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

Council & local affairs, 1951

528 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 19 of 27

Engineer's Report To Municipal Council

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

The Municipal Engineer, Mr. T. K. Prendergast, reported to aldermen at Thursday's Council meeting as follows…

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Council Shorts

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

Crumbs which dropped from the Council table at the usual fortnightly meeting held on Thursday were:…

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Municipal Mail Bag

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

Correspondence to the Forbes Municipal Council and dealt with at the usual meeting of aldermen Is indicated as hereunder:…

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Publc Holidays Special Meeting Of Shire Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 8

At a special meeting of Boroe Shire Council, held at Canowindra on Monday night, the matter of proclaiming public…

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New Plant For Municipal Council

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

The Works Committee recommended to the meeting of the Municipal Council held last Monday night that Council investigate…

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Industries Must Come to Condobolin Mayor Craft Attends Lachlan Valley Convention

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 2

Parts of Condobolin are as fertile as many of the best in Australia and eventually industries must come this way; stated the Mayor of Condobolin, Ald. L. J. Craft, on his return, from Forbes where he attended the recent Lachlan .Valley Development Convention…

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Lachlan Shire Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

The following district matters were dealt with at the last meeting of the Lachlan Shire Council:— Letter from Department of Main Roads, referring to the…

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Points From the Reports Local Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 4

Following are the chief points from the reports of the Municipal Council's officers, presented at last Council…

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Federal Road Grant To Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

Jemalong Shire Council has received word from the several State members in its district that it has been made a…

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Aldermen to Review Site of Wates Scheme

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 2

The Mayor and Aldermen are going to review the site of the proposed new water scheme which is to be built at…

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Peak Hill Police Not Co-operative Sgt. Calls Gun Shooters "Mob of Criminals" Says Mayor

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 2

"All the seven years I have been Mayor of Peak Hill I have always had the co-operation of the police before. The Sergeant of Police told the shooters that they…

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Two Candidates for Municipal By-election

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 2

Only two candidates, we understand, have been nominated for the extraordinary election caused by the resignation of…

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Council Backs Down Another Chance For Stockowners

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Municipal Council last Tuesday night Ald. McCarthy's "rescinding" motion was carried. This means that all owners of strayiing stock will be given another chance, and will only be summonsed after a second offence…

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County Council Meets Land Resumption Discussed Some Vendors to be Dealt With."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 1

The resumption of land for the building of a dam at Lake Rowlands and prices submitted by the owners of the land were discussed at a special meeting of the Central Tabitlands County Council in Grenfell on Wednesday…

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County Council Correspondence

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 2

Present at the meeting of the Mid-Lachlan County Council held on 31st August, were: Crs. H. J. Hamling (chair), J. C. Chanter,…

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Municipal Mailbag

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 4

Present at the meeting of the Municipal Council held on 27th August were: His Worship the May or Aid. L. J. Craft, Aid. E. W. J. Martin, H. J. Hamling, W. Ticehur st, S. Roberts, W Gifford Correspondence dealt with at this meeting included the following:…

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Valedictory Glowing Tributes Paid to Gas Engineer by Council

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

At the last special meeting of the Municipal Council the resignation of the Gas Engineer, Mr. John Handsaker, was…

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Road Grant To Boree Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 8

Mr. C. B. Cutler, M.L.A., Orange, has been advised that a grant of £7450 has been made to Boree Shire under the terms of…

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Candidates for Council Honours Offer Service

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

The battle for places in the extraordinary election for civic honours, taking place to-morrow, is between two gentlemen who…

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Aldermen In Two Minds Discharging Of Library Mortgage

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 1

FORBES aldermen, who recently resolved to discharge the mortgage on the Public Library from the revenue fund of the institution, and in actual fact did so, art apparently in another mind on the subject, according…

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