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

Council & local affairs, 1948

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16 Shire Men Stood Down

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 1

The Engineer (Mr. J. F. Spence) told Bland Shire Council at the last West long meeting that he was…

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Municipal Reports Before Last Council Meeting Town Clerk's Report

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

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

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Council Must Be "Tough" On Defanlting Retepayers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 6

Council will have to adopt a "tough" attitude if it is to collect outstanding rates from some ratepayers, President Holland told the last meeting of Bland Shire…

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Municipality of Condobolin Health, Meat and Building Inspector

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 3

Applications, suitably endorsed, are invited and will be received by the undersigned up till 4 p.m. on THURSDAY, 5th FEBRUARY, 1948, for the…

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Jemalong Shire Council Electrical Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 5

The report comprised a resume of Council's establishment of electricity undertaking over the past two years, a copy of which was presented to…

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Forbes Municipal Council Works Committee's Recommendations Approved by Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Although our representative fully covered the tour of the aldermen on their inspection of municipal roads and undertakings on…

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Shire Engineer's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 8

The following is the engineer's report to yesterday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council:-- Employees under my supervision…

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To Form County Council Suggestion to Shire and Forbes Councils In Regard to Electricity

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Jemalong Shire Council at its meeting yesterday, and Forbes Municipal Council at its gathering last night, had before them…

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Shire Clerks Report Councillors' Comment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Mr. F. Copeland's report to yesterday's meeting of Jemalong Shire Council, was as follows:-- Fund bank balance at even date…

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Noxious Weeds Shire Will Act

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Arising out of the Shire of Jemalong's Noxious Weeds Inspector's report, Councillors were of the opinion that owing to the infestation of…

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Council Purchase Completed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

Messrs D. J. Moloney and Williams, solicitors to Forbes Municipal Council, advised that body at its last night's meeting that the purchase of property…

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Special Meeting Of Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

A special meeting of the Bland Shire Council will be held at the Council Chambers, West Wyalong, on Tuesday, January 27,…

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Municipal Council Ordinary Fortnightly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 1

The Mayor, Ald. J. A. R. L'Estrange Ald. Crouch, Craft, Harding, Hamling, Dawson, Purchall and Townsend were present at the usual fortnightly…

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Alderman Harding Still Determined Two More Months to Consider Town Planning Proposal

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 1

Although he was unable to get a seconder to his motion that Council proceed with the Town Planning Scheme, Ald. Harding was still not prepared to give up his struggle to introduce this scheme for Condobolin…

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Jemalong Shire Council Electricity Committee's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 4

The following is the report of business carried out by the Jemalong Shire electricity committee, which was held on 9th January, and brought forward…

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Aldermen and Town Clerk In Verbal Clash at Parkes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Last week's meeting of the Parkes Municipal Council was mainly characterised by a long, critical commentary by Aid. W. L. Clarke on what he…

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Shire Meeting Consideration of Roads

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council was held on Thursday. Present were: Crs. S. F. Tout (President), L. H. Rout, T. Smith, G…

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Council's Housing Project

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

The Town Clerk, Mr. Dempsey, submitted to last week's meeting of the local Municipal Council the application for the loan of £10,000 to…

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Forbes Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Correspondence and Other Items

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 4

Only a bare quorum was present at the meeting of Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night, absentees being Aldermen Hall,…

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C.T. County Council May Be Dissolved

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

At a meeting held at Cowra last Wednesday, members of the Central Tablelands County Council discussed the question of dissolving the…

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