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

Council & local affairs, 1941

631 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 32

Municipal Election Correspondence (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 2

Sir, -- In a dodger I saw last week one of the candidates for the Municipal Council said "When a great town like Forbes, under the management of a…

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Fined £20 for Driving Tractor on Shire Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 1

For driving a tractor with cleats attached on a shire road without the written permission of the Council, Leslie Derrick was,…

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Must Have Money To Finance War Effort West Wyalong Sets Ball Rolling Whirlwind Campaign in Bland Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 3

West Wyalong and district will again play its part in the war effort, by co-operating with the Federal Government's £35,000,000 War Loan, and conducting a second "Win the War" Rally at the Masonic Hall on 10th May, at 8 p.m…

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Lachlan Shire Council (Continued from previous issue) CORRESPONDENCE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1

Tullibigeal F. and S. Association, with reference to the Four Corners -Ungarie road. Resolved, on motion of Crs. Costello and Elwin, the…

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An Early Mayor of Mudgee Mr. F. R. Tindall

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 4

The following interesting references to the late Mr. F. R. Tindall (an early Mayor of Mudgee). and lather of Mr. W. J. Tindall. of West Wyalong…

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Bland Shire Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 1

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

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Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last. The chair was occupied by the…

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Municipal Matters

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

The Easter holiday break put Council out of its usual fortnightly order of meeting, with the result that there was a meeting on Monday night of the…

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Weddin Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday, following attending: Crs. Pereira (President), O'Malley Napier, Blarney…

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"General Business" at Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

"General business," the stage of the meeting set aside for members of Bland Shire Council to mention matters affecting their ridings, did not…

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Street Stall Council Grants Permission

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

At the last meeting of Bland Shire Council, held at West Wyalong, a request was received from Mrs. L. A. Gardiner, Secretary of the West…

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Few Letters at Council Meetinng Short Session This Month

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

The monthly, meeting of Bland Shire Council, at West Wyaloug, during the week-end, was one of the shortest held for some time. The…

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In Grave Peril Australia Is Menaced Money Urgently Needed £11,591 Subscribed in Bland Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 2

"Do you want Australia to be a battlefield?" was one of the many pertinent questions Rev. Hugh Cunningham asked a crowd of about 300 people at West Wyalong on Saturday night during the progress of the second "Win-the-War" Rally…

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Ald. Hawkins Takes His Seat at Forbes Council Welcomed by the Mayor

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

The full Council was present at the meeting of Forbes Municipal Council last Thursday night. Ald. Hawkins, recently elected in place…

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Shire Council's Windfall £800 for Obsolete Plant £500 Contributed to War Loan

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 2

Owing to the modern trend in road-making principles of allowing new roads to consolidate by traffic rather than by use of heavy…

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Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Reports and Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 6

In addition to the reports of officers presented in our last issue, the following items of interest were contained in the reports of other officers:…

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Brick Area Agreed Upon by Forbes Council Special Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 3

Forbes Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, considered and adopted a special report from a sub-committee…

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Heavy Penalty. Cutting Timber on Shire Roads

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 2

William Miller, who did not attend the West Wyalong Police Court yesterday, to answer a charge of cutting timber on roads…

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More Improvements At Shire galevards Extensions & Painting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. J. Duff) told Bland Shire Councillors at their meeting al West Wyalong. that he had made arrangements with Mr. J…

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Jemalong Shire Council Letters Received Graziers' Request Granted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 6

When councillors of Jemalong Shire met for their monthly meeting last Friday, President G. H. Griffith made reference to the…

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