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

Council & local affairs, 1944

1,207 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 61

Armidale Wool Conference. Invitation Declined by Chairman Australian Woolgrowers’ Council

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

We publish [?] correspondence [?] Mr. H. W. Oxford [?] at the forthcoming [?] Wool [?] and Mr…

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Commonwealth of Australia Allied Works Council Department of the Interior

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

TENDERS, [?]pained by the [?] on MONDAY. [?] for the [?]…

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Shire Rates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 9

At the Cudgegong Shire Council meeting yesterday, the estimates were approved, and it was resolved to fix the rates and charges on the…

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Noxious Weeds Are Shire's Problem

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 6

Like the weeds themselves this topic keeps cropping up, especially a Shire Council meetings. The prolific growth of a large variety of declared…

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Trades and Labor Council Officers

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Bathurst and District Trades and Labor Council last night the following officers were elected: President, Mr…

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Armidale Wool Conference Invitation Declined by Chairman, Australian Woolgrowers' Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 7

We publish hereunder correspondence passing between Mr. H. W. Oxford, chairman, of the forthcoming Armidale Wool Conference and…

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Edgell's Factory Move for Formation of Union Discussed at Trades and Labor Council

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Bathurst Trades and Labor Council at a meeting last night decided to seek the assistance of the Federal Government in regard to a move to form a…

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Concrete Footpath Scheme Question of Church Contributions Trades and Labour Council Motion Defeated

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

A motion of protest against churches being treed from fiability for contribution towards the construction of concrete footbaths, was defeated at a…

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Council Meeting Next

National Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

Bathurst Council will meet next Wednesday night. Among the business are reports from the new baths subcommittee and from the gasworks…

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Rylstone Shire Council Garden Competition Road Matters Debated

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 8

At the meeting of the Rylstone Shire Council held on Thursday, January 13, there were present: Crs. S. R. Jackson (president), J…

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The Bush Fire Boys Shire Council Deeply Appreciative Rates and Charges Fixed Sale Yard Dues

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 7

At the Cudgegong Shire Council meeting on Wednesday last reference was made to the wonderful work accomplished by bush fire brigades during the recent outbreak beyond Yarrabin and councillors united in paying a tribute to the…

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Road Operations Shire Continues Good Work Engineer's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 8

Cudgegong Shire Council's engineer (Mr. Mattick) submitted the following report at the last meeting:—…

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Council Worried Ratepayers Who Don't Pay

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 5

Landowners who float away and leave their rates behind them are worrying the soul-cases out of Lithgow aldermen…

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Trades and Labor Council Move Supported (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

Sir: During the past week the Bathurst branch of the Trades and Labor Council moved to extend to the employees of Messrs. Edgell and Co…

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Engineer Harrison's Extraordinary Letter "Borders On Blackmail" Says Alderman

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

Alleging that a proposed line of action by the engineer, Mr. J. F. Harrison, was "bordering on blackmail," Ald. A. S. Luchetti, at Monday night's Council meeting suggested that if the engineer was not satisfied with Lithgow Council he should tender his resignation…

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County Council or Merger Further Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

Discussion on whether Lithgow Municipal Council and Oberon and Blaxland Shire Councils will amalgamate or form a County Council, was…

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Shire Rates for 1944

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 17

From the estimates of income and expenditure, published in this issue, it will be noted that council proposes to reduce the street…

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Coolah Shire Postwar Reconstruction Proposed Public Works

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 11

The following programme of works is being submitted by the Coal ah Council to the Federal Government for consideration as…

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Engineer's Extraordinary Letter to Council

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Harrison, engineer to Lithgow Council, has written an extraordinary letter to the Mayor and, made some even more remarkable demands…

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Gen Matters at Council Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

Necessary arrangements for the raising of a loan to cover Lithgow Council's share of-£102,000 of the cost of implementing the Fish River…

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