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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 21 of 33

Forbes Municipal Council Thursday Night's Meeting Reports of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 7

The health inspector stated that one case of scarlet fever had occurred during July and had been given the necessary attention…

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Compliment to Forbes Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 4

At the meeting of Forbes Municipal Council last Thursday evening was a letter from the manager of the Australian Mutual…

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To Join Coal Board Boree Shire Engineer Resignation Accepted

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

Boree Shire engineer, Mr. R. J. Mathews, has resigned to take up a position with the Joint Coal Board at Lithgow…

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Two More New Cottages Building Applications to Forbes Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 7

Two more new cottages were included in the building applications approved at Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal…

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Franchise Wanted For Power Lines Around Koorawatha Grenfell Council's Application

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 8

The Grenfell Municipal Council has asked for a franchise to provide rural electricity within the Waugoola Shire in a small area…

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Building Materials For Garage Alterations Opinion Sought from Council by Dept

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 3

Forbes Council did not reach finality in a request referred to it last week by the Minister for Building Materials, as to the…

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Trouble at Thesaleyards Stock Removed At Night Application to Council for Nightwatchman

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 1

REFERENCE to the stock which have disappeared from Forbes saleyards at night has been made in these columns on more than one occasion, but the aldermen still contend that the matter of the employment of a nightwatchman is one for…

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Municipal Work Shop At Filtration Plant Site Idea Approved

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 6

FORBES Municipal Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, gave the go-ahead sign to a proposal that a municipal workshop should be established, under the direction of its filtration. I plant attendant, Mr. W. G. Anderson, who is to be supplied with…

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Municipal Mailbag Letters Before Last Week's Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 3

The full Council was present when the aldermen of Forbes Municipality met last Thursday night for the transaction of the…

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Lake Cargelligo Electricity Shire Clerk's Report to Meeting of Council Held on 138'48

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 1

Coss statement to 30th June, 1948: The cost statement showing the result of the undertaking's transactions for the 6 months ended 30648 is…

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Trees Taken From Shire Roads

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 1

Councillors O'Malloy and Matthews at the Shire Council meeting on Friday stated that trees had been taken off Death's lane—and it is…

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Shire had Busy Time Dealing with Many Subjects

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 4

Bland Shire Councillors had another twelve hours sitting at the last West Wyalong meeting. In addition to many letters from all parts of the extensive Shire,…

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Shire Shorts Last Week's Boree Council Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 6

The Boree Shire Council decided at its meeting last week to adopt a policy of long-range concrete causeway construction…

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Electric Bath Heaters Banned by Jemalong Shire Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, Cr. T. E. Cuteliffe asked the electrical engineer why electric bath heaters…

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Jemalong Shire Special Meeting of Council Roads Work Programme Increased to £8000

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 8

At the ordinary meeting of jemalong shire Council yesterday the minutes of a special meeting held on,August 5 were confirmed. The minutes of…

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Lachlan Shire Asks Help From Jemalong

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council, a letter was read from the Lachlan Shire Council, stating that during the post twelve months…

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Lachlan Shire Council Shire Clerk's Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 4

Acting Shire Engineer--Salary. At last meeting of Council a resolution was passed instructing me to investigate the salary to be paid to…

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Municipal Council Monthly Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 1

Present at the mooting on Tuesday last were Aid. Selwyn (Mayor), Sinclair, Livingstone, Penrose, Dun, McCarthy, Drinkwater…

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Tottenham Electricity Shire Clerk's Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 1

The switchboard has been despatched to O'Donnell and Griffin Pty Ltd,. Sydney, for repairs and alterations. The firm's quot for the work…

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Smaller F.s.a. Council Not Favored

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 5

A motion from Loekhart District Council in favour of a smaller Executive Council was rejected by the Fanners ami…

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