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

Council & local affairs, 1948

645 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 33

P. & C. ASSOCIATIONS Forbes District Council Annual Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above association was held on Friday night at the Boys' Department. Mr. W. Reed occupied the chair…

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Shire Council Meeting on

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

Bland Shire Councillors will hold their monthly meeting at the Council Chambers, West Wyalong, on Friday next…

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Municipal Council O[?]nary Fortnightly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

The Municipal Council had an early sitting on Monday night last with only routine matters to deal with Full Council, was present, consisting…

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Council Meeting with Agents

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

At a meeting of the Sale Yards Sub-committee with the local agents, on Tuesday, April 27, considerable discussion took place…

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Aero Club for Forbes Public Meeting Decides Mayor is Patron

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 1

At a public meeting, convened by the Mayor, Alderman P. Conridge, on Friday, for the purpose of farming an aero club for Forbes, the…

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Shire Criticised (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 1

Sir,--If your report of the meeting of Lachlan Shire Council in your issue 3rd May, 1948, is correct it does not reflect any credit on that body…

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Forbes Council Dismisses Ten Men Acute Financial Position

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council, Alderman firstly considered a report on the financial position of the Council…

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Building Permits Dealt With by Council Meeting Three More New Homes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

At last night's meeting of the Firbes Municipal Council the following building applications were dealt with:…

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SHIRE COUNCIL—Contd

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 1

Contractors Laundess and Loader have not commenced work as requested by council. 3. Contracts 5 and 6/1946,…

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Weddin Shire Council Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of above was held on Friday last. There were present Crs. J. Napier (chair), E. S. Matthews, A…

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Shire'[?] Ear Badly Bitten!

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 5

Cr. E. F. Crook, speaking at a meeting of Bland Shire Council, at West Wyalong, said he was…

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More Work For Shire Clerk

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 4

Mr. E. E. Rannard, Clerk to Bland Shire Council, with headquarters at West Wyalong, has a full time job as…

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Forbes Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Reports of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

A taxi driver's license was recommended to Collier George Edmondston, Queen street. Mr. Davison. Orange, during an…

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Municipal Mail-bag Letters Before Council Thursday Night's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 6

The regular meeting of Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night was attended by Aldermen P. Couridge (Mayor), Brenner,…

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Council Funds Improving Following Retrenchment of Staff Town Clerk's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

IN a special report to last Thursday night's meeting of Forbes Municipal Council, the Town Clerk, Mr. D. P. Dempsey, dealt with the financial position, particularly on the general fund, which he stated had shown improvement since the previous…

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Municipal Works Report of Engineer Programme of £10,000 Loan Proposal

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 4

Another fairly extensive report on works carried out and in progress was read to last Thursday night's meeting of Forbes…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

on the consumers be reduced by an equivalent amount, the reduction to be the same to each consumer. Received…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

Present at the monthly meeting on Monday night were Aid. Selwyn (Mayor), Sinclair, Livingstone, Mendham, Penrose, Dun, Clifford…

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Many Letters Keep Bland Shire Council Busy; Late Sitting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

Commencing business at 9 a.m., and working throughout the day, Bland Shire Councillors concluded their last meeting at 11 p.m. A great volume of business was…

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Lachlan Shire Engineer

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

Bogan Bill sends this as an open letter to Councillor P. J. Mooney: Dear Councillor Mooney,--I only recently learnt that you were very…

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