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

Council & local affairs, 1918

1,249 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 63

War Loan Bonds Lord Mayor Hands in £10,000 SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

This morning, the business began of selling war loan bonds for the sixth Commonwealth War Loan. The Lord Mayor of Sydney Alderman J…

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Municipal Economy (To the Editor.)

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

Sir,—Now that great economy is to be the watchword of our aldermen, I might be permitted to point out a direction in which a fair saving can be…

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Municipal Sale Yards

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

At the corporation yards to-morrow Clements and McCarthy will offer 15 fat cattle, and Cousins and Co. 30. In store cattle Cousins and Co. will bring…

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Oberon Shire Council Meeting

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 4

The Oberon Shire Council met on Saturday. Cr. Robinson (president) occupied the chair, and there were present Councillors W. H. and A…

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Distributing the Lord Mayor's Fund. Guarding Against Imposition

Leader · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

The sum for which the administrators of the Lord Mayor's patriotic fund are asking—namely, £150,000—may seem huge; yet it is designed to meet…

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Stray Dog Pest Discussion by Aldermen

National Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

Aid. Hodge last night complained to the Bathurst Council of the stray [?]g nuisance in Bathurst streets. He said that stray dogs were to be seen in the…

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Shire Rate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 28

The Shire Council has struck a rale of 2d in the £ for 1918. There was no alternative, and for some years ahead, if shire administration…

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Shire Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 28

The last meeting of the local Council was a thoroughly business one, the councillors getting through their business sheet in a…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Growing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 18

The Lord Mayor's patriotic fund has now readied a total of £20,549 The committee of the fund has received encouraging replies to its…

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Cudgegong Council. the St. John's Wort Pest the Mayor Sets Himself Right with Mudgee. the Municipality Did Not Reflect on the Town

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 30

The fortnightly meeting of the Cudgegong Council was held on Tuesday. There wore present the Mayor (Ald. B. Hughes), Aldermen May. H…

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Town Council Election

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 15

The election to the extraordinary vacancy in the Mudgee Town Council occasioned by the resignation of ex-Ald. Brun, will be held…

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Municipal Council Last Night's Proceedings. Moderate Amount of Business Done

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 1

The amount of business that came before the City Council last night was not great, the result being an early retirement from the chair of the…

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State Electorate Council Annual Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. G. Shute presided at the annual meeting of the Bathurst State Labor Electorate Council, held at the "National Advocate" Chambers last night…

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Lord Derby Supports the Versailles Council and Why

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 19

Lord Derby, Minister for War, says that he is strongly supporting the Versailles Council because it has already achieved most excellent…

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Versailles War Council Executive Powers. Prime Minister's Admission

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 21

Mr. Lloyd George admitted, in his speech in the House of Commons to-day that the versailles war Council possessed executive powers…

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By-election Arrangements. an Outsider to Assist the Council Officers. an Unacceptable Proposition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 8

Aid. Saunders moved thai Mr. Marsden, Moroo Shire Clerk, be appointed to assist the Council's ofifcers in the conduct of Friday's…

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Mudgee Council. Show Days. Watering the Streets and the Grounds. the Coming Election. Something of a Breeze

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 8

The fortnightly meeting of the Mudgee Town Council was held on Monday night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. C. Page),…

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Warpolicy Allied Council Mr. Lloyd George Speaks Why Sir W. Robertson Resigned. Unity of Control Imperative. Critical Military Position. Prime Minister Threatens Resignation. London, Wednesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

Speaking in the House of Commons on the subject of the recent army changes, Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, said that the retention of…

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Oberon Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held on Saturday. Cr. Robinson (president)occupied the chair, and there were present: -- Crs. W. H. and A. Bailey,…

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Municipal Council

Molong Argus · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting Waa held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, Present—Alds J, McGroder (Mayor), J. S. Taylor, P. P. A Kinna,…

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