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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1914

600 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 25 of 30

Lachlan Shire Council. To the Ratepayers of C. Riding

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 6

Ladies and Gen[?]men, At the request of a number of ratepayers, I am a candidate seeking election at your hands for the…

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Lachlan Shire Election. To The Ratepayers of C. Riding

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 6

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Menzies having resigned, I have decided to nominate for the vacant seat in C. Riding…

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JAMES T. Gavel on the Shire Battlefield. (Continued from last week.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 6

Last week we dealt with the ab solute value of Mr. Gavel's assertions re the result of the general shire election and its bearing on…

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Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday. Present :— The I Mayor, and Aldermen Durning Rigden,…

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Jemalong Shire Staff. the Question of Reduction. Offer to Municipal Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 1

A couple of weeks ago the Jemalong Shire Councillors and the Shire workmen held a conference, and by mutual consent it was decided to reduce the…

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Jemalong Shire Council Interesting Business Sheet. Condobolin-Broken Hill Railway

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Councillors of Jemalong Shire was held on Saturday last. In attendance were Councillors Sly (President),…

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Continental at Myamyn Stirring and Patriotic Speech by the Mayor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 2

The Continental held at Myamyn on Friday evening last was a decided success, and far exceeded the anticipations of the energetic committee which had…

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The Forbes Times. Tuesday, October 6, 1914. Shire Employees Question of Reduced Pay

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 2

Owing to the low state of the finances of the Jemalong Shire Council, and in order that the number of men at present employed…

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Shire Road Formations

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 6

Some time ago we published the questions of which Cr. Mooney had given notice to be answered by the engineer at last Council meeting. The…

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Municipal Council

Western Champion · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 17

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday evening, the aldermen present being Messrs. Stewart (Mayer), Best, Woodward,…

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Jemalong Shire

Western Champion · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 18

The monthly meeting of the Councilors of Jemalong Shire (Forbes) was held on Saturday last. In attendance were Councilors Sly…

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Boree Shire Council

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above was Held in the Shire Hail, Cud[?]n Tuesday last. Present: Crs. Whitmee (President), Anderson, Cheney,…

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Shire Rates

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 12

Below we give a statement of the rates struck by Boree Shire on the 30/6/1914, with the amount collected and still owing. These…

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Forbes Municipal Council. Request From Parkes. Council Won't Sup[?] Implemen[?] Factory

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 1

The usual fortnightly meeting of the aldermen was held on Tuesday night. Those present were Aldermen Patterson (Mayor), Bates, Sam,…

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Boree Shire. Engineer's Report

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 5

The acting engineer for the Boree Shire presented a lengthy report at the last meeting of the Council, covering a variety of works…

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Forbes Municipal Council the State Implement Factory. New Gas Manager at Work

Forbes Times · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council on Tuesday evening last was attended by the Mayor (Alderman…

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Jemalong Shirs Council. Monthly Meeting

Forbes Times · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 8

The regular monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers on Saturday last, when there were present…

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The Shire Chambers. Laying the Foundation Stone President Performs the Ceremony

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4

As briefly reported in last issue, the foundation stone of the new Chambers being erected for the Bland Shire Council was laid on…

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Shire Council

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting took place on Saturday last, when there were present:—Crs. Rowlands (President), Oliver, Brien, O'Neil and…

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Bland Shire Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday last. Present — Cr. Buttenshaw (President) in the chair, and Crs…

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