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

Council & local affairs, 1938

718 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 36

Motorists' Camping Ground Council Decides on Goolagong Road Dam Site

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 2

The matter of a tourist camping ground was mentioned at the Council meeting on Tuesday night, and Ald. Douglass moved the following…

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Municipal Council Gleanings From Last Week's Meeting Move Against Loud Speakers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 9

The full complement of aldermen were in attendance at Thursday night's meeting of Forbes Municipal Council, and in addition…

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Shire Letter-bag Correspondence Before Meeting A Summary

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

Read to the monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, conducted in the Lachlan Street chambers on Friday, was a bulky sheaf…

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Outside Work By Council Employees Parkes and Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

Farkes Municipal Council, like Forbes, has been bothered about the question of Council employees accepting: outside engagements…

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Big Municipal Programme at Temora

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 7

Stressing Temora's healthy financial position and its few demands for Government assistance, the Mayon (Ald. P. J. Meagher) in two…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held in the council chambers on Friday March 11th, 1938. Present, Crs. P. J. Mooney (President in…

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Mr. Elliott at Parkes Mayor Spicer's Thanks

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 1

When Mr. Elliott, sitting member for Ashburnham, spoke at Parkes last Saturday week, the chair was occupied by Ald. F. W…

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£10.000 Loan Grant. for Narraburra Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 6

The £10,000 loan grant scheme for the Naraburra Shire (Temora) has been approved. The Minister has agreed to a grant of £5000 towards…

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District Council Representatives at Wheogo Annual Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

Last Saturday the annual meeting of the Wheogo District Council was held, and the following were present: Messrs. W. E. Butler (chairman), Piney Range;…

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Stock Questions Conditions Throughout State Municipal Dips

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 5

The monthly bulletin from the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture, just to hand, covering the reports of its Stock…

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Lachlan Shire Council (Continued from last issue)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

The Secretary, Albert F. & S. Association, (1) Drawing attention to the Bathurst burr, galvanised burr, and caterpillar weed on the roads,…

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More New Plant for Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

As the result of the ever increasing amount of road work carried out by Bland Shire Council, the recommendation of the Shire Engineer…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 5

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Condebolin Municipal Council was held last Monday night. Present, Ald. H. C. Moulder…

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Bland Shire Council Sale of Empty Drums

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

QUOTATIONS will be received up till 12 noon on Tuesday, 12th April. 1938, for the purchase of Empty Tar Drums as follows:—…

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Forbes Council Threatened By Jemalong Shire Question of Weeds

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 1

The question of noxious weeds, like the poor, is always with us. All councils seem alike in claiming that it is always the other fellow…

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Municipal Mems Thursday's Council Meeting Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

Business at the fortnightly meeting of the local Municipal Council on Thursday evening was practically confined to dealing with the…

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New State Highway Parkes-conpobolin & Forbes-condobolin Roads Affected. View of Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

At last meeting of Lachlan Shire Council, the following letter, received from the Main Roads Boad, was read and considered:--…

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Grenfell Celebrations Letter from the Lord Mayor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

The manager of the Royal Aero Club is bringing a letter from the Lord Mayor of Sydney to the Mayor of Grenfell…

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Electors to Vote on It. Fiery Meeting in Council. Mayor Threatens Resignation. Water Debt Adjustment and Augmentation of Supply

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

In Monday's issue of the "Lachlander" we published in full Mr. Spooner's letter to the Condobolin Municipal Council and stated that the question had been referred to the finance committee for report, and the report to be dealt with at special meeting of the council on Monday night…

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Read This. What a Lachlan Shire Ratepayer Wrote

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

Before last shire council meeting was a letter from E. M. Cameron, Carlisle road, reading as follows: "May I once again draw your…

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