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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 3 of 32

Wrote Three Times But Still No Reply Show Council Conference

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 3

Mr. Reg. Robberds, Secretary of the West Wyalong Show Association informed the Committee at its last meeting that he had written to…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 1

The following reports were submitted to the meeting held on Monday night TOWN [?]ERK'S REPORT…

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Shire of Bland Greek War Relief Fund

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 1

A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Bland Shire Chambers, West Wyalong at 8 o'clock tonight (Tuesday) for the purpose of…

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The Car Ran Off the Road (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 4

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the the road," and end with such phrases as it then hit a telephone pole or a…

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Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Brief Business Sheet

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

With only the Mayor (Ald. Ford), and Ald. Byrnes, Webb, Green and Dunn in attendance at Thursday night's meeting of the local…

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Not Acceded to Ald. Sanders' Request to Council To Have Name Expunged as Seconder of Motion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

Ald. Sanders was an absentee from last Thursday night's meeting of Forbes Municipal Council, but he befit along tetter of…

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Learn-to-swim Campaign Proposed for West Wyalong Shire Council Will Co-operate

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 4

The Amateur Swimming Association of New South Wales has advised Mr. E. E. Rannard, Bland Shire Council Clerk, that…

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Small Slips-- Serious Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

The road accident figures for January show, an unusually high percentage of accidents caused by motorists failing to signal their intention…

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Ashburnham Council of A.l.p

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 3

Delegates from throughout the Ashburnham Electorate have been summoned to an Electoral Council meeting at Forbes next Sunday. Mr. E. P…

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Not Worth 2d. Vote For Shire Councillors

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 1

During the course of an informal discussion at the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council at West Wyalong, Cr. A. T. B. Holland the President, said that a man had…

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Municipal Election the Proposed Keewong Creek Loan. Turned Down. Apathetic Ratepayers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Of 531 ratepayers entitled to vote for or against the Council's proposal to borrow £15,000 to construct the Keewong Creek water works only 238 went to the poll, the proposal being…

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Municipal Council. Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

The above was held in the Civic Chambers last Monday night. Present: Ald H. C. Moulder (Mayor) H. F. May, H. McInnes, W. Smyth,…

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Sewerage Local Loan Rate. Municipal Appeal Court. TO-DAY. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.'

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 2

Thirty-three objectors were listed this morning in an appeal before I the above Court. The appellants, objected to the…

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Weddin Shire Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 3

Tenders have been invited for the supply of maintenance gravel on State Highway 6 (Contract 1/1941), and on State Highway 17 (Contract…

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Weddin Shire Council. Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Weddin Shire Council was held on Saturday, following attending: Crs. Pereira (President), O'Malley, Shannon,…

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Shire Council Thursday and Friday Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 1

The Shire Clerk (Mr.E. E. Rannard) advised to-day that the monthly meeting of the.Bland Shire Council will commence at the Shire…

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Lord Mayor's Fund Donations at B'bong Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 1

Included in the amount of £28 147 handed to the Forbes Lord Mayor's Fund, as proceeds of the Bedgerabong Picnic Race Club's…

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Weddin Shire. Sitting Pretty

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 2

Striking proof that regional councils can be safely left to handle their own affairs came out at the annual meeting— the fifteenth of the…

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Increase in U.C.V. by Eland Shire Council Protests By Landholders (To the Editor "Advocate.")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 5

Dear Sir.—With the issue of Bland Shire race nouses a real to [?] disapproval has been created by the increases in the unimproved Capital…

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Temora Electoral Council Keen Competition for Office Ex-Minister Defeated

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 5

Competition for office in the Temora Country Party Electoral Council must be very keen when an ex-Cab inet Minister was defeated for the…

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