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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1908

1,132 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 28 of 57

Katoomba Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday. The Mayor (Ald. Duff) was in the chair, and there was a fair attendance of aldermen…

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Molong Council

Molong Argus · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

THE ordinary meeting of the Molong Council took place on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Geo. Packham) in the chair, and Aldermen…

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Local Government Ordinances. Simplified. and Coded. Shires and Municipalities Separated. Numerous Suggestions Adopted. Sydney

Leader · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 3

At the request of the Councils of Shires and of Municipalities, the Local Government Department some time ago promised to separate the…

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Progress Association and Council Alderman Gilmour's Objection

National Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 5

Alderman R. L. Gilmour declined, at the annual meeting of the Bathurst Progress Association on Thursday night, to allow himself to be nominated as a vice-president…

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Municipal Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 7

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Molong Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last. There were present—The Mayor (Ald. Packham), Aldermen Taylor…

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A Country Mayor Cost of Entertaining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 14

EXAMINED by his official assignee (Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd) before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, George Randall, of Condobolin, whose estate was sequestrated on March 16…

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Wyaldra Shire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the Wyaldra Shire Council was held at the Town Hall, Gulgong, on Thursday last, the 11th instant, when there were…

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Shire Conference. Premier on State Hts Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 3

The second Conference of shire delegates was commenced to-day The Premier was present during the day, and the in course of a lengthy speech said that…

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Lithgow Council

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday night, when all the aldermen were present. The minutes of the previous meeting, and also of the special meeting for the…

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A Tribute From a Shire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 15

The Tamarang Shire Council, which has had some difficulties to contend with in the way of flood damages, at their last meeting in Quirindi passed the…

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Borce Shire Council

Molong Argus · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 6

A MEETING of the Boree Shire Council was held on Tuesday, 12th inst, when there were present: Cr. L. N. Smith (President), and Crs Finn, Noble…

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Blaxland Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday, when there were present Councillors Galagher, (president in the chair.), Moore, Lonerugan, Berghofer,…

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Molong Council

Molong Argus · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night, for the purpose of confirming a resolution carried at a previous meeting, with regard to…

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A Council Engineer

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 3

The question of appointing an engineer for Lithgow municipality came up at Monday night's meeting, and after discussion, decision in the matter was postponed for…

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[?] Council. Goats and Rubbish

Leader · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Orange, was held on Wednesday night in the Council Chambers. [?]…

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Boree Shire Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 12

At a meeting of the Boree Shire Council held at Cudal on Tuesday, the 12th inst, there were present—Councillors L. N. Smith (President, in the chair), Finn, Noble, Black,…

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Council Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last, there being present—The Mayor (Ald. Packham), Aldermen Wren;…

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Municipal Assessments

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 19

A point came up last week at the Redfern Police Court as to how long the present municipal assessments will stand for, whether, the term will be one year or three…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Leader · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 4

The Appeal Court to hear appeals against the recent assessment under the new Local Government Act will be held on Thursday, June 11…

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 3

The last meeting of the above Council was held on Friday, 15th inst. Amongst the correspondence was a letter from the Works Department that a special grant of…

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