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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 3 of 78

£1200 for Shire by Roads

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

The Turon Shire Engineer Mr. H. B. Darker said yesterday that an amount of approximately £1200 would be available for expenditure on…

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Fish River Weir Turon Shire Favorable

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 1

With the Fish River running dry every summer, and faced with the prospect of more pumps being placed along its banks,…

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Cost of Current. Discussed at Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 6

For some time our council has been keenly interested in the single metering systems as a means toward a very desirable reduction in the cost of…

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Sale of Generation Plant. Council Gives Option

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 9

Some few weeks ago the Municipal Council decided to call tenders for the purchase of the power plant at the generation station, which has been…

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Upper Fish River Turon Shire Council Favors Dam

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

Turon Shire Council on Friday decided to give its co-operation to a proposal submitted by the Macquarie Plains Agricultural Bureau to build…

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Oberon Shire Meeting of Council Rates Levied for Year

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Oberon Shire Council took place on Saturday. Cr. A. E. Wilcox was in the chair and there were also present…

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Shire Rate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

THE Turon Shire Council, at its first meeting in 1939 on Friday decided to fix the rate for the year at 2d in the £ on the unimproved…

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A Mayor is Outspoken

Leader · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

A scathing attack on the diffidence and complacency of Australia b Defence Department with regard to Its attention to the present militia…

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Municipal Employees Lithgow Council's Decision Awaited

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

Employees of Lithgow Council are anxiously awaiting the deliberations to-night of the Council in connection with the position of the former…

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Abercrombie Shire Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 6

The Shire Engineer. Mr. E. W. Priddle, made the following report to Saturday's meeting of the Abereromble Shire Council:…

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For Tarana Blaxland Shire's Electricity Proposal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

Turon Shire Council on Friday was informed by Blaxland Shire Council that it was considering a proposal for rural electrical extensions into…

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Single Men Employment in Turon Shire Annoys

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

Threats by the president (Cr. Healey) that he would "walk out," allegations of "stealing the council's thunder," and heated exchanges…

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Picnic Holiday Abercrombie Council's Refusal

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 6

A decision not to grant a holiday to its employees to attend the picnic or the Bathurst district municipal and shire employees on probably the…

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Defence Preparations Mean Secondary Industries Why Not Some in Mudgee ? Vacant Floor Space Available Excellent Suggestion by Alderman Cooke

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 6

AT the Mudgee Council meeting on Wednesday Aid C[?] made a suggestion with reference to Marks [?] building that might [?]ry [?] Result in something of [?]stage to both the town and the Church of England [?]ties…

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Night Trotting Abercrombie Council's Support Member's Lone Stand

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

A claim by Cr. H. H. Hackney, at Saturd [?] meeting of the Abereromble Shire Council that the encouragement of trotting far from aiding…

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Bathurst City Council Recruiting Campaign for Home Defence

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 5

A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Waishaw Hall at 8 p.m. on Tuesday the 17th inst, at which the Right Honorable W. M. Hughes, P. G…

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To Fight Fires Abekcbombie Council's Measures Equipment and Organisation Plans

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 6

"In view of what is happening through the length and breadth of Australia at the present time, I think it would be a wise thing for the…

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Mudgee Council Business Chamber of Commerce Matters Attended To Dogs in Back Yards

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

THE first municipal council meeting of the year was held on Wednesday last, the business paper presenting a varied list…

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Can't The Council Stop It? Camping Area Question Causes Another Disturbance "Sinister Insinuations," "Underhand Methods," "Funny Business," "Ulterior Motives," "Insults" Aldermanic Time Wasted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

WHEN a letter from the Lands Department was read at the Mudgee Council on Wednesday night stating that the public had been presented with 3½ acres of land along the river from the old Power House for recreation purposes, Aid. Robinson…

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Oberon Council Camping Grounds Plan OBERON

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 4

The January meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held on Saturday' All councillors were present, the president. Cr. A. E. Wilcox, presiding…

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