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

Council & local affairs, 1949

1,366 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 69

Water Sought For New Council Area

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

Water and sewerage extensions in the square miles of land recently added to Orange municipality will not be carried out until a detailed plan of the whole area is…

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Music Club Grant Help By Council

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

A grant of ten guineas was made to the Orange Music Club by the Orange City Council at its meeting on…

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Button Days Granted Applications To Council

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

Orange City Council on Tuesday night granted permission for the holding of two button days and one…

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Appointment of Ulan County Council Staff

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 16

Gulgong Shire Council meeting on Thursday last went into committee to consider a letter from the Ulan County Council regarding the…

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Bathurst Council Correspondence at Last Night's Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

letters dealt with at last night's meeting of Bathurst Council including the following the Bathurst Croquet Club accepting…

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Chamber of Commerce Requests to Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

The following letters from the Bathurst Chamber of Commerce were dealt with at last night's meeting of Bathurst Council:…

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Protest by Bathurst Owners Rlquest to Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

In a better to Bathurst Council last night the NSW Omnibus Proprietors' Association stated: "The rapid expansion of home building in your…

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Fate of Tent Families Council Goes Into Committee

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

A protest by the Orange Trades and Labor Council against the threatened eviction of six families living in…

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Shire Engineer States that Widening of Tucker's Hill will be Costly Job

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 8

The engineer (Mr. A. W. G. Mattick) reported to last meeting of Cudgegong Shire Council that he had made an inspection of Tucker's Hill, as requested, and had found that the narrowes [?] extended for a total length of 55 chains…

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Cost Rises for Water Scheme Council Asks For Subsidy

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

A revised estimate by the Department of Public Works on the capital costs of the construction of the Suma Park dam places the new figure at…

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Gulgong District News Council to be Represented by Solicitor at Inquiry

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 16

Last Thursday's meeting of the gulgong Shire Council considered committee what course it would take at the inquiry to be held at…

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Plea for Extra Lights Near Base Hospital Review By City Council

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

The lighting committee of the Orange City Council has been requested to re-consider the installation of extra lighting in Sale Street, near the Base Hospital…

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Alderman Questions Molong Rates

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

At Tuesday's Council meeting, Ald. N. A. Parker said there were two ratepayers in Molong living side by side who paid the same…

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Shire Employees' Picnic

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

All retired members of the Municipal and Shires Employees Association are cordially invited to attend the picnic at Blayney next Monday…

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Council Lifts Water Restrictions

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 5

Although Tuesday night's Council meeting decided to lift water restrictions, the Mayor (Ald. H. Connelly) has been empowered to…

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Special Meeting of Council Next Week

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

A special meeting of Molong Council will toe held on Wednesday night to discuss plans for an improved water scheme with an…

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Minister Refuses Grant to Council Petrol Tax Monies

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

A strong application to share in the allocation of money being made available from the petrol tax has been refused Molong…

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Molong Favors Merger With Amaroo Shire

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

MOLONG, Monday.—By a small majority in the referendum conducted in the Molong Municipality on Saturday the people of Molong favored amalgamation with the…

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Noxious Weed Prosecutions by Shire Heavy Fines Imposed

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

At the Orange Court yesterday Mr. H. G. Cobley, S.M., imposed heavy fines on two district landholders for failing to destroy noxious weeds…

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Alderman Says Coal Board "Has Too Little Action"

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

Ald. A. S. Luchetti has called for "a show- down" with the Joint Goal Board because he is convinced there is "too much make-believe, too many plans and not enough action." This was evidenced at Monday…

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