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

Council & local affairs, 1936

1,430 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 72

Blaxland Shire Council Big Financial Improvement--clerk Complimented Business at Monthly Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

At Wednesday's meeting of the Blaxland Shire Council the rates and charges decided upon at last meeting in connection with the estimates, were formally confirmed and levied. A report submitted by the clerk (Mr. C. E. W. Brown)…

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Draw From Hat President's Election Wyaldra Shire Council's Rate To Be Increased

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 15

THE president of the Wyaldra Shire Council (Cr. F. Brophy) and the deputy president (Cr. D. E. McGrath) were…

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DEPUTY-MAYOR Aid. Bartlett Elected

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 6

THE election of deputy-mayor was proceeded with at last night's meeting of the Mudgee Council, and Aid. E. A…

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Pump Troubles Mayor Stahl's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 15

THE Mayor (Aid. Stahl) submitted to a recent council meeting a report of a visit by Mr. Clarke (public works…

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Town Council Committees Elected

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 12

COMMITTEES for the year 1936 were elected as follows at the last meeting of the council for last year:—…

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Oberon Shire Grants £4,000 For Roads

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 5

The Under Secretary of the Minister for Labor and Industry has written to the Oberon Shire Council as follows:-- "In regard to the question of a grant…

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Coolah District News Coolah Shire Engineer's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

AT the December meeting of the Shire Council the following report was received from the shire engineer. Mr Cliff, and after…

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Rates Increased by Coolah Shire On Lower Valuations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

AT the December meeting of the Coolah Shire Council the estimates of the General Fund for the year 1936 were dealt with. These…

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Letters to Council Last Night's List

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council, when correspondence was read, a letter was received from C. J. Barnard, advising that a…

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Portland Matters at Yesterday's Shire Meeting Grandstand for Wentworth Park

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 6

The following Portland matters were dealt with at yesterday's meeting of the Blaxland Shire Council:-- The Local Government Department…

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Record Year Expenditure : WORK Gulgong Council Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 13

A RECORD year for expenditure and work in the Gulgong Municipality for 1935 was claimed by the vice-chairman of the…

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Gone Are the Days When Council Met By Moonlight

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

FOR many years' Talbragar shire (Dubbo) councillors have met each month on the night of the full moon, not for romantic…

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Physically Unfit Dismissed Men From Jordan Creek Discussion at Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

Dealing with a letter received from the Bathurst Unemployed Relief Workers' Council, asking for revision of the decision to dismiss certain men…

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New Year Meeting Town Council Water Troubles Sale of Unowned Land

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 13

THE first meeting of the new year of the Gulgong Town Council was held on Monday evening last…

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Bombshell For Unemployed Relief Work Scheme Discontinuance Council's Protest Question of Food Relief

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 12

A NOTIFICATION that the Emergency Relief Work Scheme was to be discontinued on December 31 last came as a…

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Valuer's Report Gulgong Municipality

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 15

AS valuer appointed last year to make a valuation of the municipality, the clerk (Mr. R. O. Drew) submitted the…

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Ca[?] Shire Council

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

The first meeting in [?] of the [?] Shire Council will be held in the Shire Hall next Monday afternoon, at 2 o’clock…

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Privy Council Test Case London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

The case James v. Commonwealth, which will test the constitutionality of Commonwealth marketing legislation, does not appear on the Privy…

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Talbragar Shire. Councillors' Reward

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 3

Because of the unfinancial position of the Talbragar Shire Council since 1929, none of the councillors claimed the mileage allowances due to them…

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Mt. Victoria Toll Bar Shire Council Wants To Acquire It

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 3

A message from Katoomba states that the Blue Mountains Shire Council has renewed its efforts to gain control of the old toll-bar at Mount…

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