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Council & local affairs, 1951

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Severn Shire To Service Playground

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

If the Emmaville sub-branch of the R.S.L. will agree to act guardian of the Emmaville children's playground, Severn Shire Council will take over its maintenance…

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National Council of Women

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

There will be no meeting of the Glen Innes branch of the National Council of Women in February…

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Conduct of Council Criticised

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 3

"This council is being run [?] the officers, and if it does [?] take up the conduct of its own affairs what use are the…

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Shire Gang to Repair Red Range Rds

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

A shire road gang will commence repair works on three Bed Range roads on Monday. The roads are: Doolan's road, Donst's road and Larkfn's road…

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Points of Interest From Inverell Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

At the Instance of Ald. A. H. Sargent, the works committee of the Municipal Council is to Inspect the condition of…

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No Tenders for Council Cottages at Inverell

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

INVEREL:— "I am opposed to this sort of thing. I don't think we ought to give an open cheque, and we…

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Church Council Wants Red China In U.N.

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY : The Australian Council of the World Council of Churches. declared. yesterday that international justice…

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Shire Holidays

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

Friday, February 23, the day of the official opening of the Glen Innes Federation Jubilee Show, will be a public…

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Northern District Council Meeting of the W.G.U.

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 6

The Northern District Council of the Wheatgrowers' Union met at Warialda on 9th February for its usual quarterly meeting…

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Shire Engineer Has a 900 Mile Headache

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 13

Dumaresq Shire Engineer, Mr. R. K. Lindsay, is a man with a headache, and his headache is 900 miles long. Mr. Lindsay has 900 miles of Shire roads to…

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Severn Shire in N.-west Local Govt. Assoc

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 4

Severn Shire Council decided to affiliate with the North and North-West Local Government Association…

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Bodenwieser Co. Will Cost Arts Council £100

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

"The visit of the Bodenwieser Ballet to Glen Innes on March 12 will cost the Arts Council about £100, but we are deliberately keeping admission charges low so that the people of Glen Innes will support the Arts…

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Monthly Meeting of Shire Council

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Guyra Shire Council was held on Tuesday last. Present at the meeting were Crs. R. W. Hudson (president)…

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Health Report Conditions In Shire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 7

Mr. Frank Quin, health officer, submitted the following report to a meeting of the Guyra Shire Council last…

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No Meetings In Day Time In Shire Chambers

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

At its meeting on Tuesday last the Guyra Shire Council decided not to permit meetings to be held in…

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Council To Purchase New Machinery

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

Goyra Shire Council has decided to purchase a number of new trucks and other machinery…

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Huge Loan Request By Council

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

If the request made to the Local Government Department is "met, there should be plenty of money…

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Big Road Programme Ahead Department Approves of Shire Loans

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

In a minute submitted to Friday's meeting of Uralla Shire Council, the President (Cr. K. Dawson) mentioned that he and the Clerk and Engineer visited Sydney on 12th inst, and gained the approval of the Minister to Council's proposed loan of £21,000 for…

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County Council (Continued from Page 2)

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

commitments are entered, rather than afterwards Security for loans is the whole County district. It is Inconceivable that…

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Country Council's Plans For Rural Electricity

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

Plans for supplying electricity to Furracabad, Red Range and Glencee areas had been submitted to the Electricity…

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