Shire Mailbag
Letters to the July meeting of the Namoi Shire Council included:â Prevention of Bush Fires. From Executive Member of Bush Fires…
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Council & local affairs, 1947
246 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 13
Nine Ridings for Shire
When Cr. Rees asked on Tuesday if the proposal to establish nine Ridings in Namoi Shire had, been advertised as prescribed, and whether…
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A rough survey of the number of prospective electricity consumers in the Yarrie Lake area, and along the road from Wee Waa to Pilliga and Gwabegar is to be made by Namoi Shire Council, as a preliminary to detailed investigation…
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Council's Works Committee made extensive recommendations on the proposed installation of seats throughout the town, at…
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Rev. S. H. Allen protested on Tuesday at Council's decision to permit football on Collins Park on the Sunday set aside for Day of Prayer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Prefers Rural Bank
In the event of the Commonwealth Treasurer issuing instruction prohibiting private banks from trading with Council, as…
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A special meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night decided that, in the event of the Commonwealth Treasurer issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council To Protest Against Present Building Restrictions
Restricting the area of new houses to 1200 square [?]eet will not assist the housing problem, on the contrary [?] will aggravate the shortage, as many prospective house[?]wners will simply refrain from building until the…
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Mr. R. G. Hamilton, M.L,A., is to be asked to do everything possible to have the Public Works Department expedite approval to…
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The Chairman of the Sydney County Council. Cr. F. G. Pursell, confirmed today that he had received a letter from Cr. S. E. Parry, M.L.C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Shire Horses
Chief among the famous horses of Britain are the Shire horses, so-called because they are bred in the shires of England. They are big, strong and courageous animals, standing between seventeen and eighteen hands, weighting up to twenty-two hundred weights, with…
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When the Municipal Council submitted their account of some £55 for street lighting charges at Wee Waa to June 30, councillors instructed…
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Being desirous of erecting houses for their staff, Namoi Shire Council proposes to submit plans and specifications to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Purchase Offer Rejected By Municipal Council
Namoi Shire Council's request for the Municipal Council to sell the balance of the franchise for electricity supply to West Narrabri and Wee Waa has been again rejected by the Municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'A' Class Aerodrome Proposed Shire And Municipality Co-operate Contribute £1,000 Each For Construction
Namoi Shire and Narrabri Municipal Councils propose to contribute equal shares of the cost of construction of the Narrabri aerodrome with a maximum contribution of £1000 each…
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Namoi Shire Council has decided to include the Eulah and Bullawa Creeks, area in their rural electricity surveys…
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Letters received at the August meeting of Namoi Shire Council:—Department of Building Materials. Extension of Building Control.—From…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Pump Breakdowns Too Frequent, Says Mayor
When the Clerk of Works reported a breakdown of No. 2 water pump to council on Tuesday, the Mayor remarked the breakdowns were far too…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire to Press for Sewerage at Boggabri
Namoi Shire Council is to ask the Department of Public Works to expedite the survey and establishment of a sewerage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Asks Urban Committee to Submit Complaints
In view of the statements made at the conference between the Shire and Municipal Council that there were many complaints by electricity…
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