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

Council & local affairs, 1946

1,484 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 75

40-Hour Demand Criticism by Miners' Council

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Federal Government's action to introduce a 40-hour week was being deliberately "strung out" by the decision to refer…

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Rough on Trousers Request Acceded To By Lyndhurst Shire Council

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 4

Tar paving is work that scarcely warrants men wearing their Sunday clothes. This fact is well-known to the…

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Council Shorts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 8

Cr. M. I. Mactaggart will be seeing Mr. Cahill, Minister for Public Works and Local Government, on Thursday, February 28, in…

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Lyndhurst Shire Briefs Power for Blayney Works

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 3

The addition of seven motors to its present plant, thus adding 40 h.p., would be made in the near future. Swifts Australian Company informed…

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Shire Meeting Day Changed Altered From Tuesday

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Lyndhurst Shire Councillor agreed to change the day of the regular monthly meeting to Mond This was decided at the [?]…

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Conference Arranged Proposed County Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 9

The Ccolah Shire Council has now arranged for a conference to be held at Dunedoo on Wednesday, March 20, 1946, at 2 p.m., to discuss…

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"St. Barnaby's Thistle" Identification Of Weed In Lyndhurst Shire

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

A weed submitted for identification to the Botanic Gardens by Lyndhurst Shire Council was found to be St. Barnaby's Thistle…

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War Licence At Millthorpe Ex-Servicemen's Legion Objects To Council's Action

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

Drange sub-branch of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen has objected to Lyndhurst Council's decided not recommending a private…

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Blackberries and Briars on Blayney Common Council Wants Grant To Destroy Them

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

According to comments, Blayney Common is over-run with blackberries and briars, and Lyndhurst Shire Council intends applying to the…

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C.T. Water Scheme Held Up by Govt. County Council Almost Resigns at Last Meeting

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

Although a motion to the effect that the Central Tablelands County Council would resign in a body if the Government insisted on cutting down the supply scheme proposed for towns in the water-starved West, was not carried at the Council's meeting at Blayney last week, councillors freely voiced their…

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Bridge Over Railway Crossing Urgent Demand by Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 10

A footbridge over the railway crossing at East Molong is urgently necessary for the protection of children's lives…

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Closer Settlement Question Chamber To Confer With Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 8

Opinion is divided in the Molong Chamber of Commerce regarding closer settlement. At the general meeting of the…

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Municipal By-election To The Electors of Molong Municipality

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 1

At the request of a number of ratepayers, I have consented to nomination for the election to be held on Saturday next, March 2…

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Action by Woolgrowers'council Wool to Germany

National Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The following statement was made by Mr. J. W. Allen, Secretary of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council:—…

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Feast for Lawyers Hocking-Bell Case Goes to Privy Council

National Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A case in which Mrs. Stella Eileen Hocking, of Quirindi, is claiming damages from Dr. George Bell, a Macquarie Street surgeon, for…

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Municipal Employees' Picnic

National Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 2

At a meeting of the Bathurst Municipal and Shire Employees held last night final arrangements were made for the annual picnic to be…

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Soviet Actions Cause Concern Security Council Review Likely

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Differences between Russia and other powers are still causing concern. In Chungking Chian Kai-Shek has…

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"Backyard" Dairies Condemned -- Complaint To Council

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

Strong views against actions of supposed unionists, who advocated a 40-hour week, but who, at the same time, were allegedly holding regular jobs and also operating unregistered "backyard" dairies and cutting prices in competition with…

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General Business at Shire Council Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 19

Under the heading of general business, the following matters were brought, forward at a meeting of Gulgong Shire…

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Shire Engineer Resigns

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 22

Mr. A. M. Bailey, who has been engineer to Coolah Shire Council since July of last year, has resigned in order to take up the position of…

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