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

Council & local affairs, 1940

634 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 21 of 32

C.T. Water Scheme Claim for Boring at Dam Site Repudiated by Waugoola Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

A letter from the secretary of the Central Tablelands Water Supply Scheme to Saturday's meeting of the Waugoola Shire Council, telling…

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Grenfell Municipal Council. Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday night, following attending: Ald. Douglass (Deputy Major), Bradley, Buttenshaw…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Forbes Meeting Mems

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

Forbes branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund held its monthly meeting on Monday night, when the following business was discussed…

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Looking Ahead Lord Mayor's Fund Creates Reserve

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 1

Confronted with a credit balance of £476 at its meeting on Monday night, Forbes branch of the Ford Mayor's Fund decided to…

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QUANDIALLA Shire Councillors on Tour Personal Items

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 7

Our newly elected councillor, Mr. O. Blayney, accompanied by Councillor J. Napier and Shire Engineer Mr. Bailey, made a tour of inspection of this…

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Aerodrome Runways Request for Extensions Council's Attitude

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 1

The Department of Civil Aviation, Melbourne, recently forwared to Forbes Municipal Council a renewal of the "A" class license for…

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Lachlan Shire Council Ordinary Monthly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 3

The above was held in the Shire Chambers last Friday week. Present, Crs. J. C. Chanter (President), R. G. Medcalf, G. G. Hunt, J. M. Horsburgh,…

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Complaint to Council Regarding Eucalyptus Factories Referred to Health Inspector

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 2

Following a complaint from the West Wyalong Progress Association, which drew attention to the nuisance alleged to he caused by the recent…

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Military Camp Efforts of Municipal Authorities Mayor and Town Clerk Commended

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

When it was resolved that the 1941 Royal Show should be abandoned because the military authorities required the Sydney…

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Shire Mailbag Letters Received

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 3

The following correspondence I was dealt with at Friday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council: From Cookamidgera Progress…

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Shire Rates Final Notices to be Posted

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 3

The Shire Clerk (Mr. V. M. Ogden) submitted the following financial statement to Council last Friday: "I have to report for the period…

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Demolition Order For Lachlan Street Building Council's Action

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 1

The dangerous state of a closed building, owned by the estate of the late Mrs. Westphalen, in Lachlan Street, was the subject of a report…

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Municipal Mailbag Some of the Letters Dealt With Thursday's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 3

The full Council was in attendance at Thursday night's meeting of Forbes Municipal Council, which again refused to consider a…

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Lachlan Shire Council (Continued from last issue)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 3

Shire of Carrathool, intimating that council was agreeable to the transfer of the balance of portions 4, 5, and 6, parish of Dowling; portion 5,…

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Speed Patrol Grader Purchased by Shire Council Preliminary Trials Successful

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 1

In a eport to the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council held at West Wyalong, the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. J.[?]) stated that the new…

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Sewerage Matters Brought Before Council By Health Inspector

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 1

The Health Inspector (Mr. H. B. Player) submitted the following report to Bland Shire Council. at its meeting at West Wyalong in…

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Council Agrees to Barmedman Request Water For Tennis Courts

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 1

Acting on the recommendation of the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. J. Duff) Bland Shire Council, at its meeting at West Wyalong, agreed…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Total Stands at £1550

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 1

Latest contributions to Forbes branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund have brought the total cash receipts to date to £1550116…

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Forbes Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Reports of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 6

The health inspector. Mr. Press, reported that he had placed on order of seizure over 53 bags of deteriorated sugar owned by John Bardsley & Co.,…

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Roadside Mail Boxes Erection Problem Council's Ruling

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

Roadside mail boxes are mundance things, yet their erection or more particularly the actual site of their erection, is a knotty…

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