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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 13 of 51

The Pound Shire Moves

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 2

At the Jemalong Shire Council meeting on Friday, a letter was received from the P.P. Board, asking that the Council should…

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Shire Rate Other Business Jemalong Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 2

The following correspondence was dealt with at Jemalong Shire Council meeting last' Friday:-- A letter was received from Mr. A. E…

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Suits Ruined Engineer's Clam Council Wants Information

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 1

At Thursday night's Council meeting, the electricity engineer, Mr. Parker, in a report, asserted that under the award he was…

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Municipalities and Car Parking

Western Champion · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 8

An interesting opinion has been given by the Secretary of the Local Government's Association (Mr. A. R. Bluett), concerning the powers of…

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Council's Tour Throughout Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

The Bland Shire Councillors have decided on a tour of inspection of the Shire, which will take place during this year…

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New Car For Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 1

Bland Shire Council, at its monthly meeting on Friday, decided to purchase a new Ford 4-cylinder motor car for the use of the Engineer's…

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Waugoola Shire Council Business of Monthly Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council was held in the Shire Chambers on Saturday last, the following…

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New Trucking Yards Shire Council to Co-operate

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 1

At last Thursday’s meeting of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association Mr. W. A. O’Neil mentioned a most important matter, viz., the need for new…

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Shire Roads

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 1

A large number of ratepayers forwarded cheques for the payment of their rates, and enclosed requests that roads in their vicinity be…

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Waugoola Shire Clippings

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

Cr. F. Dickson was elected Deputy President of the Shire. A new 400 gallon tank is to be installed for the use of the staff at the…

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Shire Works Extracts From Engineer’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 4

The following matters were dealt with by Mr. Engineer White in his report to Saturday’s Shire Council meeting: —…

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Cleaned Up Complaint to Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

A few weeks ago the Bland Shire Council received a complaint to the effect that a junior employee of the local Power House was engaged at…

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Clean Streets Insistence by Council Warning to Shopkeepers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

A matter of interest to shopkeepers and others was disussed at the Bland Shire Council meeting on Friday, when a letter from the Ungarre…

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Jemalong Council More Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

The following correspondence, additional to that published in Monday's "Advocate," was dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Jemalong…

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Will Confer Shire Councils Forbes- Marsden Road

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 4

The Forbes- Marsden Road trouble was revived at the Jemalong Council meeting on Friday, when Cr. Wilson, of the Bland…

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Diggers' Rates Council Wants Cash "President Abused" ORANGE

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 3

A report furnished by Mr. A. S. Lee, auditor to the Canobolas Shire Council, and which was read in conjunction with the annual statement…

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Parkes Council

Western Champion · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 15

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 14 March 1929 · page 14

A protest against the re-erection of a weatherboard building in Bogan street was made by Mrs. A. R. Hodges at Monday's Council meeting,…

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Tennis Season. Catholic Club. Mayor to Open

Western Champion · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 16

The annual general meeting of the Catholic Tennis Club was held in the school hall last Sunday, when it was decided that…

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Weddin Shire Council Pipe of Peace. Between Weddin and Jema-long. Marsden Road Again. "One-man Trouble."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 2

Instead of firing verbal broadsides from a distance of 40 miles, a Jemalong Shire representative will travel with a Bland Shire delegate to…

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