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

Council & local affairs, 1916

606 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 31

Public Meeting. Honoring Our Brave Soldiers the Mayor Makes an Explanation

Forbes Times · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 3

The public meeting held in the council chambers on Wednesday evening last was not very largely attended, owing perhaps to the clash with the…

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Gas Fumes. Hot Words at Meeting. The Mayor Wants to Write

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

At Forbes Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night the Mayor and Alderman Bates indulged in a preliminary canter, but they soon cooled…

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Forbes Municipal Goiihgil. Removing Sand. Complaint From Tom's lagoon

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting or the Aldermen was held on Tuesday night. In attendance were:—Aldermen Sam (Mayor), Bates, Muller, Patterson,…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

Joint Honorary Secretaries.—T. H. Nesbitt, Esq., Town Clerk, W. G. Layton, Esq., Deputy Town Clerk, Sydney…

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Main Street Values Shire Resumption

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 4

The Local Land Board, after lengthy evidence had been taken and an inspection made of the land in question, which is owned by…

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Lyndhurst District Council

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above will be held in the Shire Chambers on Tuesday next, March 28th, at 10 a.m., when important business will be dealt…

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Municipal Rates. Inconsistent Valuations

Forbes Times · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

A Bill to wipe out for all time the present antiquated system of municipal rating has just been passed through both Houses of our State…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 6

At the usual monthly meeting of the Council there were present Crs. Brady (President), Crouch, Dawson, Mooney, L'Estrange. Templeton, Dunn and Hunt. Permission to hum off on the…

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The Lachlander and Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 7

Under date 18th. February, we received the following communication from the Shire Clerk, Mr. P. J.O. [?]unphy:--…

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Municipal Council

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above on Monday evening was attended by Ald. Poignand (Mayor), Smith, Todhunter,. Matthews, Emilhainz, Taylor,…

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Shire Counclilers on Tour

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

Councillors M. J. Thompson and John McCarron, together with Engineer Wilkinsoni made a tour of the roads of their Riding, for the…

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Lachlan Shire. War Service Committee. Duties, Etc., of Recruiting Committees

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 7

Public meetings should be held throughout the Shire for the formation of a Recruiting Committee. Where a Recruiting Association is…

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Lyndhurst District Council. The Farmers of the Electorate Have Their Annual Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

About twenty farmers representing the various branches of the Farmers' and Settlers Association met at the Shire Hall yesterday under the presidency of…

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The Plumbers' Question. Again Discussed in the Council. The Works Committee Admit Acting Wrongly

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

The above questions was advanced a further stage, on Monday evening, when a communication was received from Messrs A. J. Nash, T. S and F.S. Flint (local…

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Correspondence. Our Shire Roads. (To the Editor.)

Western Champion · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 5

Sir,—I thought possibly you mayhave a vacant corner for an old friend, for it is not often that I visit Parkes. I will admit that I enjoy visiting your…

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Parkes Council. Fixing the Rates

Western Champion · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 22

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday, evening for the purpose of adopting the estimates and fixing the rates for the…

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Farmers in Conference. Lyndhurst District Council. Annual Meeting

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Lyndhurst District Council of the Farmerss and Settlers' Association was held in Cowra on Tuesday last. The…

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The Municipal Muddle. Auditor Bowler's Report

Forbes Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

As the majority of ratepayers in Forbes already know, the affairs of the Municipal Council and particularly those relating to the gas trading…

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Lord Mayor's Fund

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 3

Joint Honorary Secretaries.—T H. Neshitt, Esq., Town Clerk. W. G Layton, Esq., Deputy Town Clerk, Sydney…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Lyndhurst District Council Annual Meeting. An Interesting Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 2

The above was held in the Shire Hall on Tuesday, and was attended by Messrs. F. C. Rowlands and P. Purcell (Woodstock), J.R. McDonald,…

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