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Council & local affairs, 1954

1,105 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 56

Shire to Apply for Holiday

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Severn shire [?] will apply for the garettal of a public holiday throughout the Shire on…

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Shire Rate 7D; Sanitary Fees Up

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

Severn Shire Council at a meeting yesterday fixed its 1954 rate at 7d. in the pound--the same as last year. At the Council's December meeting, it was decided to…

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Shire Refuses Donation for "Water Safety"

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

A request by die Australian Lifesaving Society for a donation towards the cost of its State [?] wide…

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Road Safety Council Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

Tomorrow night's meeting of the Armidale Branch of the Road safety Council will be held at the City Council…

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Council Rejects Move to White-wash Defaulters "Please Explains" For Municipal Non-Voters

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 3

Armidale City Council on Monday night rejected a move to excuse electors who failed to vote at the recent triennial election. Moving a motion of which…

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Ratepayer's Challenge to City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

A Douglas Street ratepayer, H. H. Pennell, is in disagreement with the Armidale City Council over a question of…

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Expenditure of £52,000 on Shire Roads for 1954

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Only 2.8 per cent of all revenue collected by Macintyre Shire Council this year will be spent…

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Questin Time at City Council Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

Questions came thick and fast at a meeting of the Armidale City Caouncil onMonday night,and tge Mayor…

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Hormone Sprays Infective Noxious Weeds Council Dissatisfied

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

The New England Noxious Weeds County Council is dissatisfied with results being…

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Noxious Weeds County Council Cr. R. I. Perrott Elected Chairman

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

Cr. R. L. Perrott (Dumaresq Shire) was yesterday elected chairman of the New England Noxius…

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Armidale City Council Air Service Inadequate, Says Ald. Jones Airline Company Taken To Task

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 10

Criticism of East-West Airlines was expressed at a meeting of the Armidale City, Council oil Monday night by Aid, K. Jones, who is also president of the Chamber of…

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Gas Works Tar for Municipal Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

Tar produced at the Glen Innes Gas Works will be used to seal gravel road surfaces in the Municipality this year. This was approved at the meeting of the…

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Uralla Shire Estimates May Be Fixed Tomorrow

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

The January meeting of the Uralla Shire Council, to be held tomorrow, will consider the estimates for 1954…

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Shire Engineer Resigns? Still No Appointment Of Guyra Health Inspector

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Engineer, Mr. S. J. Hinley, is believed to have resigned from the Guyra Shire Council. Resignation of the Engineer, has also left the Shire without a Health and Building…

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Noxious Weeds Council Dissatified With Hormone Sprays

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 4
Also in The Uralla Times

The New England Noxious Weeds County Council is dissatisfied with results being…

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Work on Shire Roads Proposals Approved By Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Plans for work on a number of roads within the Dumaresq Shire were submitted to the montoly…

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District News Shire Council Discusses Future Petrol Tax Works

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

Severn Shire Council at its February meting will draw up a programme of proposed petrol tax works for submission to the Public Works Department for approval…

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Conference and Dinner For Northern Aldermen And Councillors

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

The President of the N.S.W. Shires Association and the President of the Local Government Association will head a group…

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Guyra Shire Staff Problem

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

GUYRA: Engineer, Mr. S. I. Hinley, is believed to have resigned from the Guyra Shire Council…

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