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New England · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1950

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Electricity Generation Increases Reports To County Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 3

Output from the Armidale power station for December increased by 16 per cent, over the…

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Russia Again Walks Out of Security Council

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday.—The Russian delegate, Jacob Malik, walked out of the United Nations, Security Council yesterday…

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Russia Walks Outs! Security Council Incident Lake Success, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 1

The Russian delegate, Jacob Malik, walked oat of the United Nations Secuity Council…

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Increase in Municipal Rates?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 6

Estimates for this year will be brought before Armidale City Council next Monday night…

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Municipal Candidates State Their Policies

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 4

Each of the 13 candidates for the Inverell Municipal Council by-election to be held on Saturday, has been invited by the “Times” to state his policy through its columns…

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N.E. County Council Accept Uralla Tender

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

The New England Electricity County Council has accepted the tender of A. V. Rutherford, of Uralla, for the erection of…

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Bush Fire Danger Dumaresq Shire Council Alert

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

As a precaution against bush fires, all lieutenants of the Dumaresq Shire Council…

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Road Machinery Costs Report To Dumaresq Shire Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 12

Details concerning working costs of bulldozers and graders were given in the following report submitted to the…

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Municipal Council Takes Over Institute Library

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 15

I A fell attendance of committee members was present at fee monthly meeting o[?] the literary Institute on Tuesday…

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Shire Councillors To Tour Reads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

A suggestion by Cr. W. Fookes that the council, as a body, should make an inspection of all roads in the before…

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Shire of Severn Public Gate Preliminary Notice

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that permission to erect a Public Gate as hereunder described has been applied for under the provisions…

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Council Decides Against Wilmist Spray

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Glen Innes Municipal Council decided on Tuesday night to advise, the Pastures Protection Board that Council could not…

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Town Council Want Grant for Roadwork

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Glen Innes Municipal Council has submitted an application to the Public Works Department for a grant of £1,000 towards the cost of the unfinished bi[?]inour sealing work, on the Emmaville Road…

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City Council Refuses To Comment On Bridge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

Officials of Armidale City Council today refused to make any statement concerning the…

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Council Decides on Increase in Rates Increase In

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

The Municipal Council, ar a special meeting last night, agreed to an overall increase of l 1/2 d in rates. The increase is made up as follows: General rate 3-8d. street lighting 1-8d., sewerage Id. and water 1/ 4 d…

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Cr. Mather Again Chairman of N.W. County Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

Cr. D. G. Mather was re-elected chairman of the North West County Council at a meeting of that body…

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Noxious Plants County Council "Hamstrung By Lack of Funds"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

Lack of finance is hamstringing the work of noxious weed destruction. This view was expressed at a general meeting of the New England Tablelands…

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Municipality to Be Represented at Lismore Conference

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

The Mayor; Aid Digby and the Deputy Mayor, Aid Buddee, will represent Glen Innes Municipal Council at a New England New…

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Municipal By-election Candidates Give Their Policies

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Three more of the 13 candidates at to-morrow’s Inverell Municipal Council by-election have accepted the…

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Municipal By-election

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

A by-election to fill four vacancies on the Inverell Municipal Council will be held tomorrow. Ratepayers…

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