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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 8 of 60

Sports Council Finds Difficulty in Electing President

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 6

Molong Sports Council, on Friday night found difficulty m electing a president for the ensuing year, and after several men had declined nomination, Mr. W. Bath, was…

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Jubilee Celebrations May Be Held in May Sports Council Will Ask Jockey Club and P. and A. to Co-operate

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Molong Sports Council, on Friday night, rescinded a previous motion that Federation Jubilee Celebrations be held in November, and decided to approach the P. and A…

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Chamber May Approach State Party Leaders Regarding Municipality Re-construction

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

If a satisfactory answer regarding the re-constitution of the former Molong Municipal and Amaroo Shire Council areas is not received from the Minister for Local Government, within a fortnight, Molong Chamber of Commerce will take the matter up with the Premier (Mr. McGirr) and the leaders of the State opposition parties…

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Oberon Shire Council Further Business

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 3

At a meeting of the Oberon Shire Council Cr. E. Spicer was apointed as delegate to the Shire Associations' Conference on June 6, 7, 8…

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Shire's Picnic

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 2

The annual picnic of the municipal and shires employes will be held at Blayney on February 26. At yesterday's meeting of Turon Shire Council,…

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Turon Shire Valuations

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 2

Valuations for the ridings in Turon Shire were submitted to yesterday's meeting of the Council by the shire clerk (Mr. D. Boyd). He said that…

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Molong Shire: Complaints About Merger

Central Western Daily · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 4

Acting - president of the Molong Chamber of Commerce, Mr. B. Cole told Tuesday’s meeting that he was not satisfied…

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Shire Faces Labor Shortage Turon Officer's Report

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 6

The shortage of labor continued to remain "he most serious problem with which the shire is faced," stated the Turon Shire Council…

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Kelso Bus Service Deputation to Council

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 1

A one-man deputation told Turon Shire Council yesterday that he heard there was a "move aloot to force him to resume the bus service through…

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Stall Right at Weir Turon Council Decision

National Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 6

For the remainder of the current swimming season and up to April 30, the Bathurst Branch of the Far West Children's Health…

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Council Rejects Rates Request

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

GUNNEDAH, Monday: An unusual application for exemption of payment of rates on 800 acres of land near Gunnedah in N.S.W., has been…

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Outstanding Progress Of Council’s Electrical Trading

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 5

The Orange City Council’s electricity undertaking has already more titan jollified the optimism of thou responsible for its establishment. Despite initial cost of establishing and opening expenses, the undertaking showed…

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Molong Shire Items

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 6

MOLONG. — Molong Shire Council’s electrical engineer, Mr. J. G. Wright, will investigate an application by Mr. K. A…

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Bathurst Council Reports by Officers

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 7

In a report to Bathurst Council last night the saleyards inspector (Mr. Parrish) said: The following are the numbers of…

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Council Donation to Eisteddfod Funds

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

The President, Bathurst Eisteddfod Society, in a letter to Bathurst Council last night, said the sixth Bathurst Eisteddfod is to commence on October…

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Re-elected Chairman Ulan County Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 19

Cr. R. V. Horne, regarded as the "father" of Ulan County Council's electricity scheme, was unanimously re-elected…

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Town Clerk's Retirement Council Grants Extension

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

The Town Clerk of Bathurst (Mr. H. A. Furness) is due to retire on March 8. Bathurst Council, at a meeting last…

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Gold Centenary Requests to Bathurst Council

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 6

In a letter to Bathurst Council last night the Bathurst Gold Centenary Celebrations Committee applied for additional space in which to stage the…

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Molong Sports Council’s Jubilee Week

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 6

MOLONG, Wednesday. — Molong Sports Council will try and arrange a jubilee Week, commencing from Saturday,…

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Bathurst Council Correspondence Before Last Night's Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 5

Letters dealt with by Bathurst Council last night included the following:— Chamber of Commerce, drawing…

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