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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 31 of 32

Grenfell Municipal Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 3

The usual meeting of above was held on Wednesday night. Present: Ald. R. Livingstone (Mayor). T. Sinclair, C. Mendham…

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Holidays at Shire Office

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 2

The Brand Shire Council [?]ce at West. Wyalong will close during the period between the Xmasand New Year holidays…

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17th Term As Mayor of Temora

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 1

Aid. Peter Meagher was re-elected Mayor of Temora for the 17th consecutive term When the new Council…

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Grenfell Municipal Council Reports. Electrical Engineer's Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 4

I desire to report on the following matters: Sandy Creek Extension: Good progress has been made with this…

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Mayor Claims 1/3 From Mr, Churchill

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 6

LONDON—When Mr Churchill received the Freedom of Portsmouth, Hamshire, the town's Mayor, Sir Denis Daly,…

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Shire General Rate Increased to 5d

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 2

The General Rate for Bland Shire Council has been increased by 1d to 5d. in the on the unimproved capital value. The West Wyalong Town Improvement…

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Move to Change Shire Meeting Date

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 1

Cr. F. R. Hayes (Ungarie) gave notice that he will move at the January meeting of Bland Shire Council at West Wyalong…

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Cr. Holland Again Chief of Bland Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 7

Cr. A. T. B. Holland was unanimously elected President of the Bland Shire Council for his fourth consecutive term. He has held the position of President on…

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Danger of Fire; Lachlan Shire President's Appeal to Landholders

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 6

Cr. E. M. Brown, President of the Lachlan Shire Council, in a letter to the "Advocate" makes a strong appeal to landholders to take every precaution…

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Public organisations will co-operate with Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 1

The Wyalong and District Hospital, the Chamber of Cam merce, the West Wyalong Branch of the Country Women's…

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Cr. Brown Again President of Lachlan Shire Deputy Is Now Cr. Chanter

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 2

Prior to the commencement of the ordinary monthly meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council, held last Friday, the election of the President, committees, etc., took place. President's allowance was fixed at…

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Golden Age of Bland Shire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 1

"I congratulate members of Council on their election, and trust that their term of office will in future be known as the…

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Shire Councillors Kept Busy at First Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 5

The first meeting of the newly elected Bland Shire Council was one of the longest for some time, as practically every phase of Local Government was…

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New Members Now Know All about Shire Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 8

Newly elected members of Bland Shire Council (West Wyalong) were given a fairly intimate insight of…

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Yass Has No Mayor And No Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 10

Yass has no mayor and no council. Two aldermen who were recently elected to the Council have…

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Local Requests To Boree Shire Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

Several requests from the Eugowra District Chamber of Commerce for attention to streets and roadways in that township were…

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Municipal Council Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 7

All the aldermen were in attendance at Monday night's meeting of the local Municipal Council, when amongst other…

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Shire Council Rate Increased 1d. Influence Of Basic Wage Award

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 10

JEMALONG Shire Council, at its meeting yesterday, decided to seek the consent of the Minister for Local Government to increase its general rate from 3 12d. to 4 12d. in the £…

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Boree Shire Items

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

The electrical engineer reported that a start had been made on the last of the old portion of the Canowindra Road line. After this…

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Aldermen Farewell Mr. Dempsey Presentation to Retiring Town Clerk

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 3

MR. D. P. DEMPSEY, after a life-time spent in Local Government, and as Town Clerk at Forbes for the past 21 years, has reached the retiring age and terminates his service with the Municipal Council at the end of the…

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