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

Council & local affairs, 1950

636 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 32

Letters to the Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

Complaints of stock straying on the Old Grenfell Road were received at last Thursday night's meeting of the Forbes…

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New Truck for Council For Electricity Dept

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

Forbes Municipal Council received a new 4-ton Austin truck last week, and it went into duty yesterday morning…

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Put Lights on Murder Bridge Discussion at Council Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

The Department of Main Roads will be approached with a view to the erection of lights on both approaches to Fitzgerald's…

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No Polio Cases in Forbes Inspector's Report to Council Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

ALTHOUGH many rumours were in circulation in Forbes during the past month that cases of poliomyelitis had occurred, no cases were reported to the Health Inspector, Mr. C. J. Press…

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Lengthy Sitting of Bland Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 6

The Bland Shire Council meeting at West Wyalong was in session for more than 12 hours, owitig to a great volume of business, which included tenders deputations, and lengthy consideration of a report submitted by the President, Cr. A. T. B…

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MUNICIPAL COUNCIl

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 4

The following reports were adopted at the monthly meeting on Tuesday night:…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 2

Present at Tuesday right's meeting were Aid. A. E. Selwyn (Mayor), Drinkwater, Clifford, McCarthy, Dun, Mendham, Livingstone…

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Mayor Regrets P. & C. Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

During question time at the last ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council, Alderman Craft asked the Mayor whether any approach…

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Shire Will Buy New Truck

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 2

Bland Shire Council has adopted a recommendation by The Acting-Engineer. Mr. Richard Back, that an additional motor…

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Municipal Council Mail Bag House Numbering. . . Borrowing Programme... Borambil. . . General Correspondence

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 4

Due to the fact that the ordinary meeting of the Condobolin Municipal Council fell on Easter Monday, the Council met the following night. Flood waters prevented a full…

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Riverina County Council Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 5

A meeting of the Riverina Country Council will be held at Temorft on April 24 at 3 p.m., whena number of Councils will…

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No Money for Big Works Council Told

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

Council neither has the plant or money to carry out extensive road construction work at the present time,…

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Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 3

Referring at last meeting of Grenfell Municipal Council to the proposed gravelling of Forbes-street Aid. Dun said he was of the opinion…

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Arts Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 2

The symposium on music, which had to be postponed on account of the emergency Parents and Citizens meeting, will now be held…

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Lachlan Shire Council Ordinary Monthly Meeting

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 4

The above was held in the Shire Chambers, Condobolin, on Friday, 21st April, commencing at 10.30 a.m. The ordinary date was the previous…

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Council Employees Transferred To County Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 2

The undermentioned servants, who were employed by the Municipal Council, Condobolin, have now become servants of the…

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Mid-lachlan County Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 4

The Acting Electrical Engineer, Mr. C. McVeigh, in his report to the County Council meeting of the 26th April, stated that all…

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Officers Report to Shire Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

All roads damaged in the recent flood have not yet been examined, but steps have been taken, and are being taken, to…

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Electricity Report to Shire Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 4

The report of proceedings of the Electricity Committee of Jemalong Shire Council, was submitted to last Thursday's meeting…

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MAILBAG Municipal Council Letters

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 3

Only absentees from Thursday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council were the Mayor and Town Clerk, whom…

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