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

Council & local affairs, 1932

650 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 33

Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 2

Balaclava, Grenfell; Psalidas Bros., Main-street, Grenfell; F. G. Shelton, Quandong Road, Grenfell; T. G. Peisley, Main-stree[?] Grenfell;…

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Municipal Council Rates

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 2

Ald. Armstrong said that they must increase the rates aa the valuations had been reduced. Ald. Douglass said that they had…

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General News Electrical Engineer. for Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 2

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Grenfell Municipal Council 41 applications for the position of electrical engineer were considered…

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Country Party District Council to Meet at Young

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 3

The meeting of the Country Party District Council for Young electorate, to be addressed by Senator Hardy, has been fixed for Monday, 25th inst.,…

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Swimming Pool Aldermen Like Darkness. and Lack Vision

Cowra Free Press · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 5

Mr. E. S. Twigg writes:— The site opposite the Great Western Hotel, in the river, stands supreme for the baths. It contains a…

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Forbes Council a Determined Stand Issue of Summonses Cutting Off Services

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council last night, disappointment was expressed at the manner in which…

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Ashburnham Fight Parkes F. & S. Nominates Two Candidates Saturday's Electorate Council Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 7

At a meeting of the Parkes Farmers and Settlers Association on Saturday afternoon it was decided to recommend to…

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New Officers. United Country Party. Ashburnham Electorate Council

Western Champion · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

The following officers were elected at Saturday's meeting of the Ashburnham Electoral Council of the United Country Party:—…

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Municipal Stock Sales

Western Champion · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 6

There was not a large attendance at the Municipal Stock Sales, held to-day owing to to-morrow, the usual sale day, being a holiday. The bidding…

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Defied the Council Elrington Miners (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 1

A large meeting of the Elrington Miners' Lodge decided, by an overwhelming majority to resist the Miners' Central Council orders to cease…

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Petition to Council

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 9

At Monday night's meeting of the Municipal Council a petition was read from Mr. A. V. Murphy and 50 residents of North Parkes,…

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Tribute to Council

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 8

Aldermen generally receive more abuse than compliments; but at Monday night's meeting members at the Council forgot the heat for a few…

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BATHS. Council Discussion. Another Move

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 15

At the Council meeting on Monday night another move was made towards improving bathing facilities in Parkes. It was…

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Camp Hill Park Council's "Please Explain" No Improvements Effected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

At a meeting of the Camp Hill Progress Association a few days ago, consideration was given to a letter from the Municipal…

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Infantile Paralysis Report to Council Advice to Mothers Forbes Hospital Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

The 14 months-old-boy who was admitted to the Forbes District Hospital a fortnight ago suffering with infantile paralysis, is…

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Bill for £52 Freight on Skiffs For Forbes Floods Council Still Protests

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

Shortly after the big floods in Forbes during June of last year, the Municipal Council received a revised bill for £5237 from the…

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Tables on Footpath New Guard Application Refused by Council (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

The Ryde Council refused the application by L. Kirby Hon. Organiser of the New Guard for permission to place tables on the footpaths in the…

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Unity Move Rejected By Ashburnham C.P. Electorate Council Mr. E. N. Pryor s Stand

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

"If this Electorate Council of the Country Party is prepared to unite with the old Nationalists under a new banner -- the U.A.P. -- then I will not be a candidate for selection, and I will do everything in my power to see that either one of the four men already nominated for Country party endorsement is the man who carries the banner…

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Big Improvements In Grenfell Municipality

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

The Public Works Department has directed that Grenfell Council shall take over the partially constructed water supply scheme immediately, it…

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Back to Campbelltown Municipal Jubilee Celebration Feb. 23 to 27, 1932

Cowra Free Press · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

The historic [?] of Campbelltown, on the Main Southern Line, 33 miles from Sydney, will inaugurate a week’s celebrations on Tuesday,…

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