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

Council & local affairs, 1953

1,208 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 61

Boree Shire Tree Planting Project

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Boree Shire Council on Monday decided to plant trees in empty tree guards in all parts of the Shire, and to…

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Grants for Boree Shire Recreation Grounds

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Grants of £20 each had been made for five recreation grounds in Boree Shire, Mr. C. B. Cutler, MLA, advised…

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Another Big Shire Rural Electricity Scheme

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

Adopting a special report, presented by the electrical engineer, (Mr. D. J. Byles), Wednesday's Blaxland Shire Council meeting approved commencement of a rural electricity extension…

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Nine Shire Children Bereft Of Education

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

Even though there were only nine children in the Anarel area they were entitled to an education, Cr. A. E. Morten…

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Fewer Noxious Weeds, Animals in Boree Shire

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

The number of noxious weeds and animals on Council property was on the decline, Noxious Weeds…

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General Matters At Council Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

Action of Council's officers in relation to the one-day strike by members of the Municipal and Shire…

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Boree Council Chambers to Be Painted

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Painting of the Boree Shire Council Chambers at Cudal was authorised by Monday's meeting of Council…

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Ratepayers Asked to Advance Money for Electricity Work Boree Shire Scheme

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Boree Shire Council on Monday adopted a scheme which it hopes will overcome the current shortage of loan moneys from normal sources…

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Shot Mayor; Then Suicided

Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 15

MUNICH, Friday.—Bavarian ex-Nazi Martin Jacobi, 51, yesterday shot dead a village mayor, then…

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Shire Engineer Resigns

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

Following a period of two-and-a-half-years service as Shire Engineer with the Turon Shire Council, Mr. G. Welch, tendered, his…

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Council Appointment

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

Bathurst Council advised yesterday's meeting of Turon Shire Council that Mr. Norman Eade has been appointed to the position of Health…

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Turon Shire Requests by Ratepayers

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 6

Correspondence at yesterday's meeting of the Turon Shire Council included: Secretary of the O'Connell P. and…

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Turon Shire Road Jobs Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 3

In his report to Turon Shire yesterday, the Turon Engineer, Mr. G. B. Welch said: At this, my last meeting of…

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Shire Electricity Not For Glen Davis

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 4

Hopes that an adequate electricity supply for Glen Davis could be provided by a bulk supply line from…

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Cheap Power to Town and Rural Areas from Areas from Ulan Scheme Predicted by Chairman of County Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 8

Crs. R. V. Home (retiring chairman) and R. A Roth were nominated for the position of chairman of Ulan County Council for 1953 at last meeting of the council…

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Basketballers Pay Council Big Rental

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

"We will do our best to provide basketball for everyone who wants to play, but we can't do more than our facilities will…

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No Power to Conduct Hotel Advice to Council

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — The City Council has been legally advised it has no power under the Liquor Act to conduct the Burlington Hotel, Hay and…

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Mayor’s Appeal for Flood Victims

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Orange, Alderman Jaeger, last night appealed for the fullest for tonight’s public meeting at which an Orange…

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Shire Engineer to Make Inspection

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

An application for repairs to a road was received at Lyndhurst Shire Council monthly meeting from Mr…

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Council Wants Traffic Domes

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 6

An approach is to be made to the Transport Department with a request that three additional…

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