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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 33 of 51

Bath Water Gutter Discharge Council Takes Action

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 1

The health inspector informed Council on Thursday night that a number of persons discharged bath water into the street gutter on the western side…

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Municipal Roll Ready on August 1

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 1

At Thursday night's Council meeting, Aid. Hill said that it would be a good scheme if aldermen were to peruse the supplementary roll, and…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting was held on the 23rd inst. Present, Aldermen Moulder (Mayor) Hay, Whiley, Bright, Honan, Hughes and Watson…

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Town Sewerage Mayor's Report. Council Adopts It

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 19

A full report of his interview with the Minister for Works regarding the sewering of Parkes, and the satisfactory results obtained, was given by the Mayor at Monday's Council meeting. "I wish to report that on the…

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Forestry Reserve Sub-division Proposed. "Useless," Says Alderman

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 18

The cutting up of an 11,000 acre forestry reserve between Parkes and Eugowra, and the placing of a number of settlers upon it, was advocated at…

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Municipal Band. Council Views. Decision Deferred

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 1

After discussing the proposal made at the previous meeting to take over the Parkes Town Band, and run it as a municipal undertaking, Monday's…

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Parkes Council Fortnightly Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 1

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

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"Squeezing" the Council. Attempted Land Deal

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 16

Intense indignation was expressed at the Municipal Council meeting at Forbes when a letter from the senior trustee of the Good Templars' Lodge…

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Grandstand Again Another Deputation. League and Council

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 1

The Parkes Council on Monday night decided to meet another deputation from the Parkes Rugby Football League, when the…

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Parkes Pound Stock Not Starved. Council Charges

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 5

Charges that stock are driven into the Parkes Pound starving and footsore, and that while there they are improperly fed, were strongly denied in a letter from Mr. M. T. Little, Stock Inspector for the Forbes P.P. Board, read at Monday's meeting of the Parkes Council…

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Swimming Baths Council Referendum. August 17 Is Date

Western Champion · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 18

The Parkes Council will hold a referendum of ratepayers on Saturday, August 17, to decide whether or not a loan of £3000…

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Pastoral Compulsory Levy Recommended. for “Use More Wool” Campaign. Attitude of Graziers’ Central Council

Cowra Free Press · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 3

A meeting of the General Council of the Graziers’ Association of New South Wales unanimously carried a resolution recommending a…

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WOODSTOCK Requests Considered by Waugoola Shire Council

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 3

Quite a number of matters of interest to Woodstock and district residents were considered at the last meeting of the Waugoola Shire…

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Waugoola Shire Council Business of Last Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

The Waugoola Shire Council met in the Shire Chambers on Saturday last, the full quota of Councillors being in attendance…

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Shire Roads Council Go Easy on Authorising Work

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

Money is scarce at present, or so the Shire Council find it, and they still have to refuse applications for road repairs owing to the lack of…

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Shire Scraps

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

“Give the boys a chance to lose their money,” said Cr. Hinton at the Shire Council meeting when the Cowra Jockey Club’s application for…

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Shire Crs. Disagree Over Road Purchase Application

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

At last Saturday’s Shire Council meeting, the Engineer reported on an inspection of certain roads within Portion 1, Ph. of Goolagong, in…

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Shire Matters Dealt with in Engineer’s Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. R. White) in his report to the Waugoola Shire Council on Saturday last, dealt with the various matters…

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Those Water Meters Council Retain Power to Instal

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

During the last Municipal elections many of the candidates for Aldermanic honors had as their usual war cry: “Do away with water meters.”…

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Gates on Walli Property Council Not in Favor of Their Removal

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Two Waugoola Shire ratepayers waited on the Waugoola Shire Council at its July meeting with a request that two of the three gates on Mr…

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