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

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,554 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 78

5-Year Lease of Railway Land for New Saleyards Council Defers Action

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

Molong Municipal Council has deferred action on the New South Wales Government Railway's approval of the lease of three acres of railway land for the proposed new Municipal Saleyards…

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Council to Confer with R.S.L. on Rental Charge Room At Town Hall

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 4

Molong Municipal Council will confer with the Molong Returned Servicemen's League on rental charges for the Council's use of…

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Shire Council's Side Lines

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 1

NARROMNE, Friday: The Narromine Municipal Council has just harvested 400 bags of wheat from the town's commons which is being…

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Under Valued Land Complaint by Narromine Shire Council

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 2

NARROMIENE, Friday The Shire Council at Narromine has decided to increase its rates from 2d to 3d. Councillors considered that if land…

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Blackouts in Blaxland Shire LITHGOW. Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 3

Faults in the power line carrying: electricity to Blaxland Shire have caused blackouts of long duration. Several coalmines, at Lithgow were…

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Coombing Creek Dam County Council May Dissolve

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 1

ORANGE, Friday: Rising costs of construction work on the Coombing Creek dam. near Corcoar, might cause the dissolution of the Central…

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Open Air Council Meeting Building Project At East Orange

Central Western Daily · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 1

The Mayor of Orange, Dr. W. F. Matthews, and a large party of aldermen and officers of the City Council, held an inspection and an impromptu open-air meeting…

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Alderman and Town Clerk in Verbal Clash

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 1

Last week’s meting of the Parkeck Municipal Council was main character by a long. commentary by Aid W…

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Notices for Mudgee Council Meeting To-night

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 7

To-night's meeting of Madgee Council will deal with a notice of motion asking that ratepayers be allowed to have…

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Excellent Season for Pastures Graziers’ Council Report

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A general review of seasonal pastoral conditions throughout the Commonwealth was issued by the Graziers Federal Council. It says that pastoral conditions in…

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Council Concerned Over Possible Rise In Combing Dam Costs

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 1

The Central Tablelands county Council, sponsor of the construction of Combing Park dam on Rowlands property to the south of Carcoar, is facing trouble because the contractors, Messrs Bowers and Leard, of Sydney, view of the introduced of the 40-hour week, claim that they are losing…

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Big Increase in Cowra Municipal Rates

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

The Cowra Municipal Council has increased the general rate for 1948 from 8d. in the £1 10d„ an increate of 25 per…

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Aldermen to Discuss Estimates

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

A special meeting of Bathurst Council will be held to-morrow night. Announcing this yesterday the Mayor, Aid. Parnham, sold the meeting would…

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Railway Fire Breaks Council Will Not Co-Operate

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Amaroo Shire Council will not cooperate with the Railway Department in burning fire breaks on land adjacent to a railway line…

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N.t. Council Meeting Opening Session Feb. 16

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Administrator of the Northern Territory (Mr. Driver) said in Melbourne to-day that all arrangements for the first…

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More Elect. Staff for Amaroo Shire Council Calling for Assistant

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

Amaroo Shire Council has decided to call for applications for an assistant linesman-mechanic for the electricity department…

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Road Repairs Within Amaroo Shire

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

Reporting to Monday’s meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council, the engineer, Mr. H. Prendergast, said that a…

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Increase In Amaroo Shire Rates

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

Amaroo Shire Council will increase its general rate by one farthing in the £1 for the year 1948…

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First Shire Tour for Seven Years

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

Members of Amaroo Shire Council will make their first tour of the Shire for seven years on March 1 and 2…

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Radio Aid to Fire Fighters in Shire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

A radio inter-communication system between fire fighters and a central control point will be tested at the first major bush fire…

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