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

Council & local affairs, 1939

658 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 33

Subsidised Works Programme Bowling Green and Other Contracts Tenders Before Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

FORBES Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, had before it tenders for the £18,000 programme of subsidised works which it is carrying out in conjunction with the Department of Works and Local Government, in connection…

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Municipal Mems. From Thursday's Meeting Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

Absentees from Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council were Ald. Butler and Sanders, although the latter temporarily attended to…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

The Mayor, Ald. H. C. Moulder, presided at the usual meeting of the Municipal Council, held on Monday night last, when Ald. N. J. Hanlin, J…

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Winter Dangers. Road Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

Serious road accidents, many of them fatal, have been reported from almost all parts of the State in the last few weeks & the principal cause…

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Glebe Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Mr. B. H. Nolan, an inspector of the Department of Works and Local Government has begun duty as administrator of the Glehe municipality,…

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Unique Handing- Over Ceremony Mayor Presents Walker Cup

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

Attending what was termed a victory social in the Town Hall on Thursday night, the Mayor of Forbes, Aid. H. K. Ford, officially…

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Lord Mayor of Sydney Will Receive Knighthood by Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

The list of King's Birthday Honours, which will be issued next Monday, will include the name of the Lord Mayer of Sydney (Alderman…

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Shire Council Meeting This Thursday and

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council will commence in the Shire Chambers at West Wyalong tonight (Thursday) and will continue…

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District Council Meeting At West Wyalong To-day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 7

The West Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Memorial Hail, West Wyalong, to-day, when a…

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Weddin Shire Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Weddin Shire Council was held on Saturday last. Those in attendance were: Crs. G…

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F. & S. ASSOCIATION. Meeting of Wheogo District Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 3

At a meeting of the Wheogo District Council on Saturday last the following resolutions for Conference were submitted:…

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Calarie Wants Water Supply Shire Council Action

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 6

Following the receipt of a letter from Mr. H. O. Elliott, M.L.A., asking that consideration be given to the extension of a water main…

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Shire Council Month's Rate Receipts £1646 Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 4

Jemalong Shire Council has received a total of more than £1646 in rates and charges during the last month…

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Letters to Shire Council Payers Received Requests From Rate

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 4

The President (Cr. A. T. B. Holland) presided over the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council at West Wyalong, when letters…

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Shire Council's Letter Bag Glance at Letters on Table Attendance

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 6

In attendance at the monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council conducted on Friday were Councillors G. H. Griffith…

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Municipal Council Reports of Officers Surplus From Diphtheria Campaign

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 6

The health inspector, Mr. Press, submitted a report on the recent diphtheria campaign, during which a total of 287 children were treated. When…

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District Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 1

Owing to a number of last minutes [?]tisements being received to day [?] report of the resolutions dealt with at a meeting of the District…

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"Rotten Wireless Poles" Shire President Wants Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 2

Speaking at the meeting of Bland Shire Council at West Wyalong, the President (Cr. A. T. B. Holland) said he was struck by the fact that a…

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Skeleton Weed in Shire Extraordinary Growth Says Inspector Free Services

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 6

Jemalong Shire Council is waging its annual war against the spread of skeleton weed within its boundaries…

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Aldermanic Deliberations At Thursday Night's Council Meeting The Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 2

Those in attendance at Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council were Ald. Ford (Mayor), Flannery, Dunn, Webb,…

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