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

Council & local affairs, 1952

1,222 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 62

Road Works in Turon Shire Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

"Owing to the Christmas standdown, less than two weeks' effective work, has been carried out since the last meeting," Mr. G. B. Welch, Shire…

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Water Being Wasted, Mayor Says

Central Western Daily · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

An appeal to residents living in the low-lying portions of the town to retrain from using water between…

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Personal Water Check by Mayor of Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

The failure of water supplies in high areas of Orange was investigated by the Mayor (Ald. Jaeger) in a personal tour yesterday afternoon. Ald. Jaeger spent two hours…

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Lack of Cement Supplies Retarding Council's Road and Bridge Works

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

Several councillors at last month's meeting of Gulgong Shire Council referred to damages…

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Water Ban Threat By Mayor

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

It is likely that a total ban on the use of water for Orange lawns and gardens between 6 and 7.30…

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Sydney's Lord Mayor Honored in Holland

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

AMSTERDAM, Tuesday.-- Purgomaster D'Ailly, of Amsterdam, last night' cut Sydney's goodwill cake" at an…

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Council's Wise Financial Move

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

Reporting to last night's City Council meeting the finance committee advised it had considered the action of the Town…

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Mandurama Requests To Lyndhurst Shire Council

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 1

Mandurama Progress Association forwarded to last week's meeting of Lyndhurst Shire Council a comprehensive list of urgently needed town works…

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Lyndhurst Shire Receives £1250

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

Lyadhurst Shire Councillors were informed by a local Government Department circular at their meeting last week that endowment for the ensuing period would be £1,250…

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Rabbits on Shire Roads

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

Two cases of rabbit infestation on Shire roads were brought to the notice of Lyndhurst Shire…

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Molong Council Items in Brief

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 11

The following items were dealt at Monday’s meeting of Molong Shire Council at Cumnock…

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Overseer's Report To City Council

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 4

Only routine matters were contained in a report by the overseer, Mr. L. M. Phelan, to Monday night's' City Council…

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Molong Council Staff “Showdown” Called for

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 6

Councillor C. R. Johnson told Monday’s meeting of Molong Shire Council that there would have to be a “showdown” of…

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Council Opposes Contract Work On Lithgow Roadways

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

A proposal by an alderman at Monday night's Lithgow City Council meeting that tar-spraying work on Lithgow's streets be undertaken by contract was rebuffed by other aldermen…

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Council Refuses to Curtail Gravelling of "Errowanbang" Roads

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 3

Lyndhurst Shire Council has refused to accept a Lands Department offer of £1,408 to construct roads on…

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Meeting ol Coolah Shire Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 19

At lash meeting of the Coolah Shire Council, held on the 18th inst, the report of the Shire Clerk, Mr. J. Yule,…

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"Clean Up" at Shire Council's Workshop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 16

Cr. N. L. Horne asked at last Friday's meeting of Gulgong Shire Council if there was a motion on the Minute…

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Selection of Candidate for Shire Council

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 5

A joint meeting of the East Portland-Cullen Progress Association was held on Sunday with Mr. W. Scott Mason…

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Shire Workshop

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 5

Two prefabricated buildings costing £4£0 each have been purchased by Lyndhurst Shire Council for us was a garage…

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Council Caretakers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 16

Mr. A. J. ("Bunny") Cross, of Gulgong, has been appointed honorary caretaker of Anzac Park. The Shire…

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