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

Council & local affairs, 1920

511 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 26

Original Correspondence Wilful Waste of Good Concrete by the Parkes Municipal Council. (To the Editor.)

Western Champion · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 23

Sir.—A century ago our great grandfathers used shanks' pony to go where they wanted to go, since then our grandfathers were well pleased…

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Dismissed Aliens. Labor Council Wants Re-instatement

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Last night the N.S.W. Labor Council appointed a committee to approach the management of Cockatoo Islands Dock yards with a request for the…

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Shire Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday last. Present Maitland and Kitto. Crs. Templeman (presiding), Gagie,…

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Revolution Broken Out. Allied Council Summoned. (By wire, Monday)

Forbes Times · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

A revolution has broken out in Germany. The Military Party has captured Berlin. The Government has fled, and the…

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Municipal Council (Continued from last issue.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

Report of Engineer Stenhouse was to the effect that the plant was working satisfactorily, that dead ends had been blown off and horse…

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Municipal Council. Matters Dealt With at Monday's Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 3

The only absentees from Monday's meeting were Aid. McLaren and Todhucter. It was decided to grant public…

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Municipal Council

Western Champion · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 11

The.[?]ar meeting of the Parkes Municipal Council, was held on Tuesday evet the aldermen in attendance being Messrs. Geddes (Mayor),…

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Council in Conclave Digest of Tuesday Evening's Meeting

Forbes Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Present at the meeting were the full Council, Mayor [?] presiding. The Clerk's [?] statement showed the balances to be as follow:—…

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Boree Shire Council

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Cudal, last week, Deputy-President A. Anderson being in the chair…

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The Flu Expenditure Disputs between Health Department and Waugoola Shire Council

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

The Clerk road the correspondence bearing on the dispute between the Council and the Health Department over the expenses incurred by the…

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Waugoola Shire Matters

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 6

The full Council attended Saturday's meeting, the President (Cr. Henley) being in the chair. A claim by Mr. Montgomerie, on…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 1

Engineer T. A. Donaldson reported to the last meeting of the Boree Shire Council as follows:- MAINTENANCE WORK…

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Shire Council Sued

Forbes Times · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

On February 16 C. R. Arahoim, the Culcairn Shire engineer, was suspended by the newly-elected Culcairn Shire Council, after discussing the report of…

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Graziers' Association. District Council Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the District Council of the Graziers' Association bold at Forbes there were present.—Messrs. Wallace Hunter (president…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting of the council was held on the 12th inst. Present--Crs Crouch (president), Hunt, Brady, Dawson…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

Council met last Wednesday night, there being present Ald. Turner (Deputy Mayor, presiding). Hay, Bright, Maitland, Black and Phillips…

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Municipal Estimates

Western Champion · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 13

The Municipal estimates for the current year were adopted at the meeting of the Council on Tuesday week. In the case of the General…

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Methodist Ministers Address Labor Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

Revs. Beale, Stevens, and McCourt, from the Methodist conference, attended the Labor Council last night and delivered addresses…

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Ministers at Labor Council. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

Revs. Buale, Stevens and McCourt, from the Methodist Couference, attended the Labor Council last night and delivered addresses. Several…

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Engineer Sues Council.—trouble at Culcairn

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

Culcairn Shire, Which came into prominence over the local government elections, has evidently not yet seen the end of its troubles. Some time…

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