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Council & local affairs, 1948

999 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 50

Inverell Municipal Council Joins County Council Many Division At Last Night’s Meeting Ald. Twyford Resigns

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 3

The Inverell Municipal Council by a majority vote last night expressed its willingness to join the North-west County…

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Shire Agrees to Conference on Electricity

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

Severn Shire has agreed to meet delegates of Glen Innes Municipality and the NorthWest County Council to discuss…

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Big Gap Between Shire Estimates and Needs

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 3

Necessary maintenance of 14½ miles of Graham's Valley and Maybole roads, and the provision of pipe culverts would cost £3,160, but only £175 cold be allowed in this year's estimates, said the Severn…

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Centenary of Education Celebrations at Armidale Mayor's Invitation to Public

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 8

The Mayor of Armidale (Ald. D. D. H. Fayle) today issued an invitation to all citizens to be present at the…

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Shire Will Build Three New Bridges And Access Road

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

Three new bridges and an access road will be built by Severn Shire Council in the coming months with the petrol tax grant received from the Federal Government through the State Government…

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Inverell Council Grants Permission for Sunday Cricket on Varley Oval

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 1

By seven votes to two, the Inverell Council last night decided to permit the Inverell and District Cricket Association to use Varley Oval for club and inter-district cricket matches on Sundays…

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Flood Damage Uralla Shire Roads Government to Meet Half Cost

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 1

The Government is prepared to give financial assistance to the extent of 50 per cent. of the…

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Aldermen Want Streets Centre-Lined

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 7

The Inverell Council will investigate the possibility of centre-lining certain streets in town, including the town…

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Inverell Municipal Council Ald. Debate Source And Control of Current

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

The Inverell Council’s decision on Tuesday night to express its willingness to join the North-west County Council came after discussion by the aldermen of all points involved. Council, by majority vote decided…

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Why Ald. Twyford Resigned Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 4

In the following statement, Ald. J. W. Twyford, who at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council…

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£1720 For Bridge Construction Commonwealth Aid Grant To Dumaresq Shire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 5

Under the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act, 1947 Dumaresq Shire Council has been granted £l720 for the construction of low level bridges at Cook's Road, Dangarsleigh Road, and for gravelling of Tanner's…

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G. Innes Councils to Meet County Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 8

Severn Shire has agreed to meet delegates of Glen Innes Municipality and the North west County Council to discuss the electrical development…

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Emergency Landing Squads Shire to Seek Cooperation of Ebor, Hillgrove Residents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 6

Dumaresq Shire Council will seek the co-operation of Ebor and Hillgrove residents in reviving organisations to act in the event of crash…

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Treatment Plant Failure Council Will Insist On Contract Terms

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

The Inverell Council will insist that the contractors who installed the water treatment plant should carry out their…

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T.B. -Free Milk Scheme To Be Introduced By Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 4

A T.B. free area for stock, by which the Municipality will be assured of a milk supply from tested herds, was defined this week by Glen Innes Council. Testing will begin as soon as the area is gazetted…

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Council Will Take No Action for or Against Milk Scheme

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 4

After deferring the matter for two meetings, and consulting its solicitors, the Inverell Council on Tuesday night decided to take no action to support or oppose local dairymen’s scheme to supply the town with bottled milk…

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New State Movement Convention of L.G. Bodies Proposed Approach to City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 8

"That Armidale City Council be approached with a request that it join with this council in calling a…

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Released on Suspended Sentence Charges of Improper Use of Cheque Book Council Cleaner Pleads Guilty

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 12

A cleaner, employed by the Armidale City Council, was today given a suspended sentence of one month's gaol on…

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Yallaroi Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

Friday's meeting of the Council was attended by Crs. C. G. Stamm (President), J. Makim, E. J. Brabrook, C. Pyrke, F. Morris, G. Smith…

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Inverell to join the N.W, County Council. Alderman Mather Prominent

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

The Inverell Municipal Council by a majority vote expressed its willingness to join the North West County Council on whatever…

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