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

Council & local affairs, 1946

559 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 20 of 28

Municipal Reports Submitted to Last Council Meeting Town Clerk's Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 4

Finance: The nett balances of the various accounts of the Council, after allowing for the accounts submitted for payment at tonight's meeting,…

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Parkes-coota. 'Bus Service Shire Council Approves Application

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 4

At last meeting of Goobang hire Council, it was decided to approve an application to commence a bus service between Parkes and…

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Weddin Shire Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1946 · page 3

Present at the above meeting on Friday were Crs. Pereira (President), O'Malley, Matthews, Blayney, Napier and Bembrick…

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Civic Centre Proposal-turned Down by Weddin Shire Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1946 · page 2

Weddin Shire Council discussed on Friday the Mayor's Minute in regard to the proposal for a Civic Centre, and unanimously decided…

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Municipal Council . Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 16 September 1946 · page 2

Aid. H. F. May (Mayor), .F. C. Bassett, G. Hay, G. F. Townsend, J. W. Masters, and H. J Ham- ling were in attendance at the…

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Council Loses Young Engineer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 September 1946 · page 2

Mr. W. B. Mattick, of West Wyalong who has been assistant to the Bland Shire Council, with headquarters at West Wyalong,…

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CORRESPONDENCE Forbes Municipal Council Last Week's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 3

Extensive correspondence-- 40 letters --were before last week's meeting of Forbes Municipal council Some of these are referred to elsewhere, whilst others…

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Water Extension To Daroobalgie Freezing Works Report to Municipal Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 6

At its meeting on Thursday night Forbes Municipal Council received a report from its water service operator, Mr. P. J. Doyle,…

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Certificated Engineer for Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 4

The Minister for Public Works has notified Forbes Municipal Council that the Council's request for an extension of six months in which to appoint a…

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Clifton's Airways Local Company Formed Application to Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 1

A local company, to be known as Clifton's Airways, has been formed and registered and the whole of the capital for its development has been…

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Council Crumbs From the Civic Table Thursday Night's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 4

Apologies tendered to Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council were from Aid. Gunn, Brenner and Webb. In the absence of his…

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Grenfell Water Mains to Be Sealed County Council Decision Trains May Run From Cowra

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 1

ALL water supplies at Grenfell are to be cut off immediately, with the exception of the Grenfell Hospital supply, and the Hospital will be subject to stringent rationing. This was decided at the meeting of the Central Tablelands…

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MUNICIPAL COUNCIl

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, following attending: Ald. Mendham (Mayor), Sinclair, Livingstone…

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Shire Revision Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 1

Mr. Hardwiclte, P.M., at the West Wyalong Court House today, perused aud allowed the supplementary list of electors in the Shire of Bland…

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Letters Received by Council Consideration at Monthly Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 6

Bland Shire Councillors dealt with many letters at the monthly meeting held last Friday, when there were present Crs. A. T. B. Holland (President), F. R. Hayes (Deputy President), G. J. Bland, A. A. Wallace. E. F…

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Boree Shire Motion for Rate Increase Defeated

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 8

The Boree Shire Council decided at its meeting lest week not to levy the additional ½d. in the £ rating on the unimproved capital value of land in the…

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County Council District Possible Inclusion of Forbes, Cowra & Parkes Arguments Against

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 10

Recently the Municipal Councils of Forbes, Parkes and Cowra met in Forbes to take concerted action against the request to the Minister,…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1946 · page 4

The following is the balance of the report of the meeting held last Tuesday night:— From N.S.W. Public School…

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Engineer Reports to Council Shire Road Works in Progress

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 September 1946 · page 5

Mr. J. F. Spence, Shire Engineer, submitted the following report to the last meeting of Bland Shire Council: Works Completed and in Progress…

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Shire Valuation Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 September 1946 · page 4

Valuations by Bland Shire Council on properties within the Shire art a were confirmed by Mr. Ranswricke, P.M., at the West Wyalong Court…

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