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

Council & local affairs, 1914

1,443 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 73

Council to Increase Rate the Estimates Passed

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council, the estimates for 1914 were submitted, and carried without amendment. The amount to cover…

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An Overdue Instalment. Bathurst Council's Bad Position

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

The Under Secretary for Finance and Trade informed last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council that the balance of instalments. amounting to…

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Cudgegong Council. Advice to Ratepayers. To the Editor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 18

Sir,—Some five or six years ago there were only five, nominations for the nine seats necessary to form our Council, and had it not been for the…

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Turon Shire Elections Councillors in Conflict. the Kelso Addresses. Old Stories Revived

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4

Councillors J. Crossley and J. J. Sullivan, who are seeking re-election for B Riding of the Turon Shire, delivered addresses from the verandah of…

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Meroo Shire Elections Praise for the President. Reply to Critics. (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 22

Sir,.—Will you kindly allow me space to point out some inaccuracies, —to put it mildly—in a letter signed "Another Ratepayer" in your…

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Abercrombie Shire Matters. One Agitator, Pious Gentleman, and the Other Twicer. (To the Editor.)

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly grant me space in your widely-circulated columns to contradict statements alleged to have been made by me, and which are…

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Gulgong Municipal Rolls. (To the Editor.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 25

Sir,—My attention has been draws to the absence of my name and the names of some of my friends fresh the Gulgong Municipal electoral…

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Abercrombie Shire Council

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the Abercrombie Shire Council was held to fix the rate for the current year. It was decided to levy a rate of l½d in the £ on the…

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Municipal and Shire Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

As a rule very little interest is shown in municipal and shire contests. The issues are not such as to stir the popular feeling, the franchise is restricted--the oral declaration is…

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Municipal Council

Molong Argus · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

The last meeting of the old Council was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night. Present—Alds Kinna (Mayor), J. S. Taylor, G. Parslow,…

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Shire Elections

Molong Argus · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

As is decreed by the Act, all over the State to-morrow (Saturday), a poll will be taken, or rather declared (as the voting is by post), for the…

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Blaxland Shire Council. Striking the Rate. Finishing the Year's Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

The monthly meeting--the last of the old Council--of the above was held on Wednesday.--Present: Councillo.s F. Havenhand (president), J. W. Berghofer, W. J…

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Oberon Shire Matters. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

Sir,--Some of the correspondence appearing in your recent issues under the above heading has proved interesting, and I think thanks are due to Cr. Robinson for…

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Blaxland Shire Matters. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

Sir,--It is a pity that such men as Mr. Buckley. with his general knowledge and world-wide experience, remain in the background. It seems that the man in…

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Council Estimates What Is Provided For

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

The estimates passed at last meeting of the Bathurst Council are as follow:—…

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Abolishing P.P. Boarsd. Poll of Shire Electors Sug Gested

Molong Argus · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 1

On the 17th instant the Clerk of the Jemalong Shire Council (Mr T. Lozell) received a circuler from the Department of Works, stating that the Minister had under…

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One Vote He Regretted Ald. Apps Retires. Referendum at Council Meeting

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

Ald. Aps made his last appearance as alderman at the Bathurst Council meeting, on Wednesday night. At the conclusion of one business, the Mayor…

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Correspondence, We do not necessarily endorse the opinion of our Correspondents. A Reply to the Mayor. (To the Editor.)

Molong Argus · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

SIR,—In a previous issue "[?]VoTER" replied to "Landowner," but in last issue the Mayor stepped into the shoes of "Landowner," and they appear to…

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Like Chinatown. Where Bathurst Is Not Beautiful. the Bottleneck Bridges. Council Thinks Quite Wide Enough

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

The foreshadowed 20 per cent, increase in the rate to be levied on the unimproved capital value of land within the Municipality of Bathurst was…

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Municipal Elections. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 4

Sir,--I notice by your report of Mayor Pillans' election address on Friday night last, that I am opposed to the increased rate owing to its expenditure on the…

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