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

Council & local affairs, 1923

500 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 25

Lachlan Shire Council (Continued from last Issue.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 3

Lake Cargelligo Progress Association sent a lengthy communication. Boiled down, it asked for the placing of two turnstiles to the fence…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting was held last Friday night week. Present--Ald Quirk (mayor), May, Hay, Black, Brady, Carruthers, Laneyrie…

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Laqhlan Shire Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 11

The following matters which came before the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council are of interest to district ratepayers,…

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Boree Shire Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the above Council, held at Cudal last week, a letter was read from Mr. C. M. Lawford, solicitor, claiming £10…

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Pulpit Preferred Shire Clerk Retires

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

Mr. S. J. Stone, clerk of the Waugoola shire, Cowra,, sees a more congenial atmosphere in the pulpit of the Presbyterian…

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Municipal Council Matters Business of Usual Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Those present at the usual meeting Monday evening were Ald. Todhunter (Mayor), Madigao, Treasure, Dawson, Thomas, Newcombe and…

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Condobolin Municipal Council (Continued from last Issue.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 3

Town Clerk's report, among other things, stated that the time for lodging objections to the Bathurst street footpath had expired, and conucil…

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Adjourned Meeting The full council was present

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 3

The report of the special committee to draw up specifications on which to call tenders for wood supply was first dealt with. A lot of discussion took…

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Parkes Council

Western Champion · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 17

The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, the aldermen present being Messrs. Best (Mayor), Barr,…

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Cr. Middlemis Resigns. Vacancy in Shire Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

Cr. J. J. Middlemis, who was returned unopposed an one of the Councillors for B. Hiding at the last Triennial Election in…

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Death of Grenfell's Mayor 18 Years in Office

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 1

Grenfell.—The death is reported of Aid. John Taylor, who had been Mayor of Grenfell for 18 years. He received a paralytic…

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Ald. Dawson and Meters. Council Against Wholesale Installation

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

Pursnant to notice Ald. Dawson proposed at Monday evening’s Municipal Council meeting:— “That all water users be asked to…

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Jemalong Shire Council Monthly Meeting. Altering Route of a Road

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Forbes, on Saturday, morning last, there being present Crs…

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Council Crumbs. From Last Week's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Tho Public Trustee forwarded a cheque for £147195, after expenses had been deducted, proceeds of sale of five blocks of land of unknown…

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Unstamped Ballot Papers Shire Council's Advice

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 8

At Wednesday's meeting of the Mulwaree (Goulburn) Shire Council the following opinions from the solicitor for the Shire's Association were…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 3

A special meeting of the council was held last Monday night week, there being present Ald. May (deputy mayor), Brady, Carruthers, Black,…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held on Friday night, following being present : Aldermen Fenwick (chair), Durning, M'Leod, Brudley and…

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Wangoola Shire Council Business of Monthly Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

The following attended the usual monthly meeting on Saturday:— Crs. J. J. MoCarron (President), J. V. Crowe. H. Thompson, T. Goodacre,…

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Soldiers' Lands Discussed bv Narraburra Shire Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 6

On Saturday, at the Narraburra Shire Council, Cr. Hawkins brought forward a question on which, he said, was a delicate one…

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Shire Engineer’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

The following wag submitted by the Acting Engineer on Saturday :— During the month I have had to visit several places in the Shire. At…

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