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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 20 of 32

Municipality of Condobolin Typiste-stenographer -- (Temporary)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 3

APPLICATIONS, suitably endorsed, are invited and will be received by the undersigned up till 4 p.m. on MONDAY, 15th SEPTEMBER, 1941,…

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Not for Parkes Power Alcohol Distillery Council to Assist Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

In view of the fact that Parkes has little chance of being selected as a site for one of the Commonwealth power alcohol distilleries…

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Blowfly Strike New Control Methods Investigations by Council of S. & I. Research

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 9

A new sheep blowfly dressing containing boracic acid, tar oil, bentonite, and a wetting agent in water is described by F. G. Lennox in a…

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Inflation of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

Analysis has been made of a cross section of the 10,500 road accidents reported in New South Wales during the year ended June 30 last. This…

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Opposition to New Civic Voting Methods McKell Government Criticised by Shire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 3

If the revision to the electoral provisions of the Local Government Act is a sample of the legislation proposed by the McKell Labor…

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Boxer May Be Alderman

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

The former Australian middleweight boxing champion, Fred Henneberry, now a hotelkeeper, will contest the Goulburn municipal elections in the…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Sox En Masse 60 Pairs Monthly

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 2

At last Monday's meeting of Forbes branch Lord Mayor's Fund committee it was stated that Mrs. Edols was turning out 30…

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Weddin Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

Present at the above meeting on-Saturday were Crs. Pereira (President), Butler, O'Malley, Shannon, Napier and Blayney…

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Presidential Report to Bland Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

The Shire President. Cr. A. T. Holland. submitted the following report to Friday's meeting or the Bland Shire Council:—…

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Amalgamation of Shire and Municipality

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 3

The Clerk stated that the Minister laid extended the period for the taking of the poll for two months from 12th August…

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Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 3

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday night, the following attending: Aid. Douglass (Mayor) Simpson, Smith,…

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The Late Ald. James Bradley. Tributes by the Aldermen

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

In opening the special meeting of Grenfell Municipal Council on Friday night, the Mayor tabled the following minute:—…

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Appointment of Shire Clerk Returned Soldiers League Make Emphatic Protest Against the Action of Lachlan Shire Council Council, after receiving deputation and considering the grounds of protest, decided to stand by its previous decision

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 2

Last Friday's meeting of Lachlan Shire Council made history in the way of something unique to consider and to make definite decision whether to stand by a previous action or yield to the request so strenuously put forward by deputation. The…

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Motor Vehicles Reduction Sought in Registration Fees By Shire Councils

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 1

At the Bland Shire Couucil meeting Ofl Friday last a letter was received from the Narrabri Sliire Council, stating that owing to the…

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Engineer's Report To Jemalong Shire Council Iron-tyred Vehicles on Bitumen Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

In his report to Friday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council the engineer, Mr. A. J. Booth, dealt with the work carried out by…

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Jemalong Shire Friday's Meeting of Councillors The Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

The full Council--Messrs. G. H. Griffith (president), R. H. Beddie, A. S. Wheatley, H. J. Herbert, E. J. C. Speck, and J. F. Hammond--…

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OPPOSITION To Abolition of Postal Voting In Shire Elections

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

A strong protest against the abolition of postal voting in connection with Shire elections was voiced at Friday's meeting of…

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Burr Infested Sheep Prohibiting Their Sale Discussion at Shire Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

Some further support to the effort of Forbes P.P. Board to prohibit the sale of burr-infested sheep, and to prosecute, owners…

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Oil and Petrol Rationing How Jemalong Shire is Affected One Plant Will be Hung Up

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

At the present time Jemalong Shire Council has three diesel oil plants operating on its roads, but if the demands of the Liquid Fuel…

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General Business at Shire Council Meeting Requests By Councillors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Bland Shire Council on Friday last, Councillors drew attention to the-following matters, which were then dealt…

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