17 Jan 1933
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1933
Page
1
The document lists benefits at 18 shillings per month, 96 shillings per quarter, 58 shillings per half year, and per year for a wide range of dependents including husband wife and children under 17 as well as parents siblings under 17 who are entirely dependent. It also specifies a private ward allowance of 9 pence per day off fixed charges.
The death has occurred at Gunnedah of Mrs ROG McDonagh aged 70 years wife of a well known local businessman. The notice mentions a cool change in the area and references printing-invitation lines and related items.
Alds Kennedy Rochfort contested a minutes reference to Ald Hayward's resignation and the council voted to expunge that reference. A legal opinion clarified water works rules requiring licensed plumbers for consumer pipe work and potential penalties for unlicensed installs. The council discussed unemployment vehicle fines, relief grants, and a request for river closures by Tamworth district anglers. The meeting approved a public holiday for Manilla Show and addressed seating and sanitary needs for the agricultural show, plus future staffing and election arrangements.
A council session features Aldermen debating town clerk pay for work performed during official hours and whether to appoint an outsider or assign a returning officer role. Kenneth Kennedy and others push for remuneration and cautious outsourcing, amid heckling by an Adelaide crowd.
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