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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 15 of 33

Daily Train Service Parkes Council to Continue Agitation

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 1

When a letter from the Minister for Transport, through Mr. E. P. Dring, M.L.A., was read at a recent meeting of the Parkes Council to…

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Overdue Rates Notice of Motion Deferred Finance Meeting Will Decide Council Policy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 1

At Thursday meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council, a notice of motion by Ald. M. H. Gunn was deferred till the next finance…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

At the meeting of the Council held on Friday, 11th inst., among the reports submitted were the following by the Shire Clerk, Mr. L. Whalan…

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Shire Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Bland shire Council will be held at the Council Chambers. West Wyalong, on Friday next…

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Weddin Shire Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 6

The monthly meeting was held on Friday, following attending: Crs. Napier (chair), O'Malley. Bembrick, Matthews; Messrs May and…

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Mr. Cahill Attacked by Aldermen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 6

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) "hadn't the backbone of a picce of elastic" and was…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 2

No objection to transfer—it was pointed out that the recommendation of council would have to go to the Main Roads Board…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1

The following reports were adopted at Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council:—…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 2

similar questioning in the future. The Clerk said if buildings were in keeping with ordinance such were allowed to be gone on with…

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Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 2

Present at the above meeting on Tuesday night were Aid. Selwyn (Mayor), Sinclair, Livingstone, Penrose, Mendham, Dun, McCarthy and…

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The Shire Ambulance Rate (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 5

Sir,—Further to my letter regarding the above rate, which you kindly published recently, 1 am enclosing a cutting from…

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No Council Saleyards for Lake Cargelligo

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

Before the last meeting of the Lacblau Shire Council was a letter from the N.Z. Loan and Agency Co. asking if Council…

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Boree Shire Housing Scheme Progress

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 7

Boree Shire Council has in operation a housing scheme in which finance to the extent of £25.000 Is made available to approved home building applicants…

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Detour Around Caragatel Bridge First Priority Given by Council New Bridge in Place of Old One

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, the question of repairs to the Caragatel bridge, which collapsed when a…

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Lachlan Shire Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

The following are extracts from the report submitted by the President, Or E. M. Brown, at the meeting held on 11th June:…

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Shire Council Meeting Adjourned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 3

Due to an abnormal number of letters for attention plus many other important details, the monthly meeting of Bland Shire…

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Legal Opinion for Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 1

The Shires' Association will forward a legal opinion, in connection with sub-division applications submitted by the…

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Shire President Investigates Proposed Tallimba Water Supply

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

As the result of representations made by Cr. A. T. B. Holland, the Minister for Works and Local Government has promised to send an officer to Tallimba to…

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Wheat Appeal to Privy Council Expensive; But Farmers Will Find Money

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

The action of the Executive Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in appealing to the Privy Council against the decision of the High Court in the…

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Jemalong Shire Council President's Report on Shire Conference

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

At Thursday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council the president, Councillor S. F. Tout, when reporting on his visit to the Shires'…

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