Council faces financial crisis and possible administrator step
At Coski Municipal Council a turmoil over finances unfolds after a town clerk’s arrest amid accounting shortages. The general fund and Electricity Trading fund are overdrawn, with debts to the AMP Society and several firms. Alderman McKenzie urges sending an administrator, but others call it premature and costly. debate centers on enforcing rate payments and tightening staff costs while keeping the council solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coski
Towr
Cler
Caneil
A.M.P. Society
McKenzie
L. G. Department
Grafton
Tenterfield
Sydney
Civic Commission
Ald. Williams
Ald. McKenzie
Road Work Costs and Council Crisis At Local Meeting
The report discusses the high cost of main road projects to Newcastle and the Cox River deviation. It records Alderman McKenzie's resignation during a council meeting as Mayor and others urged him to stay, while a motion on arrears payers was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reas
Percy Allan
Newcastle
Main Roads Board
Hookham's Corner
Hawkesbury
Cox River
Orde
Coraki
McKenzie
Ald
Wall
Walt
Health inspector probes Glebe for animal cruelty cases
The Health Inspector reported to Glebe Council that a man moved a bath to create space for greyhounds and a greyhound was kept in a 12 foot square yard. Other cases included a dog and 80 fowls housed in front rooms with children nearby. Council vows drastic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glebe
Ald. Gorman
Wool market steady with cautious optimism and weak demand
Wool-Some slight consolation can be derived from the wool market remaining steady though no real advance occurs. Drought-affected wool sells at pitifully low prices while exceptional superfine lines fetch surprising sums. Buyers face uncertainty as schemes for price stabilization are debated amid caution to avoid artificial boosts. Rabbit skins and other pelts show mixed results with overall softer values and overseas buyers awaiting London results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schute, Ball & Co. Ltd
New
South Africa
Commonwealth
Dominions
Mesopotamia
Danly Ecommerce
Canada
New Zealand
Brisbane
London
Tri Motor Liner Air Service Set From Brisbane
Australian National Airways prepares a regular two weekly Brisbane Townsville Cairns air route commencing 2 April. Trimotored planes with Armstrong Siddeley engines will serve the towns with six service stations along the route and Shell fuel supplies. The project, led by Captain Jack Treacy, includes an aviation school at Townsville and an active assembling and testing program at Mascot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Brisbane
Townsville
Cairné
Queensland Avitation Ltd
Armatrong Siddley
Rpm
Rockhampton
Mackay
Golden Shell
Shell Motor Spirit
Shell Company
Jack Treacy
A. Winning
8. C. Woolrich
Norman Trapp
Cairns
P. Colyer
Gladstone
E. Comson
Australian National Airways Ltd
Mascot
Treacy
Queensland
Penny dam story echoes a fellow feeling in Goulburn
Goulburn Council held a referendum on building Penny dam near Goulburn versus a Shoalhaven River power and supply scheme. The Shoalhaven plan won, the Penny dam was built, and visitors report the town’s water freshly used last week. A humorous tale follows of a mother misattributing tummy pains to green fruit, then reconsidering after the new water supply evokes sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goulburn
Pejar
Shoalhaven
Market Report on Hides and Skins Trade
The notice lists varied prices for pelts and skins including 3rd pelts to 19d, 4 pelts to 184d, 2nd does to 14d, 8rd does to 12d, kittens to 12d, smalls to 21d, and black best to 18d with fawns to fla yredse fore. Hares noted at 7-9 per dozen. Fox supple prices were similar to last sales while Kangaroo skin again fell.
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Stor
Gostly
Driver
Ed Bee Suan
Portland
Bathurst
Blayney
Cowra
Young Temora
Coolamon
Grong Grong
Narrandera
F. K. Wood
Manilla
Nsw
Overland Sydney Ltd
Ser Strane
R. G. Allen
VOCO
Gace Seeaekienmaen
Aros
Trnet Warfal
Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd
Martetars
Mater Spirit
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