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

Council & local affairs, 1927

770 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 16 of 39

Weddin Shire Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

The above Council met on Saturday the following attending:— Crs. Shannon (President), Butler, Bermbrick, O'Meally, A. Jones, W. T. Jones…

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Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council on Friday, the following members were presently Crs. E. E. Templeman (President), G. Wilson…

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Waugoola Shire Council Business of Monthly Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 1

Those present at the above on Saturday were:—Councillors F. C. Rowlands (President), F. Dickson, F. B. Hinton, J. Taylor, D. J. Mclnerney,…

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Municipal Council Matters Business of Usual Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

Those present at last night’s meeting were:—Aldermen M. W. Whitby (Mayor), E..Lewis, A. S. Lane, L. W. Roberts, G. Chambers, R. A. Muir,…

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Noxious Weeds Inspector End of Mr. Lewis’ Term. Shire Council Gives Him a First-class Reference

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

The term for which Mr. Lewis was appointed Noxious Weeds Inspector having expired, that gentleman, on Saturday, thanked the Crs. and officers…

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Municipal Sale Yards Council Adopts Rules for Conduct of Same

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 1

The following report submitted last night by the Sale Yards Committee was adopted, on the motion of the Mayor and Ald. Muir:—…

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Health Matters. Dealth with at Last Night’s Municipal Council Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

Health Inspector Lewis submitted the following report last night, which was adopted:— Infectious Disease…

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Noxious Weeds Mr. Henley Objects to Word “Infested.” Shire Council Decides to Delete Word from Inspector’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

Mr. H. S. Henley attended Saturday’s meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council and strongly objected to Noxious Weed…

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RESENTED References to Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 1

At the Bland Shire Council meeting on Friday, Cr. Gagie referred to certain remarks, made by a correspondent, appearing in a recent issue…

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A Dead Horse. Request to Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 8

During the meeting on Friday of the Bland Shire Council Mr. A. Emmett reported that a horse had died in his yard the previous morning, and was…

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Shire Works Important Matters Dealt with in Engineer’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

Mr. J. R. White, Shire Engineer, reported as follows at Saturday’s meeting: — Cranky Rock Bridge.—In company…

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Ten-minute Interviews with Citizens of Forbes. No. 23.--The Father of the Forbes Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 1

Having decided upon the subject of our next ten-minute chat, we found it necessary to pay a visit to Arthur Sam's brick works. We found the…

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Municipal Works Applicatiom to Be Made to the Main Roads Board for Assistance

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

The following report of the Works Committee was submitted to, last night’s meeting of the Municipal Council:—…

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Matters of Importance Mayor's Minute

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 7

The Mayor, in his minute to the Council, read at last night's meeting, dealt, with several matters of Importance…

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Electricity In the Air. Aldermen's Acrimonious Debate. an Hour Is Wasted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 6

Recently the Council, in committee, accepted a number of tenders in connection with the electricity undertaking. The full list was published in…

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Golf Club Development Application to Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 6

At last night's meeting, of the Municipal Council, a letter from the Golf Club Indicated that that body had in view some important developments in…

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Official Opening of Bang Bang Bridge Cowra-young Road Straightened at Koorawatha a Fifteen Years’ Old Proposal Now a Reality President Taylor, of Burragong Shire Council Performs Opening Ceremony.in the Presence of a Large Assemblage

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 1

SOME fifteen years ago at a meeting of the Koor[?] Progress Association , Mr. J. Harrisson brought forward a proposal to straighten the Cowra-Young Read at Koorawatha, instead of taking a most awkward turn on…

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Shire Councillor on Tour

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 2

Some weeks ago Councillor Hughie Noakes left Bedgerabong on an extended trip to the Old Country. At the time, this paper predicted that,…

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Shire Council and Stinkwort Mr. Henley Says His Holding Is Not Infested Crs. Decide to Excise Word from Report As Only a Few Plants Were Found

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 1

As briefly stated in a recent issue of the “Free Press,” Mr. H. S. Henley, of “Bassett Downs,” attended last meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council and asked that body to excise the word "infested" from Noxious Weed…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held last Friday week, there being present Crs. Crouch (president), Dawson, Hunt, Costello,…

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