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

Council & local affairs, 1929

1,020 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 51

Changed His Mind Engineer Prefers Bicycle Council Purchase

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

Council on Thursday night decided to purchase a Douglas motor bicycle and sidecar for the use of the electricity undertaking…

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Proposed £ 10,000 Loan Forbes Gasworks Council to Consider "Sell the Undertaking"

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 1

A proposal to borrow £10,000 for the renewal and extention of gas mains, the installation of vertical retorts and other plant at the Forbes gas works, and expenses incidental to the raising of the proposed loan, was submitted to Council on Thursday night…

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Commission Is Waiting Cotton's and Council £4,000 Job Still No Finality

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

The question of whether Forbes Council should contribute to the cost of a new weir at Cotton's site was again discussed at…

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Municipal Council Matters Almost Another Adjournment. Ald. Manning Saves the Day

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

Some of the Aldermen were beginning to fear that the Municipal Council meeting would be again adjourned on Monday night when 7.30 came…

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Cowra’s Water Rates Landholders Who Pay Too Much. Subject of Mayor’s Minute

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

Mayor Whitby submitted the following minute at the Council meeting last night:— I desire to bring under notice of…

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Municipal Works Overseer’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 1

Mr. Works Overseer Henderson reported as follows to last meeting of the Municipal Council, which eventuated on Wednesday evening: —…

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Municipal Works

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 2

The recommendations of the Overseer of Works in another column were dealt with as follows at last night’s meeting:—…

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Municipal Tenders

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

At the Municipal Council meeting last night it was decided to accept Mr. C. Howarth’s tender of £4/3/6 for the old firewood that is lying in…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 6

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the council was held on Tuesday night of last week. Present, Ald. Moulder (Mayor), Hughes, Hay…

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Lachlan Shire (Continued from last Issue.) CORRESPONDENCE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 10

Sergeant Purtell, Condobolin, special report on burning off by Alexander Buchanan on his property, West Milby, to the effect that…

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Council Correspondence Old Fire Station Other Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 10

The following correspondence was dealt with at last week's Council meeting:-- From the Public Works Department,…

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Noxious Weeds Council Moves Co- operation With Jemalong

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 4

The Town Clerk, Mr. Taylor, submitted the following report at the last Council meeting:-- "The Council last year agreed to…

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Pat on Back. Council Gets One. Aldermen Surprised

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 19

Aldermen of the Parkes Council were surprised on Monday when the Town Clerk road out a letter from the Bowling Club, congratulating it…

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"Clean-up Week." Brightening Back Yards. Aldermen's Doubts

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 3

"Clean-Up Week" was officially fixed by the Parkes Council on Monday night, and will commence on March 11 next…

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Parkes Council

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Parkes Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night, when the Mayor, Ald. Keast was in…

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Council Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 19

Parkes Golf Club was given a year's extension of its lease of the Club House and golf course on Monday night. The year will be up on…

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Council of Action

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 17

The communists are not losing time in taking advantage of the trouble on the coalfields, and already they are attempting to form…

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Broadcasting. Station for Parkes. Council's Move

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 5

The claim of Parkes to be one of the three country centres picked by the Federal Government for the erection of broadcasting stations has…

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Thorny Hedges. Council Opposed. Pepper Trees Instead

Western Champion · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 7

The growing of hedges of any kind which have thorns upon them was vigorously opposed by Ald. Cooper at the Parkes Council on Monday night,…

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Municipal Council Matters

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

The following additional matters were dealt with at Monday night’s Municipal Council meeting: Subdivision…

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