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Council & local affairs, 1951

816 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 41

Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations Shire President Convenes Meeting

The Uralla Times · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 4

The President of Uralla Shire (Cr. K. Dawson) has convened a public meeting for tomorrow (Friday)…

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Rates and Charges Adopted by Council

Guyra Argus · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 4

The Guyra Shire Council at its meeting on Tuesday last adopted a scale of rates and charges for 1951…

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National Council of Women

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Glen Innes branch of the National Council of Women will be held in the Town Tall next…

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Council Estimates Provide For Small Rise In General Rate

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

The Municipal Council on Wednesday night adopted estimates which provide for the raising of the general rate from 9 5-8d. in the £ on the U.C.V. to 10½d. in…

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Our District News Page. District Council Of Junior Farmers

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

The last meeting of the District Council of Junior Farmers Clubs was well attended. Delegates were present from Glen…

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Discord In Macintyre Shire Council

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

The election of Cr. D. G. Mather to the Presidential chair of Macintyre Shire Council in preference to Cr. Finn (former…

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Guyra Shire Rate Sixpence

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

The Guyra Shire Council at its latest meeting adopted a scale of rates and charges for 1951…

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North-western Shire Rates

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Boolooroo Shire Council will levey a general rate of 2d in the £ u.c.v. for 1981. Boomi Shire Council has…

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Council Horses Believed Stolen

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Two horses owned by a City Council employee, A. Nixon, and used to draw Council mowers are…

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Fighting Noxious Weeds in Municipal Area

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Armidale Health Surveyor (Mr. L. Brown) today appealed to householders to assist the Council combat…

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[?] Council [?] Decision on Sale [?]

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

By a majority of four votes to three, Inverell Municipal Council last night decided to reverse its decision to build new saleyards in Ring Street. Notice of motion had been…

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Building Plans Before Council

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

Applications for permission to build, which were before last night's meeting of the Council, included a…

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Points of Interest From Inverell Council

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

Several staff changes were reported to last night's meeting of the Council. Mr. R. B. Smith, A-grade clerk, has…

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Council to Do Work on Aerodrome

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

Inverell Council is to spend up to £150 on gravelling a depression in the runway of the local aerodrome…

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Council Seeks Report on Usage of Glen Innes Saleyards

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

Before fixing dues and charges at the saleyards, the Glen Innes Municipal Council last night decided to ask the impounding officer and supervisor of the yards, Mr. A. E. Drew, to submit a report covering the usage of the…

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Uralla Shire Council

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

Council had a heavy business sheet for its meeting held last Friday. Matters heard in committee did not conclude until almost 1 o'clock and the general meeting did…

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Shire to Borrow £51,000

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of Uralla Shire Council, the President submitted programmes involving the expenditure of £21,000 for new machinery and £30,000 fer permanent works. It was decided to seek the Minister's approval to the loans…

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Uralla Shire Programme

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Uralla Shire Council adopted a programme involving expenditure of £21,000 for new…

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Shire Councillors to Inspect Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 8

Dumaresq Shire Councillors will make an inspection by car of roads in the north of the Shire on Thursday,…

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Points of Interest From Inverell Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 7

After Ald. Sargent had referred to broken boards in the decking of the suspension bridge, and the steepness of…

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