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

Council & local affairs, 1941

1,345 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 68

Boree Shire Reports Health Inspector's Report

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 2

Re Finalising of construction of a drain on railway lands at Canowindra.—The Council might consider passing on the responsibility imposed on the…

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£1000 Storm Damage in Turon Shire

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 1

Heavy rains this month caused storm damage estimated at over £1000 in the Turon Shire, stated the shire engineer (Mr. R. Cox)…

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Shire Alleges Speeding on Camp Road

National Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 1

Turon Shire Council is to complain to the local police that there is excessive speeding by taxi-drivers over the Limekilns…

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Municipal Camp Gradually Being Filled Notice to Pines "Residents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

Sixty-one persons are now occupying the municpi[?]al, camp, off Albert-street, where there are 49 lots. It necessary, the camp can be extended…

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Petrol Allowance for Shire Councillors

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 10

THE Shires' Association recently advised the local councils that the Liquid Fuel Control Board had intimated that a supplementary…

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New Gulgong Shire Officers Appointed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 8

THE air was electrical at the first meeting of the new Shire of Gulgong to-day in the Chambers, known formerly as the Wyaldra…

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Shire Rates General Twopence, Town Improvement Sixpence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 13

THE Coolah Shire Council at its last meeting adopted estimates providing for the levying of general rate for this year of 2d…

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Dubbo Council Asks Lighting Coy's Price Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

Dubbo Municipal Council at a special meeting held last night, from which members of the press were excluded, decided to ask the…

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Portland Trades and Labor Council Discusses Housing, Taxation and Unemployment As Well As Water Shortage Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of delegates of the Portland Trades and Labor Council was presided over by Mr. M. Gallagher at the Coronation sample rooms on Sunday last. It was stated that the housing conference at Lithgow was "a flop," and that Glen Davis workers…

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Two Candidates for Dubbo Council Seats Dubbo

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 1

Only two nominations have boon received for the vacancy in the Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Aid. P. J. Ison…

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Tragedy Or Comedy ? Aldermen on the Air

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Mudgee Municipal Council a majority of the aldermen said they were in favor of the…

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Air School Fiasco Local Reactions Reference in Shire and Municipal Councils "Guardian" Praised

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 3

THE peremptory "turn-down" of the Mudgee Aerodrome as a site for an Air Training School after everybody had been…

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Cobbora Shire Dunedoo and Mendooran Matters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

AT the last meeting of Cobbora A Shire Council, the Mendooran Bush Fire Brigade expressed appreciation to council for the fire…

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Mudgee Municipal Matters Swimming Baths in Good Order Council Divided on Important Questions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

A GREAT deal of the business of the Mudgee Municipal Council on Wednesday was done by committees' reports, but there was a division on almost all of them when they came up for adoption. There was a full attendance of…

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Glen Davis Housing Labor Council Demand

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 2

AT the last meeting of Portland , Trades and Labor Council, housing conditions Glen Davis were discussed…

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Municipal By-election

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 3

The following notes for the information and guidance of electors and ratepayers who will cast their votes on Saturday have been supplied to us by…

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Shire Rate Notices

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

The Abercrombie and the Turon Shire Council are at present preparing rate notices. Which will be sent out within the next few days…

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General News Shire Meeting

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

The next meeting of the Abercrombie Shire Council will be held on Saturday week at the councils offices, William Street. Bathurst…

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Sydney City Council Expects Big Deficit

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The City of Sydney has budgetted for a deficit of £9,000 in the coming year. It was decided today not to increase…

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U.C.V. RATE: 2d. IN £1. Canobolas Shire Decision. Sanitary Service, 10d

Leader · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

At a special meeting in the Shire Hall, yesterday, the Canobolas Council fixed the general rate for the year at 2d. in the £l…

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