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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
3
A Gloucester Shire letter argues for stronger civic spirit and smarter council action. It defends urban rural planning, supports forming a rural advisory committee, and criticizes external critics. It urges prudent borrowing for development and recalls a missed grant opportunity.
A reader challenges a correspondent for not disclosing identity amid debate on council spending. The letter questions the timing and prudence of £946 spent from the general rate on urban services, tar paying, kerbing, and guttering, and accuses mismanagement in outdoor staff layoffs before Christmas. The writer calls for candour and notes records the public lacks access to. The exchange references council estimates and ongoing accountability.
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