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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
7
Fragmentary text discusses spending money, potential obligations, and a vague return rate of around 4 percent. Mentions personal implications and yearly terms, but specifics are obscured by garbled OCR. Entities and concrete facts are largely absent.
A letter to Manningshire Council requested three or four pits to support holiday sanitary services at beaches. The Neale supervisor urged pits to be in place with a report recommending them. Machin noted concerns over male or female conveniences and the sites being in poor order. Lae supported conversion where needed and a service follow up.
A committee meeting was held with Mr A Campbell presiding. Attendees included Henry Paterson J Penning J W Mreckenraxe A K Woodward W Widner Jan Nixon J J Mill Lane 12 McMapter CH Cook 8 G right JW Startin and AL vker J Magennis C Temple HJ aowery. Correspondence read outlined funds for damages and carnival profits. The group discussed renovations repairs and site planning for pens and sheds and authorized plans and tenders pending next steps.
Manning Shire Council discussed naming a new street at Chatham after Mr Fucon Inaetter proposed Mithigay Avenue. Tenders for Harrington Road gravel work were accepted but budget issues surfaced, with funds to be offset from another project. A light-rate discussion in Tuncurry revealed higher costs than anticipated and prompted other council concerns.
Residents discuss extending the Dumaresque Sulunit Redbank island ferry approach. Mr Phillips and councilors push for dredging, stone removal, and an engineer's plan with estimates. Tender calls planned. work could start in the new year subject to funding and approvals.
In a tense session Cr Mamasco questioned progress on the Atanains Shee drainage matter. Mr Perrett reported a letter indicating an interview with Mrs Mastin and the council faced resistance from landowners over access to their property. Hammond and Hammond's actions drew scrutiny as topics shifted to court timing and past years. The council ultimately adopted a course for drainage work in 1934 amid ongoing dispute.
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