Ex-Mayor on charge of extortion
SYDNEY, Monday: A former Mayor of Leichhardt had extorted £100 from a New Australian…
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Council & local affairs, 1954
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Correspondence dealt with at Council meeting
At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night the following correspondence was dealt with:…
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The Quarterly meeting of the Leeton District Council of P. and C. Associations was held at the Leeton High…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Business Matters Discussed at Council Meeting
During the time devoted to discussion of general matters at the Council meeting on Thursday night last, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mayor Wrong in Principle? Allowed Council Employee Use Motor Vehicle
Authorisation by the Mayor of Hay of the loan of a Council vehicle to a member of the power-house staff was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kyeamba Shire Launches Flood Appeal
The president of Kyesmba, Shire (Cr. W. H. Simpson) stated yesterday that at the request of the Lord Mayor of…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday —State Cabinet decided yesterday to repeal the Sydney city Council (Disclosure of Allegations) Bill,…
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Following is the correspondence dealt with at the last meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council. Long Service of Officers: The Department of Local…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Council's Borrowing Programme £161,000
Before the fast meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council was a communication from the Department of Local Government asking to be furnished with particulars of Council's borrowing programmes for the financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muttama Will Not Secede Meeting Hits At Shire And County Council
By 52 votes to 2 the large Muttama meeting on Tuesday last defeated Mr. Fred Rose’s motion “to set up a committee of 5 to investigate the desirability or otherwise of the Muttama portion of Gundagai Shire being…
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GRIFFITH, Wednesday: The Wade Shire Council has secured a loan of £11,500 for the purchase of a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai to Assist Flood Victims Shire President Opens Appeal
Immediate response to an appeal by the Gundagai Shire President (Cr. C. B. Stribley) for assistance to the flood victims on the North Coast of N.S.W. has been forthcoming. Mr. W. M. Campbell has made a donation of £100…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Governor Dismisses Bankstown Council New Poll Is Ordered
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Governor (Sir John Northcott) today dismissed Bankstown Municipal Council. He appointed Mr. H. W. Dane, Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Staff Farewell Engineer
On Friday night of last week, the Coolamon Shire staff, both indoor and outdoor, entertained the Shire Engineer, Mr. I. R. Champion, at the Shire Hall, and made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Unjustified" Sacking of Council
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) had been "unreasonable" in his dismissal of Bankstown Council, the secretary of the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The Local Government Association is to be asked to investigate the manner of the dismissal of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Members at Hartfield C.W.A. Delegates Appointed For Council Meeting
At the opening meeting for 1954 of the Harefield branch of the C.W.A. Mrs. McNickle (president) was happy to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Council Meeting Decided On: £6000 Electricity Loan, £1200 Extension for White Way and 100 Installation Inspections a Year
AMONGST THE MATTERS DECIDED BY THE JUNEE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT LAST WERE TO: Float a £6,000 loan for the purpose of improving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrumbidgee County Council
The Murrumbidgee County Council at its regular meeting elected Councillor O. J. Washington as president for the…
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