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

Council & local affairs, 1933

681 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 35

Preference Act Soldiers and Council Gasworks Appointments

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 3

Forbes sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia intends to ask the Municipal Council's gas…

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“Waugoola Shire Jews” “Crucifying King Dickson.” “Common Sense Supersedes the Law.”

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 8

Mr. E. S. Twigg writes in characteristic vein as follows on the Dickson case:— Sir.—This case is similar in many…

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Yet Another P.P. Boards Attacked At Weddin Council Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

Yet another punch has been delivered at Pastures Protection Boards, this time from Cr. Goonan. of Weddin Shire Council…

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Shire Crs. Explanation “I did not Intend to Tread on the [?] of the Canowindra Electrical Co.'”

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 1

By way of explanation at Saturday’s meeting of Waugoola Shire Council Cr. Thompson stated that when he made his remarks with…

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More About Fires President [?] Makes an Explanation. Regarding the Powers Acquired by the Council

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 1

Speaking with regard to fires in general at Saturday[?] Council meeting President Hinton said that many of the ratepayers…

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Miscellaneous Amalgamation. Shires and Municipalities to Be Reduced by Half

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

A complete overhaul of the municipalities and shires of N.S.W., with a possible reduction of their numbers by half, is said to be…

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A Knotty Question the Destruction of Noxious Weeds In the Bed of the River Shire’s Assn. Advises That Owners Are Liable to the Centre of the Stream

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 6

[?]ome very interesting letters on the above question were before Saturday’s meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council, including complaints by ratepayers and advice by the Local Government Assn. as follows:—…

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Street Vendors Deputation to Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 4

At Friday's meeting of the Bland Shire Council, a deputation consisting of Messrs A, H. Smith, N. Lourandos, P. Tambakis and S Mallos…

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Shire Employees' Claim

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 4

WAGGA.—A case which has aroused considerable interest came before Mr. C. L. Sheridan, P.M., in the Industrial Court, when the Municipal…

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Wyalong Council Monthly Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Aldermen of the Wyalong' Municipal Coun cil was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening last when the…

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Ungarie Matters Discussed by Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council (West Wyalong) the following correspondence was received and dealt with:—…

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Young Electorate Council. (Contributed)

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 3

A meeting of the Executive was held at Cowra on Wednesday, G. H. Pereira (President) occupying the chair. Others present were:…

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Municipal Officers' Salaries Motion by Goulburn Alderman (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

The Goulburn Mvincipal Council, by seven votes to two, defeated a motion by' Alderman Turnbull that the whole administrative staff be…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday night. Present: Aid. W. H. Simpson (Mayor), W. Douglass, W. D. Pfeiffer…

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Sewerage for Cowra Council Favors Day Labor

Cowra Free Press · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 1

The following Mayoral Minute was adopted at tonight’s meeting of the Municipal Council:— It has been reported in the…

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Wyalong District Council Farmers and Settlers' Association Meeting of Delegates at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 2

A meeting of delegates to the West Wyalong District Council was held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday afternoon last when the…

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Lachlan Shire Council Interesting Figures of Revenue and Expenditure

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 4

At the Council meeting last Friday, the acting shire clerk, Mr. Frank Moriarty, submitted the following very interesting and favourable statement: --…

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Shire Salaries (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

Sir, -- Owzat and Leg Theory, are two great cricketers, no doubt. Well, I am Middle Stump, fair in the centre, and one of the Councilors who betrayed…

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Alleged Pilfering and Rummaging Amongst Municipal Council’s Papers

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 8

At Monday night’s Council meeting, the Mayor drew the Aldermen’ attention to the fact that various articles used by the…

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Cowra Municipal Council Business of Monday Night’s Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 4

Those present at the Council meeting on Monday night were the Mayor (Ald. Whitby), and Alds. J. Lyall, S. E. Tucker, P…

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