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

Council & local affairs, 1951

379 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 8 of 19

Crumbs from the Council Table

Manilla Express · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

Mr. L. B. Miller was granted a milk vendor's licence by the Municipal Council at its meeting last Tuesday night…

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Municipal By-Election Voting IS Compulsory

Manilla Express · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 2

The resolution passed at last Tuesday night's. Council meeting does not affect the provisions of the…

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Council Election

Manilla Express · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 5

Electors are reminded of the following points with regard to the Council election to be held one week after the…

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Leave for Shire President

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 5

President of Boolooroo Shire, Mr. Alf. Jones, who sustained a heart attack several weeks ago, has been granted leave of absence for three months…

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Shire Plant for Aerodrome Maintenance

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 5

Boolooroo Shire Council will made its plant available to carry out maintenance work on the aerodrome if asked by Moree Council for the Department of Civil Aviation…

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Boolooroo Shire's £9900 Road Programme

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

A £9,900 programme of road works within Boalooroo Shire for the year 1951-52 was decided on at the monthly meeting of the Shire Council. The roads affected are Spear Gap-…

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Hiring Charges of Council Facilities

North West Champion · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 4

Moree Council's works committee will investigate hiring charges for the Memorial Hall, Suppor Room and camping area…

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£40,000 Loan For Council

North West Champion · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

The Australian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd. has advised Moree Council…

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Council Deputation to Wait on District Surveyor

North West Champion · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 3

A deputation from Moree Council will wait on the District Surveyor in regard to building blocks at East Moree. This move followed receipt of Mon-…

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Council Election

Manilla Express · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 3

Electors are reminded of the following points with regard to the Council election to be held one week after the…

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Aldermen Wanted to Know

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

Questions at Tuesday's council meeting included:— Ald Wise asked if greater supervision could be extended to hotel…

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Narrabri Council Supports Moree Protest

North West Champion · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

Narrabri Council last week decided to co-operate with Moree Municipal Council in its protest against the cancellation of the North West Mail from Sydney on Mondays and from Moree on Wednesdays…

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Municipality May Lose Gara[?]And Storerooms

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

Unwilling to part with t[?]garages, workshop and sto[?]romso built by Narrabri Municipal Council, before the advent[?]…

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Council Election

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Hall was elected as an alderman of Manilla Municipal Council at a by-election on Saturday. He received…

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Mungindi Progress Association Slates Boomi Shire Council

North West Champion · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Mungindi Progress Association at its Last meeting caustically criticised Boomi Shire Council It was stated that Mungindi residents were appalled at the inactivity of the Council and its failure to…

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Shire to Inspect Plant

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 11

A committee of Namoi Shire Councillors is to visit adjacent Shires to investigate types of loading equipment used by them…

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Masseur at Baths Council's Move

North West Champion · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 10

Moree Council on Monday night initiated a move to have a masseur at the bathe. At question time Aid. C. Wineberg…

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£23,000 Loan for Council

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 1

Namoi Valley County Council has decided to raise a loan of £23,000 for various works in the town areas…

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Council Dissatisfied with Reply on Court Congestion

North West Champion · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 7

Moree Council on Monday night expressed dissatisfaction at the reply to its request to the Minister for Justice to take steps to relieve the congestion of Courts here and to provide a Depositions Clerk so that…

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Council Moves to Have All-weather Air Strip Put Down on Aerodrome

North West Champion · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 9

Moree Council will call a conference with the Shires of Bootooroo and Boomi to discuss ways and means of commencing work on an all-weather strip at the aerodrome…

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