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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 31 of 32

Holiday Time Is--Accident Time (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 3

Seven years ago the accident statistics of the State were recorded for the first time. Since then there has been an entry each Christmas of at…

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Shire Council Tenders

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 3

Only one tender was dealt with at last week's Shire Council meeting, this being 4024, supply of 1245 yards of metal on the Parkes Condobolin Road…

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Congrats. to Mayor

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 6

After the special and ordinary meetings of the local Municipal Council had been concluded, at a late hour on Thursday evening, the Mayor…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Committee Meets

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 4

How best to stimulate contributions to the Fund was a subject broached at this week's meeting of the Forbes branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund…

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Short Shrift For Aid. Sanders' Motion That Municipal Council Resign

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 1

Forbes aldermen accorded . short shrift to a motion of one of their number. (Aid. Sanders) that the Council resign as a…

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Xmas Holidays Application to Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 1

Forbes Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, had a petition before it from a number of business houses of the town in…

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Parkes Council Refuses to Resign

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 6

A "chain letter" from the Kearsley Shire Council, read at last weeks meeting of Parkes Municipal Council, suggested that Councils as a whole should…

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Valuations in Shire New Figures Show Increase Valuer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 4

Mr. J. W. S. Small, F.C.I.V., land valuer engaged by Jemalong Shire Council to conduct a field valuation of the lands embraced within the…

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Cr. Griffith Re-Elected Shire President Cr. Beddie, Deputy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 1

At Friday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, Cr. G. H. Griffith was reelected President for the ensuing twelve months, on the…

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Council Crumbs From Thursday Night's Meeting Reports of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 6

The opening of the ordinary fortnightly meeting of Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night was preceded with a request by Aid…

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Forbes Saleyards Question of Loan for Development Council Moves on Matter

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 4

Forbes Municipal Council has decided to meet local agents, confer as to the improvements needed, have plans…

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Shire Rate to Be Reduced Saving of £2493 to Landholders New Rate 1 3-8d. in £

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 4

In his report submitted to last Friday's Shire Council meeting, Mr. V. M. Ogden (Clerk) outlined the estimates for 1941,…

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Municipal Mail-bag Letters Before Last Week's Meeting Forbes 'Drome and Hangar

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 4

A precise of correspondence before last week's meeting of the local Municipal Council is naturally curtailed to the last degree owing…

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Reduction Of 3d. per 1000 Gallons On Water Feature Of Forbes Council's Estimates For 1941 Minimum of Rating to Provide Essential Services

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 2

RECENTLY Aid. M. H. Gunn made the suggestion to Forbes Municipal Council that it should endeavor to popularise and advertise the town by cheapening the charge for water to local consumers, by increasing the allowance made…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 1

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Condobolin Municipal Council was held on Monday night, 9th inst., and all the aldermen were present…

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Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 3

North and Sullivan streets have been filled in. Telephones cable trenches in Main and Forbes streets have been repaired…

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Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 3

The above Council met on Tuesday night, following attending: Ald. Douglass (chair) Bradley, Shoemark, Jones; Sinclair, Simpson…

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Infectious Disease Shire Still Clean

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 2

The Health Inspector (Mr. H. B. Player[?] informed Bland Shire Council, at its monthly meeting at West Wyalong that for the third month in…

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Scathing Indictment Lord Mayor's Fund And Queer Officialdom

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 2

The "Lachlander" and at least eighty per cent, of the people of the town and district are strongly in favour of holding to our own local…

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Amalgamation of Municipality with Shire. Referendum on Keewong Creek Scheme. Another £623 On Sewerage Loan

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 2

The following letters came before Council at the usual monthly meeting on Tuesday night:—From Department of Works and…

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