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

Council & local affairs, 1909

1,141 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 58

East Orange Council. Alderman Agland’s Seat. the Mayoral Allowance

Leader · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting, of the Council or the Municipality of East Orange took place in the Council Chambers last night. There were…

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Cudgegong Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 15

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Cudgegong Municipal Council should have been held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday afternoon, but lapsed once…

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Wyaldra Shire. Regular Monthly Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 25

The regular monthly meeting of the above Shire Council was held at the Town Hall, Gulgong, on Thursday last, 7th inst., at 11…

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A Council's Joke Invitation to Mr. Wade 'What For?—to Be Killed?" Broken Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

The municipal council was in [?], when the [?] the following minute:— F. [?] the honor to suggest that [?]…

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ALDERMEN v. Council Clerk

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 4

The Council Clerk of West Narrabri refused to resign when asked to do so by the Council. The aldermen nailed up the door of the building in order to exclude…

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Turon Shire Finances. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

The shire clerk, Mr. P. Pearce, reported to the Turon Council last week that the estimate of expenditure for 1909 was (administrative £900, works…

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Press and Public. Shire President's Dignity. Lyndhurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 3

At the monthly, meeting of the council on Tuesday, tile Public Works' Department was criticised for delay with respect to making a survey of a proposed deviation…

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Molong Council. The Sanitary Question

Molong Argus · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Molong Council was held on Monday evening last, there being a "full board." The Mayor explained the object of…

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Arrogant Unionism. Sydney Labour Council's New Move. Decides to Run the State. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

For several meetings past the Sydney Labour Council has been discussing the amendment of the rules, with the object of getting into its hands the…

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Municipal Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 3

Various matters of interest to the municipality were dealt with at Monday night's meeting of the Council. The question or a special rate, or charge, to defray the cost…

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Patrician Bros' SCHOOL—Design by Alderman W Dryden

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

Description:—Built of red brick with black facings and string courses. Two stories, each 14 high, having a clear floor space of 70ft, by 22ft. Tallow wood floors are used throughout to allow for the excessive wear of so many little feet. A cement dado is run round each room 3ft, 6in. high finishing with a simple flush moulding, the upper part of wall is finished in common plaster, and the ceilings of decorative stamped steel with simple wood mouldings to finish the angles. The roof projects over the…

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Telegrams. Municipal Sensation at Narrabri. an Obdurate Council Clerk. Won’t Take the Sack. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2

The Council Clerk of Narrabri, on beng asked at last night’s meeting of the local Council to resign, as it was alleged he did hot keep his books…

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Council Offices Nailed Up. to Prevent Clerk Entering. Narrabri

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 5

The Council Clerk at Narrabri, on being asked at last night's meeting of the local Council to resign as it was alleged that he did not keep the books…

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Municipal Cases

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2

At the Police Court (yesterday] the Sanitary Inspector, Norman Podmore, proceeded against several defendants for allowing stock to stray in the…

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Municipal Council

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 3

The Business Paper is as under :—To consider correspondence; to deal with servants reports; to receive and adopt Finance Committee's report; to…

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Turon Shire Vacancy

National Advocate · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 2

For the vacancy in the Turon Shire Council, caused by the resige ion. Mr. A. W. Lovett, the follow have been nominated : Messrs. James Rutherford, Herford, Kelso;…

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Turon Shire Nominations

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 3

The following gentlemen have been nominated for the position of Turon Shire Councillor to fill the position recently vacated by Councillor Lovett:—…

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Millthorpe Municipality

Leader · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 4

We have been pushing the matter of the incorporation of Millthorpe along for the past two years, and our agitation was the result of a public…

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Oberon Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held on Saturday last, when there were present Councillor T. C. Brennan (president) in the chair,…

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Lyndhurst Shire Council

Leader · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 4

A special meeting of the above Council was held yesterday. All the Councillors were present with the exception of Cr. Burke. The meeting…

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