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

Council & local affairs, 1938

1,347 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 68

The Government and Council Borrowing Powers

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

Referring to the proposal to give certain public bodies power to raise their own funds, the Premier emphasised that no evasion of the "gentlemen's…

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Lithgow May Retain Its Ramp Costly Underpinning of Several Shops Mayor's Comprehensive Report on Many Important Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

Declaring that the removal of the ramp in Main-street would undermine the adjacent buildings and impair the foundations, the…

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State Highway Shire Council's Views

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

The Wyaldra Shire Council's co-operation was sought at last month's meeting in the proposal for a State highway from…

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Rylstone Matters Before Shire Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Rylstone Shire Council Messrs. J. C. Blackmore and John Riley attended to interview the council…

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Didn't Want It Position As Mayor Bit Too Expensive

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

ALD. E. L. R. Keech, an old Mudgee "boy," was the only nomination for the position of Mayor of Wingham. He is…

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Abercrombie Shire Inspection of Roads Tour of Councillors

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

[?] the last meeting for 1937 of the [?]cromble Shire Council it was de[?] to tour the by-roads within the [?] so that the Councillors would…

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Council Estimates Are Amended and Then Adopted

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Estimates of income and expenditure by the Lithgow Council for the year 1938 were adopted at Tuesday night's meeting. The finance and…

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Horse Injured Mr. Coward Claims Damages Council's Position

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

CLAIMS totalling £1750 are, according to a solicitor's letter received by the Dubbo Council, to be made against the…

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Outstanding Rates Auditor's Report Council Meeting "Position is Serious"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

The auditor (Mr. R. W. Burke) reported as follows to last meeting of the Gulgong Town Council:…

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Gulgong Council Notice of Motion Consulting Engineer Additional Reservoir

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

At last meeting of the Town Council. Ald A. Baldwin, havink given notice, moved: "That as the Minister cannot…

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Lithgow Council Officers and General Reports Drainage in Main-street

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of Lithgow Council was held on Tuesday night this week owing to the holiday on Monday. The Mayor (Ald…

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Straying Stock Council's Control Police Have Instructions to Co-operate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

The following letter was recently issued from the Department of Works and Local Government to municipal…

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The Same Old Rate? Mudgee Council's Decision Reduction in Electricity Charge Sanitary Rate Increased

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 15

MUDGEE aldermen had weighty problems to tackle at the last meeting. The estimates had to be wrestled with,…

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Aldermen in the Nude

Leader · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Four aldermen men of the Liemore [?] yesterday swam in the nude in Rocky Cre[?]k. They were members…

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Correspondence Lyndhurst Shire Council the World's Worst Roads (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

Sir In the recent trenn[?] election in this shire, the ratepayers have shown in no uncertain manner their disapproved of the way in which the…

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Oberon Shire Meeting of Council Mr. A. O. Murray Appointed Engineer

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

At its meeting on Saturday Oberon Shire Council fixed a general rate of 2d in the £ on the u.c.v…

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Abercromble Shire Works

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

By next week it is expected that the money allocated to the Abereromble Shire for the reconstruction of the Bathurst-Blayney road will have been…

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Dubbo's Baths Hired to Professionals Alderman's Protest Dubbo

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

An alderman today informed the "National Advocate" that the Dubbo Olympic swimming pool has been [?] to the "professionals visiting…

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Nullo State Forest Rylstone Shire Decisions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 7

AT the last meeting of the Rylslone Shire Council important decisions were arrived at regarding Nullo State Forest…

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Oberon Shire New Engineer Welcomed OBERON

National Advocate · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held in Council Chambers on Saturday. Present were Crs. J. J. Hoolihan (Pres)…

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