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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 6 of 60

Council Cleans Up Traffic Anomalies

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

A doctor claimed at Tuesday night's City Council meeting that a semi-trailer regularly parked in Mort-street frequently…

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Coal Crisis Council Orders Stoppage

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Central Council of the Miners Federation today decided to call one day a week stoppages of…

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Prefab. Homes Bathurst Council Inspection

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

A committee report to Bathurst Council stated: We inspected two of the prefabricated cottages erected by the Housing Commission at…

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Requests to Council £200 for Jubilee Celebrations

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

Among the requests to last night's meeting of the Bathurst Council were:— H. G. Taylor, applying for…

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To Honor Mr.chifley Bathurst Council Decision

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Some permanent form of recognition of the services of Mr. J. B. Chifley, MP, was proposed at last night's Bathurst Council meeting by Ald…

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Licensing Court Bathurst Council to Be Represented

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Bathurst Council will be represented by its solicitor and by the Town Clerk at tomorrow's sitting of the local Licensing Court, when matters…

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Bathurst Council Officer's Report Business at Bathurst Saleyards

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 3

The following are the number of stock which were yarded and sold the Municipal Saleyards for the, past three weeks: 607 Fat Cattle—569 sold;…

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Non-rateable Land Bathurst Council Report Big Loss of Revenue

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

MATTERS relating to the big area of non-rateale land in Bathurst were referred to at last night's Bathurst Council meeting…

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Contributor Challenges Boree Shire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 9

Following are a number of verses which have been forwarded to us by a Manildra resident, who signs himself…

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“What! No Mayor?” Said Visiting M.sP

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Seven members of the Commonwealth Parliament came to Orange yesterday, tried to meet the Mayor, Alderman J. P. Jaeger, but only got as far as seeing the Deputy Town Clerk. They were Senators and…

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Canobolas Shire to use £6200 on roads

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Canobolas Shire Council has been allotted £6200 cut of £51,000 granted to shire councils in the Orange Electorate for road repair work. The grants have been…

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Condemned Appeal to Privy Council

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. — A petition from a woman and two men appealing to the Privy Council against the death sentence for the…

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Officers' Reports To fortnightly Council Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Removal of an obstruction in a watercourse, which in heavy rain allegedly would threaten homes in the Burton and…

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Meeting of Mid-Western County Council at Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

At last meeting of the Mid-Western County Council, Cr. A. J. Mills was elected chairman for 1951…

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Power Supply in Shire of Wellington

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 6

WELLINGTON — Wellington Shire Council decided at its last meeting to give its electrical engineer, Mr. F. L. Such, the…

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More Plant for City Council

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Delivery of urgently-needed modern machinery to Orange City Council was speeded up by the visit of City Engineer…

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Petrol Tax Grant to Coolah Shire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 23

Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Works and Local Government that approval has been given of a grant of…

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Rotes Reduced, But Property Valuations Higher Bathurst Council Adopts Estimates

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

Bathurst Council last night adopted the estimates for the current year. It decided to reduce the rates from 1/9d. in the £ to 1/4kd.,…

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Road Safety Council Bathurst Branch Decisions

National Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 2

The number of accidents which have in recent weeks occurred on the Bathurst-Orange Road was referred to at last night's meeting of the Bathurst…

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Councillors See Their Shire And Boil The Billy

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

Five jeeps and a deputation of most of the residents, awaited councillors of Blaxland Shire Council, Engineer Kenna, Assistant Engineer…

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