have Consideration Of Inverell Council
The Works Committee in a report to a meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council recommended consideration of the raising of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To Safeguard Health Council’s All-Out War On Mosquitoes, Flies
The Inverell Council has launched a campaign, which will be nothing short of an all-out war against…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Development of Aerodrome Grant to Moree Council Not Made by Commonwealth
The grant made, to Moree Council for the development of the aerodrome at that centre was not made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Move Before Security Council an International Force to Maintain Order in Palestine
LAKE SUCCESS, Friday.—A notice of resolution that the Palestine Partitions Commission request the Security Council immediately to establish an international military force to maintain order in Palestine was lodged yesterday by Vincene Francisco of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Fine Record of Public Service Ashford Shire and the North-West Pay Tribute To ex-Crs. R. A. Black and F. C. Asimus
A large and representative gathering in the Ashford hall paid warm tribute to Mr. R. A. Black and Mr. F. C. Asimus, who have retired from the Ashford Shire Council after long years of signal service to the Ashford Shire area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Move To Hove Urban Lands Transferred To Shire
Glen Innes branch of the Northern Farmers' Union on Friday pledged itself to support a proposed petition by urban ratepayers seeking permission to transfer from the Municipality to Severn Shire…
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