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

Council & local affairs, 1942

1,104 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 56

Molong Aldermen Confer Till Nearly Midnight

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

Owing to an element of doubt us to whether the Finance Committee would meet that evening, several of the Civic Fathers arrived at the Council…

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Municipal Council Reports Electricity Committee

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 13

A meeting of the Electricity Committee was held on Monday, 19th inst., at which the following business was dealt with:—…

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Cudgegong Shire Estimates and Rate Adopted Absorbing Evacuees

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 8

MEMBERS of the Cudgegong Shire Council had between 20 and 30 paces of reports, estimates, and statistics to go through, prepared by the shire clerk and the engineer for the meeting on Wednesday last. The main roads programme was…

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Water for Shire Minister's Reply to Statement

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

"Statements made at a recent meeting of Blaxland Shire Council are misleading, and their purpose is difficult to fathom." This statement…

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Industrial Relations Council Fails To Function Employers Declared Obstructive

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

The Industrial Relations Council, formed this month to advise the Federal Government on the conversion of the nation to maximum war…

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Goes Out Industrial Relations Council Minister's Angry Dismissal SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1

The Federal Minister for Labor (Mr. E. J. Ward) indicated today that he does not intend to bother any further with the Industrial Relations…

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Lithgow's Water Supply-- Mayor And Officers Given Emergency Powers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

Powers to deal with any emergency which might arise in connection with Lithgow's water supply were granted to the Mayor and Council officers by…

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Loan Council Next Week's Meeting Important Discussions MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

New measures designed by the Commonwealth in regard to A.R.P. policy will probable be discussed by State Premiers when a meeting will…

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Greater Efficiency Challenge To Everybody Says Labor Council President

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 4

"The trades unions must become the spearhead in a drive for greater efficiency in the mines and the factories and on the railways…

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Housing Problem--Council faced With Formation Of Another Camp

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 2

That Lithgow Council is faced with the prospect of providing another camp site similar to that established at the outer recreation reserve was…

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Gulgong Shire Council's Tar Paving Proposals

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 13

ON the proposal to have the road from Naughton's corner to the hospital tarpaved, last Gulgong…

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Rylstone Shire Council Special Meeting Evacuation Committee Formed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 18

A SPECIAL meeting of the above council was held in the Shire Chambers at 2 p.m. on Monday last. The president (Cr. J. A…

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Mayor and Town Clerk Visit Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 4

ALD. R. A. ROTH (mayor) accompanied by Mr. B. H. Swindlehurst (town clerk) had a busy time in Sydney this week, having…

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Merriwa Shire Rates and Charges

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 18

AT the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council the following rates and charges for the year 1942 were fixed:—…

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Pruned Estimates On Shire's Main Roads

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 4

As a result of a joint inspection of main roads in Blaxland Shire recently by an officer of the Main Roads Department and the Shire Council's…

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Bathurst Council Last Night's Business Important Matters [?]

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 6

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Supply Council New Australian Organisation MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

It was indicated by the Minister for Supply (Mr. J. A. Beasley) to-day that the new Allied War Council to be set up in Australia…

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Gas Bags For Lithgow Cars Council to Investigate

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

Following a suggestion by Ald. Thomson, Lithgow Council decided on Monday night to immediately investigate a proposal to convert…

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A.r.p. Matters Are Discussed by Council

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

A number of N.E.S. and A.R.P. matters were discussed at the meeting of Lithgow Council on Tuesday night…

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Council to Make Effort To Increase Collection Of Scrap Aluminium

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 13

A MEETING of Gulgong Shire Council was asked by the State Controller of Salvage to take immediate action to…

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