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Council & local affairs, 1949

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Visit of Sydney’s Lord Mayor

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. C. O’Day, MLC), will visit Inverell on Monday, March 21. Most of his…

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Sawdust Dumps on Roads Shire Council to Take Action Depositing Of Rubbish Is Prohibited

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

Dumaresq Shire Council yesterday decided to take action to prevent the dumping of sawdust on roads within its area. This decision was reached…

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Yallaroi Shire Insists On Ramps

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

Yallaroi Shire Council at its monthly meeting directed the Shire Clerk to advise two landholders who, it was…

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Tender For Supply of Poles Accepted by Electricity County Council To Carry Armidale-Toryburn Transmission Line

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

At a meeting on Wednesday New England County Council accepted the tender of E. W. Herdigen, of Bonville, for the supply of poles for the Armidale-Toryburn transmission…

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Settlement of Indonesian Dispute Four British Dominions on Drafting Committee Will Draw Up Recommendations For Security Council New Delhi

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

Australia, Ceylon, India and Pakistan were last night appointed by the Asian Conference on Indonesia as a drafting committee to draw up a recommendation to the Security…

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Lord Mayor’s Inverell Visit

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Aid. O’Dea, will visit Inverell on February 21, not in March as previously anounced…

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Yallaroi Shire Action On Noxious Weeds

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

Following a report by the Noxious Weeds’ Inspector (Mr. Nivison Smith) the January meeting of Yallaroi…

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Lord Mayor of Sydney To Visit Armidale Next Month

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. E. C. O'Dea) has accepted an invitation to open Armidale Bowling Club's…

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A.L.P. Council Meeting

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 2

More than forty delegates, attended a meeting of the Gwydir Federal Electoral Council of the A.L.I held in Narrabri…

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Shire By-election Candidates to Face Poll Saturday Compulsory Voting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 8

A by-election for "A" Riding, Dumaresq Shire Council, will he held on Saturday…

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Proposal to Embrace New Areas Macintyre Shire School Transport Services

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

Macintyre Shire Council has completed its representations to the Minister for Education in respect of the proposal for school transport services for the Bundarra, Leviathan, and Auburn Vale…

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Taxi Men Ask For Council's To Get More Petrol

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

Glen Innes taxi men asked the Municipal Council last night for support in having their petrol allowance increased from 47 to 90 gallons a month. Before making representations…

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University Students' Council Conference at Armidale Friday WILL LASf 10 DAYS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 8

Inter-State and New Zealand students will arrive in Armidale to-morrow for a meeting of the…

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Area Ratings Decided by Shire Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 1

Area ratings to be made and levied during 1949 were decided at a meeting of the Uralla…

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Town Improvements Committee's Recommendations Adopted by Shire Council Footpaths For South Guyra In Near Future

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 1

All recommendations of the Guyra Town Improvement Committee were adopted by Council on Tuesday, which means that South Guyra will have its footpath between Starr…

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No Prosecution Failure To Vote At Shire Ejections

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

The Uralla Shire Council has decided not to prosecute electors who failed to vote in the council election held on…

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County Council Representative Tenders Resignation

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

Uralla representative on the New England County Council (Mr. A. V. Rutherford) tendered his resignation at a…

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Hire Licence Council Endorses Application Third in Twelve Months

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 1

Uralla Shire Council endorsed Mr, R. O'Neil's application for a car for hire licence at a meeting…

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38 Years in Service of Council Health Inspector f Resigns Tributes to Work

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

After 38 years in the service of Guyra Shire Council, the Health Inspector (Mr. O. Akin)…

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Tender For Supply of Poles Accepted by Electricity County Council To Carry Armidale-Toryburn Transmission Line

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 3

New friend County Council, last week accepted the tender of E. W. Herdigen, of Bonville, for the supply of poles for the Armidale-Toryburn transmission line…

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