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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 15 of 73

Mayor's Son Injured

The Bathurst Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Reginald Wright, the 4-year-old son of the Mayor (Alderman E. A. Wright) met with a serious accident on Tuesday, after which it was found…

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Lithgow Hospital Committee. Alderman Slattery Elected President

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly elected Hospital Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night, when there were present: Messrs. W. Slattery, J. McCall,…

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Mayor of Cowra. Cowra

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 1

Alderman A. E. Smith has been unanimously elected Mayor of Cowra…

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Election of Mayor. Ald Howse Elected

Leader · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

A special meeting of the Orange Municipal council was held last night for the purpose of fixing the Mayoral allowance for the ensuing twelve…

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Legislative Council Appointments

Molong Argus · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 1

The ukasa issued by the Caucus, with respect to deferring the new appointments to the Legislative Council, will come as a shock to those…

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Portland Shire Representation To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

Sir,--Only to-day noticed Mr. Buckley's letter in connection with the Blaxland shire elections. To land a person by condemning his opponent is something like the…

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DR. N. Howse, Mayor of Orange. Orange

The Bathurst Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Dr. Neville Howse was elected Mayor of Orange to-night. His opponent, Alderman J. S. Withington, lost by only one vote, the voting being [?]to…

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Municipal Elections

Molong Argus · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The poll for the election of nine aldermen to serve in the local Council during the ensuing triennial period took place at the Town Hall on…

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Moree's Municipal Mix-up

Leader · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Owing to the inadvertence of the returning officer at Moree, the municipal council election in which there were thirteen candidates for nine…

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Amaroo Shire Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

For Amaroo there were four candidates in each of the three ridings A, B and C. In the first two the old councillors were opposed by fresh…

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Boree Shire Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

In this Shire there were ten starters for the Local Government handicap, of which five were new bloods, and five members of the old combination, the…

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AMAROO SHiRE COUNCIL

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 10

The ordinary meeting of the above was held at the Shire Chambers on Thursday last after the special and extraordinary meetings Pres[?]nt—…

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Amaroo Shire Council. Extraordinary Special Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 9

An extraordinary special meeting of the above Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Cumnock, on Thursday last for the purpose of electing a…

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Special Meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 9

A special meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held on Thursday last at Cumnock. The first business dealt with was the…

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MUNICIPAL & Shire Elections. Surprises of the Ballot Box

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 5

The triennial elections of the Molo[?]g Municipal Council, the Amaroo Shire Council and the Boree Shire Oouneil took place on Saturday last, and…

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Amaroo Shire Engineer's Report

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 9

The Shire Engineer (Mr. A. W. G. Mattick) of the above Council reported as follows at the meeting on Thursday:—Molong-Gregra road, proposed work…

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Municipal Council

The Bathurst Times · Sunday 8 February 1914 · page 2

After deciding as to what rates shall be imposed and electing the standing committees, the Municipal Council will, on Wednesday evening next, discuss the…

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Local and General. Turon Shire

The Bathurst Times · Sunday 8 February 1914 · page 2

The new Turon Shire Council will on Wednesday next elect its president for the ensuing term…

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Blaxland Shire Council. Special Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the new Blaxland Shire Council was held on Thursday. Those present were: Crs. Haven hand (in the chair), Berghofer, Cary, Commons, Sorrell, and…

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Cudgegong's Mayor. All. Hughe's Re-Elected, Unanimous Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 1

After the general meeting of the Cudgegong Council on Thursday afternoon, last a special meeting was held to appoint a Mayor for the…

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