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

Council & local affairs, 1928

1,184 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 60

Cr. Calls Mayor a Liar. Ratepayer Ejected. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

At a meeting of the Waterloo Council, last night a ratepayer was ejected for creating a disturbance while Alderman McKenna, after calling the…

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Leap for Life From Bolting Lorry Shire-Employees' Peril

National Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

Jumping from a bolting lorry during its dash down the steep descent of The Mount, between Bathurst and Rockley, on Monday…

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Municipal Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 8

At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday night, the following were present: The Mayor (Ald. F. H. Myors), Aldermen Evans…

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Coolah Shire Council Stock Loading Facilities. Area Commissioner to Inquire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

The monthly mooting of the Shire Council was held at Council [?]bers, Coolah. on January 18. when there were present: Cr. John M…

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Orange Council

Leader · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above body will be held at the Town Hall, to-morrow night. The Mayor has given notice that he will move: —…

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Civic Problems Councils' Difficuties Mayor Hitchcock on the Position

National Advocate · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 2

In proposing the health of the Mayor (Ald. J. A. Hitchcock) at the Kincora Lodge dinner on Saturday night, Bro. C. E. Walkeley, said…

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Cudgegong Shire Councillors Called to Account. a Disgusted Ratepayer. (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 12

I wish to draw attention through your valuable paper to the very bad administration of the Cudgegong Shire Council. I believe that…

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Footpath Encroachment. Can Council Give Permission?

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 1

Is a Council justified in allowing a ratepayer to encroach over his building line?. The matter was hotly debated at the meeting of the Lithgow Council on…

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Meetings in the Park. Interesting Discussion at Council Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

The holding of public' meetings in parks and open spaces has ever been n controversial subject, and when the mutter was raised at the Lithgow…

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Roads Construction. Finding Work for the Unemployed. Lithgow Council's Activities

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

The question of the reconditioning of roads, and the provision of work for local unemployed, was referred to by the Mayor (Ald. Chivers) in a minute…

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Aldermen Liable Wellington Council. Examiner's Caustic Criticism

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 16

An examiner from the Local Government Department, after an inspection of the books of the municipal council, has, in his…

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Lithgow Council. Numerous Matters Dealt With

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Lithgow Council was held on Monday night. The Mayor (Ald. Chivers) presided, and there were present-- Aldermen…

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Carnival Sports Offer of Loan to Council

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

In a letter to the Bathurst Council, read at last night's meeting, the hospital carnival committee stated that they were holding a monster sports…

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Council Reports

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

The following reports for the fortnight ended January 25 were dealt with at Wednesday's meeting of the Bathurst Council:…

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Letters to Council

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

The following correspondence was dealt with at Wednesday's meeting of the Bathurst Council. From Mr. T. G. Adamson…

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Bathurst Council General Business

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

At the fortnightly meeting of the Bathurst Council there were present the Mayor (Ald. J. A. Hitchcock) Ald. W. Boyd, W. S. Hodge, P. J…

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Sports Ground Report to Council

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 1

At Wednesday [?]nghts meeting of the Bathurst Council the Parks committee reported that having met a delegation from the Bathurst District…

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Our Parking System. Discussion in Council

Leader · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of the Orange Municipal Council, on Tuesday night, the system of parking cars In the middle of Summer Street was fully discussed…

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Municipal Employees' Picnic

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 2

The Turon Shire Council at their meeting yesterday, received a letter from Mr. J. Bulloch. hon. secretary Municipal and Shires' Picnic…

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A Literary Lord Mayor

Leader · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 1

Before Cranbrook College was re[?] and Sir Thomas and Lady Hughes went to live at the Australia, quite a number of literary folk…

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