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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 18 of 33

CORRESPONDENCE Before Forbes Municipal Council Last Week's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 6

Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night was attended by the full Council with the exception of Ald. Webb, from whom an…

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Forbes Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Reports of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

The health inspector stated that for several months past the municipality had continued free of notifiable diseases…

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New Buildings Applications Approved by Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

Building applications approved at last Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council were as follow: --…

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Gas Rationing in Forbes Manager's Recommendations to Council To be Forwarded to Department

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

The gas manager, Mr. H. L. Banner, made a report to last Thursday night's meeting of Forbes Municipal Council regarding the…

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Removal of Gravel From Forbes Municipal Quarry

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

The removal of some 600 yards of good gravel and "fines" from Forbes Municipal Council's quarry without authority, when raised at…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

There were tour apologies at the meeting of Council on Monday night, being from Ald. Townsend, Purchall, Dawson and Crouch. Those present…

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Municipal Reports Town Clerk's Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

Finance: The nett balance of the various bank accounts of the Council, after allowing for the accounts submitted for payment at to-night's…

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Weddin Shire. Matters of District Interest

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the above Council last Friday the chair was occupied by Cr. Napier, Deputy President, owing to the continued illness…

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More New Shire Buildings

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 6

Building operations are continuing in tile Bland Shire area, the Building Inspector, Mr. A. Elliott, told the last meeting of…

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Lachlan Shire Council At the meeting held on Friday last the following reports were submitted and dealt with. Acting Shire Clerk's Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 4

Staff Concrete Hand: Mr. R. Morrissey commenced duties as concrete hand on 14th June last and since that time he ha been supervising…

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Council Agrees To Transfers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 6

On the recommendation of the Shire Clerk (Mr. E.E.Rannard) Bland Shire Council at its last meeting gave authority to alter…

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Public Meeting Convened by Mayor To Help Starving Children

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

To-morrow night (Wednesday) the Mayor, Aid. P. Conridge, has convened a public meeting to form a local committee to further the…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

Council decided to protest against increase as affecting electricity extension. Further that the matter be brought up at conference…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

The monthly meeting of above was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, following attending: Ald Selwyn (Mayor)…

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Shire Council Ordered to Pay Owner £50 for Blue Metal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

In a lengthy reserved judgment at the Wyalong District Court yesterday, Judge Berne ordered the Bland. Shire Council (West Wyalong) to pay George Frederick…

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South-west Show Council Meets To-day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

Delegates from the West Wyalong P.A.H. and I. Association Committee will attend a meeting of the Council of…

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District Council of P. and C. Association

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 5

The above Council will meet on Friday next 23rd July at 7.30 p.m. in the Domestic Science Unit of the…

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Eugowra District News Boree Shire Council Many Matters of Local Interest

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 6

Boree Shire councillors consider that house hunger is being rapidly satisfied, and in view of this the Council decided not to alter the…

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Home Building in Boree Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 6

Boree Shire Council will have made £35,000 available to home-builders and purchasers when the third housing loan is approved by the end of the year…

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Will Accept Appointment On Certain Conditions New Council Engineer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 5

Mr. H. R. Huntington, Mittagong, wrote to last night's meeting of Forbes Municipal Council, advising that he was prepared to accept appointment as…

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