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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 29 of 33

Must Pay Up Council to Hospital

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

The Bland Shire Council has decided that the Board of Directors of the Wyalong and District Hospital, must pay an amount of approximately…

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Bland Creek Bridge Council Rejects Proposal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 2

Following the receipt of information from Weddin Shire Council (Grenfell) and the Condobolin P.P. Board, advising that they could not…

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Important Meeting At Shire Chambers To-night Formation of Patriotic Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 2

Important discussion will take place at the adjourned public [?]ing to be held in the Shire C[?]rs, West Wyalong,…

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Price of Wheat. Letters Received by the Mayor. Premier's Department, Sydney. 1st November 1939

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 3

Dear Sir,— I am directed by the Premier to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the 31st October, 1939…

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Shire Council Engineer's Report Activities in Ridings

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 3

Reporting to the monthly meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, Engineer A. J. Booth had the following to say:-…

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Office Hours At Forbes Municipal Council Re-Arrangement Made

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

Some time ago the Forbes Municipal Council made a re-arrangement of the office hours with a view to keeping it open during the…

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Municipal Council Reports of Officers Increase in Unaccounted for Gas

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 4

REPORTS of all officers of the Municipal Council for the month of October were presented to the meeting of that body on Thursday night, when the most serious position revealed was the increase of unaccounted-for gas in the total…

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Red Cross and L. Mayor's Fund Money Cannot Be Pooled

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

When officials of the Forbes Red Cross branch recently pointed out that the branch funds could not be pooled with the Lord Mayor's Fund,…

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Ready for Bush-fires in Shire Fourteen Brigades Established

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 4

Fourteen bush-fire brigades have been established in the Jemalong Shire, Council recently circularised…

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Shire Letter-bag Summary of Contents New Bridge at Tomanbil

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 5

Plans and specifications for the construction of a concrete bridge over Mulyandry Creek, at Tomanbil, on the Forbcs-Cowra Road,…

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Gleanings From Shire Meeting Assistance for Enlisted Landholders Grawlin Plains Complaint

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 5

A committee, associated with a central organisation set up to safeguard the interests of landholders who may enlist for service with the…

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Ladies Decide To Co-operate With Lord Mayor's Patriotic And War Fund Position Of Comforts Fund Workers Clarified

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 2

THE public meeting of ladies convened by the Mayoress, Mrs. H. K. Ford, for the purpose of deciding whether the various war workers would co-operate with the local committee of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund of N.S.W., or would…

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Council's Protest Against Lack of Assistance At Forbes C.P.S. Office

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 4

The dissatisfaction voiced by Mr. J. F. Williams, solicitor, at the parsimony displayed by the Justice Department in failing to supply an…

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Municipal Mailbag Restrictions on Amplifiers Adhered To Sale Dates and Conditions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 3

There was a full attendance of aldermen at Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council, with the Mayor, Ald. Ford, in the…

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Works Committee Report to Municipal Meeting Tar Surfacing Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 5

The works committee of Forbes Municipal Council met last Wednesday afternoon and made a report to Thursday's meeting of the…

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Progress in the Shire. The Old Tyagong Bridge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 5

Accompanying Mr. George Bailey (Weddin Shire Engineer) on one of his tours through the Shire, on Tuesday, we came to the old Tyagong…

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Mayor Shot in U.S.A After Political Dispute Assailant Surrenders (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

A message from New York states:—As an aftermath of a political dispute, Patroiman Elvln Dooley fatally shot the Mayor,…

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Show Associations Conference of S.W. COUNCIL Next Conference at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

At a conference of delegates to the South-West Council of P.A.H. and [?] Associations, held at Temora on Tuesday, it was decided…

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Sportsmen Take Risks (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 6

The story comes from America of an action by one golfer against another for something like assault and battery. The plaintiff said that the…

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Weddin Shire Some District Matters Bush Fire Brigades

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 8

At the meeting of the Weddin Shire Council last Saturday, the following matters of interest to our readers in the southern portion of the district…

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