Shire Finances
A report on the Namoi Shire Council's finances for the year 1949 was submitted to the December meeting of Council by the…
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Council & local affairs, 1951
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Shire Works
The Shire Engineer, Mr. D. H. Sky, included the following in his report to the December meeting of Council: Bullawa Greek Bridge. Plans are in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Building Permits
For the year ending December, building permits issued in the towns and villages throughout Namoi Shire amounted to £31,168, while over 100…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Values Revised
Following appeals against Shire valuations, the value of the Namoi Shire has been revised, reported the Valuer, Mr. W. G. Coughlan, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Rates for 1951 Unaltered
Adopting estimates for the coming year, Namoi Shire Council agreed the general rate should be unaltered at 3 1/4d in the £. This would, it was pointed out, give more revenue…
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Commendatory remarks on the excellent job done by Shire staff throughout the area in opening flood-damaged roads to traffic…
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If they were to supply electricity to Walgett it woud be necessary to change the present 11,000 volt line to Wee Waa to 33,000 volts, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →County Council Rates Unchanged
The Namoi Valley County Council decided at their last meeting to levy the same loan rate as was levied by Namoi…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Office Hours for Council
New office hours have been adoped by the Namoi Valley County Council. They are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a break from 12.30 to 1.30 for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Shire Programme
A works programme of considerable proportions faces the Namoi Shire Council in the coming year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Cancels Meeting
As the majority of Councillors would be on holidays in January, and little business would need to be attended to the Namoi Valley County…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Much Work for Council Staff
Under present conditions, he could not see any likelihood of any rural lines being constructed by Council staff before June, said the Electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council to Seek kerb, Guttering Grant
Estimated cost of kerbihg and guttering for Narrabri was approximately £58,000 said the Mayor, Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Council Opposes Subdivision
Namoi Shire Council strongly opposed a proposal by the Housing Commission to subdivide several building blocks in Boggabri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overdue Shire Rates
Instructing that action be taken to recover overdue rates, Namoi Shire Councillors commented at last meeting that there should be very few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moree Mayor's Warning On Rising Costs
A warning that Moree Council might have to "go the limit" in rates, sanitary and garbage charges, was given by the Mayor (Aid. R. J. Williams) at a meeting of Council on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boolooroo Shire Estimates For 1951
A road construction and maintenance programme of £73,067 was included in the estimates of income and expenditure adopted by Boolooroo Shire Council for 1951…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baths to Close From 8 TO 9 A.M. Alderman's Complaint
As the result of a complaint by Ald. D. R. Ford; the Bore Baths will bp closed between 8 and 9 a.m. each day. At a previous meeting of Council,…
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The Shire works staff during the next few weeks will be occupied chiefly in cleaning up the more urgent flood damage…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cr. Suggests Extra Finance For Shire
Cr. Hutchison raised the question of the possibility of securing more finance for maintenance of Shire roads at the…
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