Municipal Rates This Year's Figures
Now the Valuer-General's valuation of rateable lands is the basis for assessments by local governing authorities, the striking of the annual rate is adopted…
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Council & local affairs, 1924
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Land Valuation. Shire Council's Complaint
BYRON BAY.—Criticism of the values placed on lands within the Byron Bay Shire area and of the system adopted for arriving at such values by officers of the Valuer-General's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Want Electric Light. Angry Rockdale Aldermen
At the last meeting of Rockdale Council Alderman Edwards complained that although his house had been wired for nine months, he was unable to get…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All About £5 A Rustic Comedy Indignant Aldermen
In a burst of enthuiasm, two years ago, the Wingham Municipal Council sent two delegates to the Municipal Conference, and voted them £10 to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kogarah Council
The usual fortnightly meeting of Kogarah Council was held on Monday evening, a full attendance of aldermen being present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hurstville Council
At last night’s meeting of Hurstville Council, the Town Clerk submitted a report in regard to the issue of Rate Notices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liable to Injure Shire Road
"Subscriber" writes: As I own land on each side of the main road, and have a dam on the opposite side of the road from my house, can the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mosquito Pest. Council Seeks Greater Powers
A few weeks ago tha Concord Council wrote to the Department of Public Health, urging that steps should be taken to amend the Local Government Act in the direction of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Playing Areas. Improved Facilities. City Council's Policy
In pursurance of its policy of providing as many playing areas as possible for the benefit of the people, more particularly in the vacant spaces in the vicinity of the more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amongst the Riflemen Council of Union to Meet
The council of the M.D.R.C.'s Union are to meet on Monday evening next at the new rooms of the N.R.A., situated in Goldsborough House, Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →St. George County Council. Ald. Farrar Elected Chairman
The St. George County Council held its regular meeting on Friday night last, also a special meeting for the purpose of fixing the Chairman's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bexley Council. “Disgrace to Bexley.” Two Petitions
At this weekâs meeting of Bexley Council ( an important letter was received bearing upon the £60,000 loan question. According to this letter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Selling Australian Meat a Large Public Company Proposed Meat Council Debate
At its annual meeting the Australian Meat Council discussed a proposal put forward by Sir Henry Jones for the forming of a big public company for the selling of Australian meat abroad. Below we publish a report of the discussion, as it is of so much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council Doings "Throw the Hammer" Squabbles at Hurstville "I'll Withdraw Nothing"
Hurstville aldermen were in a bad mood last night, the council meeting resolving itself into a series of quarrels which lasted until a late hour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Threepence Each "Fixing" Mosquitoes Municipal Drive
It would probably cost from 3d to 5d a head of population--human, not mosquito population--to eradicate mosquitoes from the districts…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Flouting the Council." Aldermen's Verbal Battle
When applications to build were being considered by Cabra-Vale Council on Monday night, Alderman Sherer referred to that of Mr. George Stinson, for a shed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Blacktown Shire Council a Healthy Shire
The regular fortnightly meeting of Blacktown Shire Council was held on Tuesday afternoon, when there were present:—The president (Cr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman L. J. Ashcroft
ALDERMAN L. J. ASHCROFT. Mayor of Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council's Gifts
The Randwick Council has decided to give £250 to the Eastern Suburbs Ambulance; £200 will also be given to the Randwick Municipal Silver…
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