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

Council & local affairs, 1936

684 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 27 of 35

Objection to Council Borrowing Relief Workers' Meeting "Rates Already Too High" Water Services Cut Off

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 1

A well attended meeting of the Forbes Relief Workers, held at the "Town Hall last Thursday night, unanimously decided to…

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Refused to With- Draw Resolutions Demanded by Executive Forbes A.L.P. Action Council Procedure Challenged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 2

Three-fourths of the financial members of the Forbes A.L.P. attended a special meeting last Saturday night, which had been…

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Municipal Garage to Help Motorists

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 1

A site for a municipal garage which will accommodate 3,000 cars is being sought by the Belfast authorities. The idea is to build a garage at the…

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Stock Sales At Municipal Yards September Figures

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 3

What probably constitutes re. cord "figures for the State In the matter of sales at country centres were recorded at Forbes…

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Lachlan Shire Council (Continued from last issue) CORRESPONDENCE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 3

T. J. Larkins, The Myall, Albert, asking that immediate attention be given to bad patches on the Albert-Melrose road at the property, of A. W…

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Shire of Lachlan

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 6

Area, 5,883 square miles, 3,677,440 ac. Population, 8,160. Total U.C. Value, £2,329,626. Number of Assessments, 1932…

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Progress Association Several Matters Discussed Reauests to Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Lake Cargelligo Progress Association a report was submitted that the Association still has the matter of…

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Municipal Works Beautifying Union St. Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 11

The engineer of Forbes Municipal Council, Mr. T. N. Stephens, presented a somewhat lengthy report of works carried out during…

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General News Grenfell Municipal and Shire Chambers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 2

The new building will be completed during the coming week and opened in the near future by Mr. A. D. Reid, M.L.A., and immediately…

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General News Rates Too High. Objection to Council Borrowing. Relief Workers' Meeting. "Rates Already Too High."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the Forbes Relief Workers, held in the Town Hall unanimously decided to reaffirm a previous decision that the…

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Municipality of Cowra

Cowra Free Press · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 4

Tenders, endorsed as such, will be received by the undersigned up to 4 p.m. November 16th, 1936. for the regarding of approaches to…

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Lake Forbes Improving Its Appearance Request to Municipal Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 3

When the Municipal Council is considering the improvement of Lake Forbes, which is one of the works submitted to the…

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Relief Workers Advice to Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the Forbes Relief Workers unanimously decided to reaffirm a previous decision that the Forbes Municipal…

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Unemployed Workers Cutting Off Their Water Supplies Appeal to Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 2

An appeal to the local Municipal Council to give unemployed relief workers who are in arrears with their water rates additional…

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Against Air Attacks 50 Municipalities Will Organise (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

Nearly 50 Municipalities in the metropolitan area have informed the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, that they intend to organise against gas…

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Forbes Council's Ambitious Schemes to Replace Emergency Relief Work Lake Forbes And North Circle Park Improvements With Swimming Baths in Park Cement Lining of Water Mains

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

THE present emergency relief schemes of labor will cease at the end of the year. The Forbes Municipal Council has of late been giving earnest consideration to a programme of subsidised Government works that would give employment at full-time award rates to those who will be thrown on the labor market when this state of affairs comes about. In…

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Municipal Matters

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 6

The meeting last Monday night was a very long one, with a great deal of business put through. This because of the meeting that should have been…

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Vacant Shire Seat Three Nominations

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 7

When nominations closed at five o’clock this afternoon, there were three candidates nominated to fill the vacancy in…

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Municipal Matters Business of Monday Night’s Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 2

Present at Monday night’s Council meeting were Aid. M. W. Whitby (Mayor), Whiteley, Francis, Tucker, Richards, Hanna, Dawson,…

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Correspondence Municipal Debts and Under Takings. (To the Editor "Grerfell Record.")

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1936 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. R. L. Procter's Interesting letter on the question of sewerage is timely, and represents the feeling of Grenfell ratepayers on the matter…

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