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

Council & local affairs, 1955

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Council House Damaged

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 6

In common with many houses in Narrabri, the house occupied by Namoi Valley County Council's Deputy…

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Donation for Council Staff

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 12

N.V.C.C. consulting engineers, Messrs Gutteridge, Haskens, and Davey, sent a cheque for £52/10/- to Council…

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Council Seeks Flood Grant

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 13

There had been a lot of free work done by Council as the result of the flood, the County Clerk, Mr. Mudoon, said on…

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Council's Ultimatum to Taxi-drivers

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 2

Moree Council will warn taxi-drivers that unless they give service to the public, aldermen will not hesitate to…

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Shire Works

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 March 1955 · page 3

Dealing with the difficulties experienced during the flood, particularly in regard to plant, the Shire Engineer…

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Gunnedah Council Defers Building Regulation

The North Western Courier · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 3

Suitable steps to prohibit the erection of any further buildings in the flooded area in the Gunnedah Municipality…

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£25,000 for Shire Roads

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 2

An advance payment of £5,000 lias been sent to the Namoi Shire Council towards financing recent flood…

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Council Closes Bridge

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 1

The Shire Engineer, Mr. D. Sky, advised Council at last meeting that the bridge on the Wee Waa-Pilliga road would…

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Council to Resume Impounding

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 2

Getting money from the Flood Relief Committee was like "trying to get blood from a stone," declared Ald. Jones…

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Tribute To Council Officers

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 11

Narrabri Municipal Council decided at their last meeting to forward the names of their officers, and those of the N.V…

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Monthly Council Meetings Put Aldermen 'Out of Touch'

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 1

Two Aldermen at last Tuesday's Municipal Council meeting declared they felt "out of touch" with Council affairs, due to the length of time which elapses between…

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Council Sceptical

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 1

When a city builder wrote to the last N.M.C. meeting contending he could erect homes in less than…

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Golf Club Makes Deputation to Shire

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 5

Club President, P. Smyth made a deputation to Namoi Shire Council at last meeting on behalf of the Narrabri…

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Face-lift for Council Offices

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 2

Namoi Valley County Council has authorised the calling of tenders for re-painting the interior of their building…

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Alderman Asks for Summons

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 9

"Have all the summonses been issued? I haven't got one," said Ald. K. Bailey at the last N.M.C. meeting when Council were advised that the Court hearing of cases where the…

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Shire's Works Programme

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 5

As was to be expected, much of the contents of the report by Engineer Mr. D. H. Sky, presented to the April meeting of Namoi Shire Council, referred to flood-damaged…

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Boomi Shire to Zone Area

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 2

Boomi Shire Council recently decided to zone its area into six portions to facilitate road maintenance…

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Council Remits Rent

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 11

Following the lead which they understood to have been given by the Housing Commission, N.V.C.C. granted…

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Subsidy for Arts Council

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 10

Narrabri Branch of the Arts Council of Australia asked N.M.C. at last meeting to pay both last year's…

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Council Seeks Plant

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 1

Narrabri Municipal Council is faced with the problem of obtaining road-making plant very urgently, but with practically empty coffers…

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