Murrungal Shire Council Holds March Meeting Actions
The Murrungal Shire Council met in Boerowa with Dr T A Cusack presiding. The Finance Committee proposed an estimated overdraft of £2655 14 10 by 1/1/1935 and approved payments and half yearly store returns. Officials were authorized for routine expenses and rate recovery. Road, bridge, and weed control contracts were discussed with bids invited for a 10 foot scarifier grader and a low level Larh lon river bridge grant accepted in principle with Crookwell Shire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Cusack
Neville
Finance Committee
Main Roads Trust
Bush Fire Brigade
Boorowa
Gorham and Smith
Shire
Crs
Smith and
Perceval
Rye Park-Frogmore Road
J. Southwell
Edmonds and
Rye Park-Frogmors Road
Edmonds
Dirtbete Creek Bridge
Rye Park
Rugby Road
Cra
Smith and Perceval
Grassy Creek
Rugby Progress Association
Gorham
Pvint
Wyangala Dam Progress On Track For April Completion
Work on the Wyangala Dam is progressing satisfactorily with completion expected around mid April. The spillway is nearly finished aside from clearing and about 200 men are employed as the central gap is filled. Officials forecast total cost will be under £1,052,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyangala
Longtime South Brisbane resident celebrates 106th birthday
George Young aged 106 recalls life from England in 1803 sailing days before railways. He mail between Rome and Charleville, faced dangerous encounters with wild blacks, then dairied near Roma for 50 years before moving to Brisbane. He praises modern youth and warns the pace is faster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Young
South Brisbane
Young
England
White Cloud
Rome
Charleville
Roma
Brisbane
Tirla
Council debates road grant and hawker curb policy
At Monday’s council meeting Ald Wat son urged hiring a competent engineer for the Main Roads grant and policies to limit liability for the river diving tower. The panel backed insuring the risk and pursuing enforcement against street hawkers amid concerns from Ald Cook and Dwyer. The Works Committee report on piping and water flow was discussed with calls for separate item debate and engineer input. Park grazing policy favored local sheep owners when final decisions are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Smith
Harry's Creek Road
Mra
Lumphries
Tahamangaron Road
Brig Road
Lagoon Creek Road
Gorham
Kenya
Cowra Road
Golden Valley
Koorawatha Road
M. P
Breakfast Creek
Perceval
Spring Creek
Ryan's Hill
Sunbury
Kenny's Creek
Earnext
Padman Creek
Rye Park
Rugby Road
Illyria Creek
Gunning Road
Dr. Edmonds
Kenya Road
Reid
Taylor
Main Roads Board
Main Roads Department
Ald. Watson Anid
Ald
Cook
Watson
Ryan
Bothle
Page
Ald. Watson
Als
Focal
Dwyer
Works Committee
Weaver
No Japanese Tooth Brushes at Dimmock’s Pharmacy
Local note reports no Japanese tooth brushes available at Dimmock’s Pharmacy while British brands are hard to obtain. It lists Alvo Dental Plate brushes priced at 1 and 2 shillings and sixpence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmock
Fround
Alvo
Loans for Building Repairs
Government advances up to 400 pounds at 1 percent for property owners to repair or extend buildings including roofing and other work. Total funds 100000 pounds aim to boost building trades and employment. Applications through Building Relief Committee Clerks of Petty Sessions municipal and Shire offices with forms to the Department of Labor and Industry in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Relief Committee
Department of Labor and Industry
Sydney
CPC
Sharks and What Attracts Them
A satirical note suggests sharks are drawn to gleaming surfaces in the water and that white skin appears more reflective, shaping fear of nudity and public bathing. It claims fear drives bathers to full coverings while the sharks “liquidate” the nude, leaving fully clothed bathers as the surviving example.
Sheep fatalities prompt Graziers action on road safety
The Junee branch of the Graziers Association protests sheep deaths caused by motorists on country roads. It approves a resolution for the annual conference urging the N.B.M.L.A. and B.A.C to press members to protect sheep owners by slowing and safely moving flocks on roads to prevent injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junee
Graziers’ Association
Association
N.b.mla
B.ac
Mayor cites phone issues delaying health work
The mayor said he would be busy as the health inspector and maintenance man were not connected by telephone. He had received complaints about dead dogs in the municipality and had to call the inspector.
Council considers telephone rentals and hiring an engineer
Aldermen debated paying telephone rental for the inspector and maintenance man homes and then limited to the inspector's home. They discussed engaging a Shire engineer to oversee works, with arrangements to be made by the Mayor and interviews to determine terms.
Sheep Poisoning Hits Four Flocks on Major Route
Four flocks traveling along the Moree to Biniguy road suffered losses last month with up to 40 sheep dead. The mortality is blamed on blue couch grass, which tested positive for poison. Stock Inspector H W Copeland warned drovers to keep sheep moving when crossing the area between the 19 mile and 20 mile pegs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moree-Biniguy
Mores
Stock Inspector of
Moree
Also Mentioned on This Page
Murrungal Shire
Boerowa
Stinkwort
Bathurst Burr
Gorh
Crs. Smith and Gorham
Derers
Cra. Gorham and
Department of Local Government
Ardill
Department of Public Works
Edmonds and Smith
G. Twohill
FUCA
Chartered Accountant
Smith
Edmonds and Gorham
Reid’s Flat Progress Association
Spring Arm Creek
J. A. Boyd
Cra. Edmonds
S. Moorby
Bush
A. Bessel
Dr. Gorham
Daniel Flannery
Godfrey's Creek Bush
H. Chudleigh
Fiat Bush
P. R. Balgowan
T. Perceval
Cra Gorham
Department of Main Roads
Main Roads
Railway Department
Gooramma
E. Grimson
Iewa
Council
Shell Co. Vacuum Oil Co
Atlantic Union Co
N.rmla
Lang's Creek
Yass
N.rmoa
Hill Tarrant's Gap
W. R. Niland
M. M. Insurance Co
W. J. Martin
Cra. Smith and Gorham
Wyangala Dam
Ald. Boucher
Dimmock's Pharmacy
Aunt Mary
Tilleck & Co. Ltd
Kent
Liverpool Street
Aiking
Dunn
A. Conquest
Court Street
Gent's
Racer
C. J. Stuart
Undertaker Boorowa
Frederick Arnold
Redfern
F. Barlow
Imate
Queen Streets
Marsden Street
Sanson
Anderson
ADAMS
Pappas
Kinema
Sundae Shop
Gaild Hall
Bostowe
Jean Mortimer
Masher Street
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