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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 6 of 61

Bathurst Council Correspondence at Last Night's Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 4

Letters dealt with at last night's meeting of Bathurst Council included the following: From Electricity Supply Engineers'…

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Entertainment of Troops Discussion at Bathurst Council Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

Bathurst Council last night decided to call a public meeting to revive interest in the Australian Comforts Fund. During the discussion it was stated…

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Diggers and Factory Jobs Request to Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

In a letter to Bathurst Council last night the State secretary of the RSS AILA stated that the League was gravely concerned with the dismissal…

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Molong Municipal Council Discusses P.o.w. Labor

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 5

Our Aldermen held a lengthy session on Tuesday night, a fairly large proportion of the time being devoted to reversing decisions…

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Important Matters at Oberon Shire Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 4

The February meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held on Saturday, all Councillors were present and the Shire President (Cr. G. L…

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Amaroo Shire Reports Health Inspector's Report

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. B. C. Rowe, Health Inspector, submitted his report as follows:—I beg to report having attended to routine matters in the Engineer's…

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Oberon Shire Council Financing the Water Scheme

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 3

OBERON, Friday: The February meeting of the Oberon Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday last. An councillors were…

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Resignations From War Council Mr. Curtin's Comment

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Although the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) declined to comment today on a press report that Opposition members of the…

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Shire Councils Criticised Weeds and Rabbit Harbor on Roads Bathurst If Board Discussion

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

Strong criticism of Shire Councils and particularly Canobolas Council, for allowing noxious plants and rabbit harbor to grow on roads, was…

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Cudgegong Shire Council A Petition from Wilbetree Burning Off Permits

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 7

The Cudgegong Shire Council met on Wednesday last and there was a full attendance. The finance committee…

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Orange Council Meeting

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3

Present at Iast night’s Council meeting were the Mayor Dr. W. F. Matthews. and Aldermen [?] Martin. Harris, Strike [?]…

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Council Officer Objects to Housing "Priorities"

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3

Because he does not agree with the policy adopted in regard to the system of priorities in relation to the allocation of houses to "official" war…

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"Billy" and War Council Canberra, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

It is now considered that the return to the Advisory War Council of Mr. W. M. Hughes, who resigned last Friday, is a strong possibility…

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That Saturday Half-Holiday Blayney Still Trying "Make It a Shire Matter"

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

Blayney advocates of the Saturday half-holiday are not letting up in their agitation. The Advance Blayney League has launched a fresh campaign, the objective this time being to make the Saturday half-holiday…

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Page [?] Council

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) and [?] tonight [?] Sir Earle Page has been announced is the delivers…

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Routine Business At Council Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

In addition to an extensive amount of Routine business arising from reports and correspondence, Lithgow Council, on Monday night, met a…

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Trades and Labor Council Officials

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

Owing to his departure from Bathurst to Dubbo, Mr. P. E. Ward forwarded his resignation as secretary of the Bathurst Trades and Labor…

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War Council Filling Vacancies CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 11

Sir Earle Page has been appointed to fill one of the vacancies on the Advisory War Council caused by the resignations of Mr…

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Tax Protest Motion Fails Bathurst Trades and Labor Council Discussion

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

A [?] of protest against the retention of a tax [?] of 25 per cent in connection with the adoption of the p[?] of [?]…

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