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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 14 of 73

Orange Council

Leader · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

The first meeting of the newlyformed Orange Municipal Council was held last nignt. Present: The Mayor (Ald.Neilly) and Alds,…

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Shire Elections. Postal Vote a Success

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 3

Keen interest was taken here in the shire elections. The postal vote proved very successful, as the following results will show:-- In riding A 84 per cent. of the electors voted…

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Millthorpe News. Voting for Shire Candidates

Leader · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 3

The final scores for A Riding of the Byndhurst Shire of which Millthorpe is part, were as follows:— Samuel Cook 16, Joshna Kelly 113,…

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Turon Shire Election Councillor Hodge Tops the Poll

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 3

The belated return from Sally's Flat in connection with the contest for A Riding gave Mr. Hodge 12 votes, Mr Bullock 7, and Mr. Fitzgerald 19,…

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Maroo Shire Elections Road-making Advocates Defeated. Many Informal Votes

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 1

Much interest was centred in the contests in Meroo Shire, or rather in B and C. Ridings of that shire, inasmucr as Messrs. R. J. Yorke and C…

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Municipal Gasworks. a Proposal Rejected. Wentworth Falls

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 1

The returning officer at mid-day announced the result of the referendum of the ratepayers of Katoomba on the question as to whether the…

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Municipal Gasworks. Katoomba Proposal Rejected. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

The returning [?] at mid-day announced the result of the referendum of the ratepayers of Katoomba on the question as to whether the municipality of…

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Shire Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 28

There was considerable interest evinced over the local shire elections, the ten candidates in B. and C. divisions giving the public a chance to…

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The Shire Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 23

We must compliment Mr. George New, of "Martindale," on his election as a shire councillor, and we must commend the defeated…

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Turon Shire Election

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

The official count in connection with the Turon Shire election was concluded yesterday. In A riding the figures were unaltered, but in B…

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Who Will be Mayor? The Cudgegong and Mudgee Contest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 15

The Mayoral election for the Cudgegong Council happens this afternoon. We understand that there are two or three aldermen who seek…

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The New Mayor Noble Natures Set Good Examples. (To the Editor.)

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

Sir,—The maiden speech, as delivered by Bathurst's embryo Mayor [?]on his election to office for the new term of municipal labors, might…

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Light Railways. Work for Shire Councils. To Lighten Producers' Burdens

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 31

Settled districts, which lie 10 to 20 miles from a railway in New South Wales, have, under our present system of railway building, to look…

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Menaced the Legislative Council. Abolishment of Reconstruction

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

The Labor party have thrown cown the gauntlet that unless the [?] Houses passes the Bills sent to it by the Lower House, they will leave nothing…

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Gulgong's New Council Mayor and Two Aldermen Defeated

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 1

The triennial election of aldermen at Gulgong created a lot of enthusiasm and party feeling ran high. So much was this the case that the rival…

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Amaroo Shire Council

Molong Argus · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers Cumnock yesterday. Present: Crs. A. A. Rogers (President, in the chair), W…

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Amaroo Shire Council. Extraordinary Special Meeting

Molong Argus · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

An extraordinary special meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers, Cumnock, on Thursday (yesterday), for the purpose of electing a…

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Canobolas Shire Council. Optimistic Note Predominant

Leader · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

A special meeting of the Canobolas Shire Council, yesterday afternoon, was the first gathering of the councilors after the [?]tion for A…

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Blaxland Shire Council. Cr. Havenhand Re-elected President

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

By four votes to two, Cr. Havenhand was re-elected president for the, coining yean at a special meeting of Blaxand Shire Council yesterday. Cr. Berghofer was the only…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

Both in the municipalities and the shires Saturday's elections have changed the representation hero and there. Some of the old representatives have given place to new men,…

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