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

Council & local affairs, 1921

1,143 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 58

Mr. Mayor! Looking Backward After 25 Years

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

Twenty-five years ago the writer of this loved to visit the Cricket (now the Sports) Ground to see the mat­ches played between the football…

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Turon Shire's Finances. Position Still Bad

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 3

At the Turon Shire meeting on Tuesday the president (Cr. Hodge) said many ratepayers had inquired of him the cause of the very difficult financial position. "Right…

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Sanitary Inspector, &C. a Sydney Man Appointed. The Council Dets Dealt With. Some Funny Effusions

Molong Argus · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night, 23 applications were recived for the combined positions of Sanitary Inspector, Common Ranger. Lamplighter,…

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Municipal Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 6

Present at a meeting of the Molong Council on Tuesday, Ald. Betts (Mayor), Utz, Cole, Parslow, Maddison, McArdle, and…

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Meroo Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 13

The monthly meeting of the Meroo shire Council was held at Mudgee, [?] the shire offices, on Wednesday. [?]resent: Councillors Read…

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Cr. W. J. Kelman. Retires From Meroo Council Farewelled by Fellow Councillors

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 8

At the conclusion of the monthly meeting of the Meroo Shire Council on Wednesday, Cr W. J. Kelman, who has removed to Sydney. where…

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Change Council

Leader · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 3

The [?] fortnightly meeting of the [?] place last night, there attend [?] Alds. Bouffler in the chair [?] H. Millard, J. M. Oliver,…

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Eliminating Fruit Profiteer. Council Gets Interesting Details Proposal to Secure Municipal Market

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

The Fruitgrowers' Association of N.S. Wales has fallen in with the idea of the Lithgow Council that a modified municipal fruit and vegetable market might be…

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Bands in the Park. Question of Gate Collections. Council Reverses Former Decision

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

In accordance with notice Ald. Lancaster moved at Monday night's Council meeting that the previous motion that bands be prohibited from making gate collections be…

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Merriwa Shire Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 6

At a meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council on Tuesday a halfpenny rate was struck…

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Coolah Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

The monthly including of the Coo[?] S[?] Council was held on Friday. [?] Councillors. E. J. [?] J…

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Bluffing the Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 14

Occasionally ratepayers try what appears to be a game of bluff with the. Shire Council but it won't work. Recently a ratepayer…

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Boree Shire Council

Molong Argus · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday at the Shire chambers, Cudal, there being present Crs Anderson (Presi dent), Whitmee, Brown, Gonpor, Seale,…

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Blaxland Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday. Present: Councillors R. H. Bulkeley (president), John Simpkins, J. T. Cary, J. Commens, R. James; and W…

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Boree Shire Engineer's Report

Molong Argus · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Engineer Donaidson reported as follows at Tuesday's meeting of the Bores Shire Council I obtained the services of Mr Coleman,…

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Shire Clerk Daley. Suspension Inquiry Held

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

The public inquiry under the Local Government Act demanded by Mr. S. C. Daley, shire clerk, who was suspended on January 12 last by Cr. Savage, president of the…

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Lithgow Council. Attention to Main-street Promised

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

The Mayor presided at the usual meeting of the Council held on Monday night. There were also present:--Aldermen Thomas, Lancaster, Chivers, Slattery, Walker…

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Stamps on Wages Labor Council Concerned. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The question of the recently passed Stamp Duties Act imposing a stump duty of 2d on receipts for wages or £5 and over was considered by the…

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Irish War Resolution by Labor Council Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The New South Wales Labor Council to-day unanimously carried a resolution forwarded by the United Laborers Society, to co-operate in a…

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Boree Shire Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 10

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, President Anderson occupying the chair. Letters were received from: —…

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