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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1954
Page
3
Gloucester Shire Council reduced the urban area rate after revaluation raised the UCV to £215,408. The rates set were 23d per assessment for occupied land and 11s 10d per vacant land, down from prior levels. The measure aims to fund road maintenance street lighting and fire brigade services, yielding about £1 344 with a small margin for appeals.
Stratford council maintained the previous street fighting local rate while approving sanitation charges including 2/5 scavenging district fees and 0d per service for garbage. Industrial water charges were set at 1s per 1000 gallons with minimums and tiers, affecting Gloucester Dairy and nearby industrial users.
The notice lists charges for water supply to non rateable land at £3 per premise and sewerage fees 2/6 per extra water closet 2/6 for drainage plan alterations. It details Gloucester Park agistment stock rates 2d per head weekly cattle and 2s 6d for horses, and fees for turf and concrete wickets, football oval use, camping, travelling entertainments tents and public gate registrations with applicable prices.
Tennis notes list A and B grade match scores with multiple teams and players, noting pending matches, semi finals dates likely 4 February, and instructions about forfeits and filing score sheets with the secretary.
Tenders have been called for the erection of a single timber class room at Wallanbah. The school at Wallanbah is currently housed in a temporary building awaiting the new structure.
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