Three Year Plan for Town Council Works Unveiled
The Town Council under Mayor Alderman P R Delamothe reveals its three year plan for ambitious civic improvements. Proposals include extending the power house with a £64,000 loan, boosting electricity mains to Inverdon, and seeking state approval. Drainage upgrades at Brisbane Street and Sinclair Street, road work to Rose Bay, Horseshoe Bay, and beach back area, plus rock breaking for filling are outlined with cost estimates and provincial electricity commission involvement.
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Ald. P. .R. Delamothe
Axon
State’ Electricity Commission
Brisbane Street
Pilot Station
Thomas Street
Mathieson
Quay Street
King's Beach
Quito
Hill town water upgrade plans prompt £11000 loan
Years of hill side complaints spur installation of a new reservoir and readjustment of mains. A loan of £11,000 is granted and tenders called. Mains will be altered to feed the heights, eliminating low pressure and dead ends. Old pipes replaced and new feeder lines serve railway and shipping areas.
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Maine
Ping
Herbert council plans civil improvements and shelters conversion
The Overseer estimates converting concrete raid shelters into men’s comforts and beautifying them with bougainvillea. A civic square from Powell to Williams Street will feature a Band Rotunda and war memorials, with extension of Council Chambers and School of Arts to create a community centre including a library and museum.
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Powell
Williams Street
Herbert
W. H. Darwen
Sinclair
School of Arts
Permanent roads plan with lined streets and central trees
A council outlines a uniform permanent road project with a 16 foot side strip and central trees, using earth drainage and metal foundations while streets are improved in stages by traffic, repair state, and trunk-road importance, listing Williams through Herbert as the initial sequence. A septic system plan for all houses is proposed to replace costly sewerage, funded by existing cleansing charges.
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Denison Park
Atreeta
Williams Street
Gordon
Brisbane
Poole
Kennedy
Livingstone
Leichhardt
George
Dalrymple
Powell
Mitchell
Hay
Norris
Reynolds
Sinclair
Gregory
Herbert
Charters Towers
Bowen backs cooperative cement works plan for north
Local authorities seek to persuade cement firms and government to harness Bowen limestone for a Northern cooperative cement works. Mayor said feasibility requires about £3000 from each authority, repayable by loan. Project aims to meet authorities needs and ease northern shortages, with immediate freight savings. Bowen publicity and a new tourist bureau planned as part of the drive.
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Audi G
Welldon
Brisbane
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F. Perrin
NEW Zealand Insurance CO. Ltd
New Zealand
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H. Roberts
R. A. Bull
Flinders Street
Townsville
C. R. Johnson
Olympia Buildings
Bowen
Bowen Milk
Deily
Papibe
Herbert Survet
Novile
Auetralian Motel
Bires
Federated Chambers of Commerce and
Chamber of Manufactursioners
Britain
Canada
America
Abu Nutter
NEW Power House
Inverdon
Electricity Commission
Accon Haw
Commission
Sinclair Street
Rose Bay
Horseshoe Bay
Etter Water Supply
Civic Square
Muller's Lagoon
Exchange Hotel
Fai Pridas
Tal
Man IN Grey
James Mason
Manganed Lockwood
Pal Calvert
Stewart Grainger
Grant
Cust
Henry Aldrich
Peaturing
Jimmy Lyndon
Henry Aldnom
Rexcy
Betty Grablein
Blondie
Waterioe Mathur Lake
Dagwood
Penny Singletoy
Joy Wu Chu
Huntest Adventirs
Kysorers
Teale Pelee
Chey
Gurist Bureau
Willy the Progress Association
Bowen Tourist Bureau
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