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

Council & local affairs, 1946

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Bland Shire Auditor

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

Mr. J. F. Auswild, of Temora wrote to the monthly meeting of Bland Shire Council, seeking re-appointment as Auditor for 1946…

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Shire Rates Cf Pensioners

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

Wyalong Progress Association will ask Bland Shire Council to considering reducing the rates of old age pensioners, or of remitting the whole or part of Shire…

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Municipal Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

The following reports were submitted to the Municipal Council at its last meeting held on Monday night, 11th February:…

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Shire Council Reports Petition for Road

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

In his report to Jemalong Shire Council last Friday, the engineer, Mr. Duff, referred to the following matters:…

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Shire of Jemalong Valuer

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

Applications, suitably endorsed, are Invited and will be received by the undersigned until 4 p.m., Thursday, 14th March, 1946. from persons duly…

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Forbes Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Reports of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

The health Inspector submitted the names of 13 persons and firms who were registered as milk vendors and dairymen…

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Rates Struck By Forbes Municipal Council For the Ensuing Year

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

Forbes Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, struck the rales for the ensuing year In accordance with the estimates…

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Shire Needs Plant To Repair Roads Work Held Up

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

When discussing a letter from Gunning Gap Agric. Bureau on Friday, Jemalong Shire Councillors were informed by their…

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Question of Pay For Horse While Employee on Annual Leave Application to Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

The question as to whether an employee of the Council should be allowed fodder allowance for his horse while on annual leave was…

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Municipal Mailbag Thursday Night's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

Last Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council was attended by the fall Council with the exception of Aid. Smith and…

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Shire Council Correspondance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

Bland Shire Council had a lengthy meeting on Friday last, when several important [?] were dealt with. M. uch time was taken in dealing [?]…

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Lachlan Shire Council Usual Monthly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

The above was held in the Shire Chambers, Condobolin, on Friday, 8th February. Present, Crs. R. G. Medcalf…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

The above Council met on Tuesday night, following attending: Aid. Drinkwater (chair), Livingstone, Alchin, Fearne, Clifford, Selwyn, and…

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Shire Saleyards New Scheme Before Council May Solve Difficulty

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

The [?] question of the removal of the existing saleyards at West Wyalang [?] another turn at the last meeting of Bland Shire Council," when…

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Not Overlooked Bland Shire Forest Area Council To Formulate Plan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

The only State Forests within Bland Shire are small & isolated remnants of the t'mbcr cover originally found in the Western districts, totalling only some…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

The above took place in the Council Chambers on Monday night, 11th inst. Those present were Ald. May (Mayor), Crouch, Bassett, Hay, Jones,…

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Electricity for Farm Homes Network Planned for Bland Shire Survey Made by Consulting Engineer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

A network of electricity extensions through the Shire, with light and power installed on a good many of the farming properties was visualised by Mr. L. J. Reynolds (Consulting Electrical Engineer) in an interim report submitted to the Bland Shire Council meeting on Friday last…

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Boree Shire Electricity Costs Questioned Monthly Meeting of Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

Doubts of "the excessively low cost of conveying electricity to rural consumers" were expressed by Cr. C. G. Miller at the monthly…

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Water for the West Central Tablelands Water Scheme County Council on Verge of Rebellion

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

ALTHOUGH a motion to the effect that the Central Table lands County Council would resign in a body if the Government insisted on cutting down the supply scheme proposed for towns in the water-starved West, was not carried at the…

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Shire Council Correspondence

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

The following is additional correspondence dealt with by Bland Shoe Council at the last monthly meeting, when there were present Crs. A. T…

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