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

Council & local affairs, 1939

1,543 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 78

Municipal Worries Conference With Gasworks Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 2

The Mayor(Ald. R. E. Fullagar), the Acting Town Clerk (Mr. H. Baker), and Mr. H. Collins (gas manager), on Friday afternoon met Mr…

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Council Deputation Mayor Meets Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

After hearing a deputation from the Municipal and Shire Employees Federation and the Electrical Trades Union on Monday, the Mayor…

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Shire Meeting Delayed. Will be Held Next

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

The January meeting of the Canoholas Shire Council was postponed from Monday for a week, becao[?] of the unavoidable absence of three…

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2KY Must Have Public Company Labor Council Control to Cease

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

The postal Department has informed the N. S. Wales Trades and Labor Council that its application for a renewal of the licence of 2KY…

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Use of Water Mayor's Explanation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12

DEAR Sir,—As reports are current regarding use of water by me, will you permit me to make the following explanation in your…

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Increase In Rates Special Meeting of Town Council "Country Ratepayers Had a Raw Deal" 1939 ESTIMATES : Aldermen's Admissions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12

A DECISION to increase the general rate by ½d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of town lands and to impose an additional rate of 1d to be known as a town improvement rate, was made at a special meeting of the Gulgong Town…

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New Industry No Decision Yet on Bathurst Plan Aldermen's Discussion

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 5

With a Statement that he had received no communication from he proposed new bakehte-producing company, Egmont Ltd. stating whether…

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Council and Night Trotting

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

Bathurst city Council has received an interesting letter from the Bathurst Trotting Club stating that agricultural…

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Bathurst Council Last Night's Meeting Postponed Quorum Not Available

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

Unable to obtain a quorum, the Major of Bathurst (Aid. M. J. Griffin) adjourned to next Wednesday night the ordinary meeting of the City…

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Militia Campaign Plans for Bathurst Defence League Writes to Council

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

Plans for the forthcoming militia recruiting campaign, which will commence with the visit of Mr. W. M. Hughes, Minister in charge of the…

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Gulgong District News Misuse Of Town Water Allegations by Council's Inspector Disconnections At Mains Decided On Immediate Prosecutions Also Threatened

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12

THE mayor (Ald. A. Baldwin) presided over the last fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Town Council…

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Shire Council’s Burdens

Leader · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

In his presidential address to last week’s meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council. Cr. D. M. Broadbead, declared that additional financial burdens,…

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Shire Scheme Portland Water Supply Will Also Include Wang

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

Referring to-day to the concern expressed at Portland regarding the lack of water there, the Clerk of Blaxland Shire Council (Mr. C. E. W…

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Municipal Council. Aldermen Simmer

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 7

The Molong Municipal Council met on Tuesday after an interval of about three weeks, all being present with the exception of Ald. Burgess, who is…

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Boree Shire Council. Two Records Broken

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 17

With the exception of Cr. H. J. Balcomb, who is still too unwell after his recent illness to attend the meetings, all the councillors were present…

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Shire Matters

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 13

The following matters took place at Monday's sitting of the Boree Shire Council:— Mr. W. H. Boardman wrote council,…

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Boree Shire Engineer

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. L. W. Morris (Engineer) reported as follows to Monday's meeting of the Boree Shire Council:— The amount of road work carried…

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Storm Damage in Shire

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

The engineer Mr. H. B. Darks told yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council that as the result of heavy rain in parts of the Shire on…

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Council Reports

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 15

The following reports were before the local aldermen, when they met at the Town Hall on Tuesday night:— TOWN CLERK…

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Lively Meeting Sydney Men for Turon Turon Shire Council Discussion Presidents Casting Vote Again

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 1

Threats by the president (C[?] Healey) that he would "walk out" allegations of "stealing the council's thunder." and heated…

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