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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 9 of 27

Move for County Council Beaten

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

At a meeting of representatives of Wade, Carrathool, Leeton and Murrunibidgee Shires at Leeton, Councillors Davis and…

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Municipal Council Correspondence

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

Th correspondence dealt with at toe meeting of the Municipal Council last week Included the following:--…

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County Council Correspondence

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

The Municipal Council has been informed by the. Traffic Branch of the N.S.W. Police that the proposal to Prohibit the standing of vehicles…

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Delay in Bulk Electricity Council Impatient

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

The Mid-Lachlan County Council is growing impatient at the delay of the Electricity Commission in supplying Condobolin with…

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Council "Backed Down" This Time In Favor Of Aero Club

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

A letter before last week's meeting of the Municipal Council asked that the aldermen reconsider their decision not to…

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Serving of Liquor at Town Hall Council Changes Policy In Regard To Dances

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

THE much-discussed question of the serving of liquor at the Town Hall during the holding of dances again had an airing at the meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night…

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Bland Shire By-election

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

Nominations in connection with the by-election in A. Riding of Bland Shire, caused by the resignation of Cr. F. R…

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Shire Meeting Next Week

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

The May meeting of Bland Shire Council will be held at West Wyalong on Tuesday of next week, commencing at 9.30…

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Council Shouts

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

Present at the special meeting of the Municipal Council held on Tuesday night were the Mayor (Ald. R. Livingstone), Ald…

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Request to Council May Rebound

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

If Bland Shire Council (West Wyalong) is asked to define a parking area for motorists, it may rebound against the motorists…

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Arts Council Active

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

A concert programme has been arranged, and a date fixed, by the Arts Council at its meeting on 1st May. The concert will take…

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Municipal Mailbag

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

Correspondence received and dealt with at the meeting of the Municipal Council on 23rd April, is as follows: From the N.S.W. Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, thanking the…

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Official Opinion a Bolt From Blue. Municipal Councils and Electricity Supplies

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

Municipal Councils should not be given a separte franchise to distribute electricity, but instead the whole area should be serviced…

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Shire Council T[?]ked for Help

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

The Housing Commission of N.S.W. has thanked Bland shire Council (West Wyalong) for its activity in seeking the…

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Lore Work for Shire Clerk

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

A lengthy report from the Secretary N.S.W. Shires' Association will mean more work for Bland Shire Clerk…

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Shire President Will Interview Air Minister

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Cr. A. T. B. Holland, president of Bland Shire Council, will meet the Minister for Air in Melbourne to…

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Council approves subsidy request

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Bland Shire Council has approved a subsidy for the Barmedman Literary Institute…

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Shire President Will Discuss Housing Problem With Officers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

The question of housing at West Wyalong, Barmedman and other portions of the Bland Shire area is…

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"Treat as Urgent, Request to Council

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

West Wyasong Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association asked B[?]and Shire Council to treat as…

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Municapality of Grenfell Outline of Council's Rural Electricity Development 1938-1951

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

The Municipal Council first interested itself in a supply of electricity for Grenfell in 1926, when it granted a franchise to Town…

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