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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1940

369 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 19

Shire Works Expensive Re-grading Boggabri Streets Tarred

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. D. H. Sky, submitted the following report including recommendation which were adopted except…

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Municipal Council

Manilla Express · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night when just a quorum attending. The Mayor,…

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Boolooroo Shire Council. Monthly Meting. Deviation of Road

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4

At the meeting of the Boolooroo Shire Council, held on Thursday morning last, a proposal from the Main Roads Board to deviate the road from Moree to the…

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Shire Correspondence

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

Matters discussed by the Namoi Shire Council, introduced in correspondence tabled at the last meeting, included the following:…

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Prison for Aldermen Waterloo Scandal SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

Acting Judge Studbert to-day dismissed appeals of three Aldermen, Leslie Cohan, John William Neilson and Ernest Navin, against a prison…

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Shire Administration Boggabri Water Connections

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

The Shire Clerk, Mr. T. W. Waugh, submitted the following report to Tuesday's meeting: Rate Collections. The total amount…

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Shire Works Water in Boggabri Mains

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

The Boggabri water supply is now an accomplished fact.—Pumping commenced on the afternoon of 19th. ult. for one hour, and…

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No Speed Patrol Shire Again Defers Purchase

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 5

A full meeting of the Namol Shire Council on Tuesday once again deferred the purchase of a third speed patrol unit for use…

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Yellow Daisy Problem For Shire Large Area Infected

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

The Noxious Weeds Inspector of Namoi Shire Council, Mr. W. O'Brien submitted the following report to the monthly meeting of the Council on…

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Shire Matters Straying Stock At West Narrabri Expensive Tyre Replacements

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 5

The high cost of tyre replacements for the speed patrol units caused concern to Shire Councillors at their lost meeting. The…

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Shire Health Clean Up At Boggabri And Wee Waa Cafe Proprietor Fined

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. G. G. Hingston, the Namoi Shire Council's Health Inspector, reporting to the meeting on Tuesday, stated:—…

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Local Government Conference. Upper Northern Council Meet. Water Conservation Scheme

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

The main discussion at the conference of the Upper Northern Local Government Association at Warialda on Friday centred round the big water…

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Open Road Is Danger. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4

On the evidence of the road accident figures for the first few months, it is likely that 1940 will go down in history as the year in which accidents…

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Moree Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting. Removal of Garbage

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

At the fortnightly meeting of the Moree Municipal Council, held on Monday night last, only one tender was received for the removal and disposal of…

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Fuel Supplies Council Concerned Additional Storage Proposed

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

Rather than consider provision of large capacity storage for fuel oil, Council would be well advised to consider the…

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Municipal Matters. Tenders for Various Works

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

Tenders for various works were dealt with at the meeting of the Moree Municipal Council held on Monday night last…

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Municipal Matters Air Training Narrabri's Claim

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

Representations of the claims of Narrabri as a training centre under the Empire Air Training Scheme, which have…

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Shire Council

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Mandowa Shire Council was held on Saturday last when there were present: Crs. M. Park…

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Shire Roads Where Money is to be Spent for the Current Year

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

"Why doesn't the shire do something to our road? Where do they spend all the money?" asks almost every ratepayer. For the information of readers we have decided to show just precisely where the funds will be…

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These Cause Accidents Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing the windscreen of…

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