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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 5 of 69

Council Wants Inquiry Expedited Aldermen Concerned at Position

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 1

Molong, Municipal Council decided last night to ask the Hospitals Commission to expedite an inquiry into the present position…

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Council to Try Again

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 5

Unless Mr. C. B. Cutler, member for Orange, can obtain a favorable answer from the Minister regarding Molong Council's…

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County Council for Weed Control

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 3

Three new county councils are being formed in New South Wales with the object of placing constituent shire…

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Council to Call Applications for Use of Booth

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 5

Last night's meeting of Molong Municipal Council decided to call applications for the use of the refreshment kiosk at Hunter…

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Labor Council Report on New Rural Award Policy On Local Affairs

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 2

A policy of policing the new award for rural workers is advocated in the annual report of the Orange Trades and Labour Council…

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Coolah Shire Rating in 1949 Increase in General Rate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 19

At a meeting of Coolah Shire Council on Friday last, the estimates for the current year were dealt with…

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Shire Values Increased By £192,708; How will Ratepayers Like It?

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 15

The Valuer-General, when ,he set about revising land values in Cudgegong Shire, evidently formed the opinion that there, had. been a serious underestimate in past years, for he has increased the amount by £192,708. It is generally supposed…

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Cudgegong Shire Councillors Fix General Rate the Same Figure As Last Year Decided Upon

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 14

Consideration of the estimates was the principal business 6 transacted at the Cudgegong Shire Council meeting on Friday iast. In his report dealing with the estimates the clerk pointed…

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Shire Came in for Some Criticism Ratepayers' Letter To Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 5

Amaroo Shire Council came in for severe criticism this week when a lengthy letter was read to councillors from a ratepayer…

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Shire Calling Tenders

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

Tenders are to be called by Amaroo Shire Council for the sanitary contract for a period of three years at Cumnock and Yeoval…

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Higher Rates in Amaroo Shire

Central Western Daily · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 7

CUMNOCK.—Official permission has been given by the Department of Local Government for the levying…

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Indiscriminate Scattering of Rubbish Warning From Shire Councillor

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

If the residents of Cumnock and Yeoval continue to "indiscriminately scatter rubbish about their respective garbage depots,"…

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Ratepayer Makes Attack on Council Alleges Lack Of Civic Pride

Central Western Daily · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Severe criticism of the Amaroo Shire Council charging it with lack of civic pride was made in a letter from a ratepayer, received at Wednesday’s meeting of the council…

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Molong Council Not Bankrupt Clerks Claim "Would Not Affect Merger Financial Position"

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 4

A careful examination of figures in the special report on amalgamation will explode the theory that Molong Council is bankrupt, claim Molong Town Clerk and Amaroo Shire Clerk…

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Big Water Schemes For Yeoval And Cumnock Departmental Officer's Report to Council

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

Details of schemes to supply water to Yeoval and Cumnock, involving many thousands of pounds, were before Amaroo Shire Council on Wednesday from the Department of Public Works…

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Migration Council Conference Concludes Visitors Impressed with Bathurst Centre

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 2

The Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council concluded its visit to Bathurst migrant centre yesterday. A second conference on routine…

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Voltage Good in Amaroo Shire

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 8

CUMNOCK—Most of the time the voltage is good at Cumnock and Yeoval, reported the electrical foreman, Mr. D…

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Three New Homes in Shire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 7

Three building applications, as recommended by the building inspector for Amaroo Shire Council (Mr. J. A. Hammerton) in a…

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City Council Thanked

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

The Old-Age and Invalid Pensioners’ Association of Orange thanked Orange Council at last nigh’s meeting for…

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Cumnock Chronicle Fence for Shire Residence

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

Amarco Shire Clerk and Engineer were asked at the last meeting to investigate the erection of a front fence to the electrical…

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