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

Council & local affairs, 1925

585 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 30

Waugoola Shire Council Special Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 3

Those present at the above on Saturday were: Crs. J. McCarron (President), F. Dickson, F. C. Rowlands, T. Goodacre, Hy. Thompson;…

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Alderman to Be Prosecuted

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

The Albury Municipal Council has decided to prosecute Alderman Wooding upon a charge of having written a letter to the local paper…

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Goes Up in Smoke Waugoola Shire Grader Plant Totally Destroyed. Origin of the Fire a Mystery

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. Shire Engineer White submitted the following report to Saturday’s meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council a[?]ent the above, which was…

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Lachlan Shire Council. (Continued from last issue.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 7

Resolved, on motion of Crs. Mooney and Medcalf, that the grader be run over formation between 8 and 9-mile, Wyalong road, as soon as possible. Cr…

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Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening, there being present Aldermen, Bradley, McLeod, Douglass, Selwyn and Bellamy…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held on Friday night. Present—Ald. James Bradley (Deputy Mayor), W. Douglass, A. E. Selwyn, and N…

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Magistrate Six Times Over. the Many Posts Held by a Lord Mayor of London

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 6

Few people outside the City of London haye the faintest idea of the enormous importance of the office of Lord Mayor of London. To foreigners in…

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Bland Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday last. The chair was occupied by the President, Cr. Templeman, and there were also…

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Jemalong Shire Council Schick Test Discussed. Last Saturday's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Jem. along Shire Council was held on Saturday last. Present were: Councillors J .J. Sweeney (president), J…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

The Shre Engineer, Mr. W. H. Sargeant, submitted the following report to Friday's meeting of the Shire Council:—…

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Shire Clerk's Report

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

The Shire Clerk, Mr. Sidney M. Smith, submitted the following report to Friday's meeting of the Shire Council:—…

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Municipal Council Matters Business of Fortnightly Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

Those present at the above last night were:—A[?]d. E. P. Todhunter (Mayor), N. Ryall, P. d. Westphalen, E. R. Dawson, C. S. Ferguson,…

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Shire Appeal Court Two Appellants Out of Court. Through Filing Incorrect Appeals

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

The necessity of employing solicitors to do their legal work was very forcibly brought home to the land owners at the above Court this…

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Municipal Counci[?] Reports Electrical Engineer’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

I have to submit the following report on the electrical Installation: Power House.—The plant has worked continuously and satisfactorily…

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Goobang Shire Council

Western Champion · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 11

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Goobang Shire Council was held on Monday afternoon last. There were presents Councillors Job, deputy…

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Goobang Shire Council. Engineer's Report

Western Champion · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

Mr. Kelly, Shire Engineer, submitted the following report:- Contract completed since last meeting. Supply of gravel 1000 cubic…

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Jemalong Shire Council. New and Old Grenfell Roads

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 2

It was decided to make application for the New Grenfell road to be declared a main road in substitution of the Old Grenfell…

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Municipal Council

Western Champion · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 3

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of [?]he parkes Municipal Council was [?]eld, in the Council Chambers on Monday night, last, there being…

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Parkes Council. FINANCE & Electricity Committee's Report

Western Champion · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 16

At Monday's meeting of the Parkes Municipal Council the following report was submitted from the Finance and Electricity Committee:—…

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Offer to Shire Landholders

Cowra Free Press · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

A new departure on the part of some landholders is the offering to pay part of the cost of road improvements carried out by the Shire…

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