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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 8 of 32

Municipal Council Reports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

The following reports wore presented at Tuesday night's meeting:-GANGER'S REPORT. The following works have been…

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Grenfell Municipal Council Council Favor Internment of Enemy Aliens. Water Supply From Woodstock. Sewerage Loan Rate to Be Imposed Also for 1941. Council Favors Conference Suggested by Chamber of Commerce. Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

The above was held on Tuesday night. Present: Aid. W. Douglass (Mayor), j. Bradley, G. Buttenshaw, H. L…

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Municipal Council Appoint Select Committee To report on Maintenance and Repairs

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night Aid. Livingstone referred to the bad state of roads and footpaths in the municipality, and said the…

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Ex-Valuer Flays Council At Ratepayers Protest Meeting Shire Valuations Too High Test Case to Contest Recent Increase

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

The recent increase in Bland Shire Council valuations had the effect of more than forty ratepayers, mostly farmers, representing all parts of the Shire, assembling at a public protest meeting which was held in the Masonic Hail, West…

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Keep Silent Tip To Council Staff Information to Strangers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 3

Bland Shire Council has adopted a recommendation by the department of Local Government that it ask its employees to…

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Grand Finale. Council Meeting Livens Up Over Last Five Minutes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

The final five minutes of the Council meeting was more like a Parliamentary debate than the usually sober meetings of Council…

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Three Cases of Notifiable Disease. Since Last Council Meeting. Health Inspector's Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

During the period' since last Council .meeting three cases of notifiable disease-scarlet fever-have been reported. The usual statutory notices…

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Jemalong Shire Council Monthly Meeting Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 8

The full council was in attendance at the monthly meeting of Jemalong Shire Council last Friday, when a lengthy list of…

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Shire Finances Rate Receipts for Month Adding Machine to be Purchased

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

The Shire Clerk, Mr. V. M. Ogden, submitted the following report on finances and other matters to last week's meeting: --…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday, 14th inst. Present, Crs. J. C. Chanter (President), R. G. Medcalf, J. M. Hors…

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Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 1

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Condobolin Municipal Council was held last Monday night. Present, Ald. H. F. May (Deputy Mayor),…

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Shire Elections Decision to Remain Unaltered Minister Tells Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 3

In reply to a letter of protest received from Mr H. R. C. Kalms, Secretary of the West Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and…

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Valuable Men Loss Todistrictl Council Late Messrs Heard and Wood

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 1

Speaking at the annual meeting of the District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at West Wyalong, the…

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Has New Chief Farmers District Council Mr. T. J. Wilson Elected Unopposed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 4

Mr. T. J. Wilson, farmer, grazler, and public-spirited citizen of Clear Ridge district, was elected unopposed to the Presidency of…

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Water Meter Agreement Shire Council Decision

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 4

The Shire Clerk (Mr. E. E. Rannard) advised the last meeting of Bland Shire Council that he had proposed presenting a draft agreement in…

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One Infectious Case Bland Shire Council Area

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

According to Mr. H. B. Player, Health Inspector, only one case of of infectious disease was reported to him during the month from the…

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Lachlan Shire Council (Continued from last issue.) CORRESPONDENCE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 4

West Milby Farmers and Settlers Association, asking to have the road cleared which is on the corner of the Crown Camp Ungarie road,…

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Shire Elections to Be Held in December

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 1

The Bland Shire Clerk (Mr. E. E. Rannard) has been advised that,' following an amendmeut of the Local Government Act. the Shire and…

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Interest Burden Relief For Soldier Settlers Shire Clerk's Recommendation Adopted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 5

Acting on the recommendation of the Shire. Clerk (Mr. E. E. Rannard) Bland Shire Council has decided to take whatever action it legally can to grant relief to soldier settlers as far as accrued interest on Shire rates is concerned…

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Shire Clerk Replies to Mr. James Cattle Rate Notice Difference

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

The Chire Clerk (Mr. E. E. Rannard) submitted the following report to the last meeting of Bland Shire Council, which was held at West…

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