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

Council & local affairs, 1954

1,159 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 58

County Council Deputation

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

No advice has been received by Bathurst Council regarding a date suitable to the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr…

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Shire Finalising Big Rural Electricity Scheme

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 4

Work on the Anarel rural electricity scheme, which represents one of the last major projects to be undertaken by Blaxland Shire Council, has been commenced and about two and a half miles…

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Council May Buy Slag Dump

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

Reports that the Harris and Brown slag works are "on the market" were confirmed today and it was learned the matter will be brought before Council on Monday night…

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Shire Council Adopts Rates

Central Western Daily · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

Canobolas Shire Council at a special meeting on Tuesday night adopted the rates for the 1954…

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Shire of Oberon

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

Proposed Local Loan — £10,000 Duckmaloi Electricity Extension. The Oberon Shire Council proposed to carry out further Rural Electricity…

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Councillors Anxious On Shire Road Safety

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 4

In any settlement where kiddies were to be found 30 m.p.h. speed limits should be imposed, Cr. J. Hall told Wednesday's Blaxland Shire Council meeting. Cr. Hall referred to a recent…

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County Council Officers Elected

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 5

Cr. R. A. Roth, of Mudgee, was elected chairman of Ulan County Council for the year 1954 at a special meeting in…

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Preparations for Battle Against Alteration of Shire Boundaries

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

Mr. Roger Nott. M.L.A. (Liverpool Plains), brother of Mr. Lee M. Nott M.L.A. (Mudgee) reported to have told the president of Coolah Shire Council that he was in full accord with…

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Privy Council Held by Queen

Central Western Daily · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—(A.A.P-Reuter). Queen Elizabeth made history when she held a Privy Council have today—the first ever to be held by the Sovereign of New…

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Oberon Rate Unchanged Council Discussion

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

Cr. R. N. Buckley presided at to-day's meeting of the Oberon Shire Council. The Shire Engineer (Mr. Paton)…

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Queen Makes History Privy Council Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Wed., Queen Elizabeth made history when she held a Privy Council here today —the first ever to be held by the…

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Aldermen See Work

Central Western Daily · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

Members of Orange City Council’s works Committee set from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m…

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Royal Tour Decorations Mayor Praises Bathurst Effort

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 2

The Mayor, Aid. Morse, before levying Bathurst yesterday to resume his holiday, expressed satisfaction with the progress that is being made with the Royal Tour decorations and with the painting and general…

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To-Night's Council Meeting Is Important

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

'In an Order of the Day, to-night's meeting of Lithgow City Council--the first for 1954--will discuss whether Council will agree to debate on a proposed resolution of…

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Mayor Defends Town Clerk Over Baths Comment Reply to Mr. R. Taylor

Central Western Daily · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

The Mayor of Orange (Alderman E. W. White) yesterday commented on statements mads by the president of the Citizens’ Baths Committee at a meeting of that committee on Thursday night…

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Deputy Chairman's Minute to Meeting of Ulan Country Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

To the meeting of Ulan County Council on January 6, the then deputy chairman (Cr. R. A. Roth) presented a minute dealing with matters to which he had attended over the past few weeks…

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Mayor Receives His Robes Of Office

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

The person who wore the Mayoral robes, presented to last night's Lithgow City Council meeting by Lithgow Rotary, had been called to the position of leading citizen in the community…

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Upper Macquarie County Council To Meet at Bathurst Tomorrow The Agenda

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

Mr. F. H. Rowe, County Clerk, of Oberon, forwards the following business paper to be dealt with at a meeting of the Upper Macquarie County…

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Mayor Given Assurance On Mine Development

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 6

Irrespective of the disposition of coal orders between the various collieries, the present employment in the industry throughout the Lithgow district would be maintained, the Minister for Mines…

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Meat Inspections in Lyndhurst Shire

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 5

20 cattle, 70 sheep and 9 pigs were inspected in LYndhurst Shire during December…

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