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

Council & local affairs, 1951

1,183 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 60

Shire Not Interested In £100 South Littleton Homes

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

The Federal Government has offered to sell duration cottages at South Littleton for £100 each, but not to individual buyers. It has offered 100 cottages to be sold as one lot to Blaxland…

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Council’s Earning On Bushfire Menace

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 10

CUDAL, Tuesday.— Borce Shire Council at its meeting yesterday discussed aspects of the bushfire menace in the district. In a warning to Shire…

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Mayor's Tribute to Weir Workers

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 7

At last night's meeting of Bathurst Council, the Mayor (Ald. Morse) paid tribute to the work of the Citizens Weir Building Committee, and the…

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Council Commendation

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

Bathurst Council will forward, through the local Police Inspector, a note of commendation to Const. R. C. Lowe. Const. Lowe featured in…

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Improvements to Shire Hall Deferred

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 19

At the December meeting of the Coolah Shire Council the question of proceeding with the proposed Improvements, additions and repairs…

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Shire Clerk's Death Wellington

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

The death occurred suddenly here this morning of Mr. W. C., Pruden clerk of the Wellington Shire. He was aged 52…

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Wellington Shire Clerk’s Death

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.— The death occurred at 7 a. m. this morning of Mr. W. C. Pruden at his residence in Pierce Street,…

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Headaches for Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 19

Coolah Shire engineer's report to last Council meeting contained a long list of damage to roads' by floods. He pointed out that a…

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Shire Reps to Visit Snowy Project Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

Twenty members of the State Executive of the NSW Shire's Association will visit the Snowy Mountains project next Monday, Tuesday and…

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Officers' Reports to Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 5

Reporting to last night's Bathurst Council meeting the saleyards inspector (Mr. Parrish) said:— The following stock were sold at…

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New Buildings Bathurst Council Report

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

The Building Committee reported as follows to Bathurst Council meeting last night: We considered the following…

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Oberon Council Meeting Rates Unaltered

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

OBERON, Wednesday: A meeting of Oberon Shire Council was held today. A discussion was held relative to…

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Council Will Not Provide Electric Gear

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

CUDAL, Wednesday—Orange City Council informed Tuesday’s meeting of the Boree Shire Council that it was not prepared…

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Complaints About Premises Bathurst Council Decisions

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

A number of matters relating to the condition of local premises were before Bathurst Council last night. The medical officer of health,…

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Yass Council Suspends Its Town Clerk

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

The Yass Municipal Council has suspended its Town Clerk, Mr. D.C. Tilghman, from further duty. It took this action at a meeting on Monday night last after…

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Turf Club Move Bathurst Council Support

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

Bathurst Council last night decided to support the Bathurst Turf Club's move to secure a new site for a racecourse…

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Writer Refused Visa Peace Council Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 8

GENEVA, Wednesday: Soviet writer Ilya Ehrenburg has been refused a visa to enter Switzerland for a meeting of the World "Peace…

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"They Should Be Shot!"-- Blaxland Shire President G.D. CLOSURE

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

The Federal Government was adding insult to injury by proposing to close Glen Davis and turn it into a migration centre, Cr. Lou Kremer, president of Blaxland Shire, said yesterday…

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Bathurst Council Correspondence at Last Night's Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

Correspondence before last night's Bathurst Council meeting included the following:— Mr. F. Bowker, stating that on…

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£200 for Weir Job Bathurst Council Report

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

In a report to Bathurst Council last night the Works Committee recommended that £200 be voted towards the cost of the weir job…

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