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

Council & local affairs, 1915

1,230 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 62

New Shire Bill

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 26

The feeling against the new conditions of the Shires Act is meeting with very much adverse comment and condemnation, and rightly so,…

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Claim Under Wages Award. a Shire Case. Robbins V. Rylsone Shire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 28

William Henry Robbins sued the Rylstone Shire Council in the sum of £60/7/3, being amount underpaid him under the Shires Award from…

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Shire Clerk's Disappearance a Narromine Sensation

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

Considerable uneasiness is being manifested by his friends in Dubbo and Narromine, says the Dubbo "Liberal" of Tuesday, as to the…

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Claim against Bathurst Council

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. J. Smedley, of Morrissett-strect, wrote to last night's meeting of the Municipal Council as follows:—"In reference to my claim on the Council…

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Election of Mayor. ALD. McNEILLY Chosen. a Close Vote

Leader · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

A special meeting of the Orange municipal council was held last night for the purpose of electing the mayer for the coming year, and fixing the…

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Mayor Beavis. Re-elegted for Further Term. Only One Nomination. a Brief Proceeding

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 3

Alderman H. C. Beavis was, at last night's special meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council, reelected Mayor of Bathurst for 1915…

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Mudgee Council. The Water Famine. Rival Schemes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 21

The regular meeting of the Mudgee Municipal Council was held on Monday night. There were present. Alderman L. Cohen, W. H…

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maroo Shire Council

Molong Argus · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers,on Monday last. Present:—Crs. Rogers(President),…

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Abercrombie Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Abercrombie Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Rockley, on Saturday last. The president, Cr. McIntosh, occupied the chair,…

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Municipal Council

Molong Argus · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night last. Present:—Alds Kinna (Mayor), McGroder, H C Betts,…

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The Mayor's Minute

Molong Argus · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

The following minute was submitted by the Mayor to Tuesday night's Council meeting:- Gentleman,—In submitting my report for…

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Ratepayers to Elect Mayor

Leader · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

At the fortnightly meeting of the Rockhampton (Q.) council on Wednesday last, Ald. G. Wilkinson said that he had got a very important…

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Abercromble Shire Rate

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Abercromble Shire Council, the rate for [?]ensuing year was fixed at 1 1/3d in the, £ on the unimproved capital…

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Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

Ald. James considers that the Minister for Works (Mr. Griffiths) is occasionally dictatorial. This expression of opinion was based on a…

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Council Rate

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

The rate struck at Wednesday night's Council meeting was 6d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of all ratable land within the…

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A Parsimonious Council

Leader · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 1

Young Municipal Council apparently don't believe in giving their mayor any spending silver, judging from the discussion which ensued at the election…

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Oberon. Cr. Harris Re-eleoted Shire President

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Oberon Shire Council, called for the purpose of electing the president, Cr. R. Harris, the retiring president, was re-elected…

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Council Holiday for Blayney Show

The Bathurst Times · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

The Secretary of the Blayney A. H. and P. Association made application to Wednesday night's meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council, asking that a…

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Cr. Rogers Re-elected President Of Amaroo Council

Molong Argus · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 7

Prior to the general meeting on Monday, a special meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council was held for the purpose of electing the president…

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The Water Supply Bathurst's Problem. Wastage Condemned. Discussion at the Council

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

The Bathurst water supply question has a habit of reappearing at nearly every council meeting. Streams of verblage whose fount seems to be…

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